I am here to write for the Leah-man. I am not professionally trained to design websites or program in any certain programming language. I was brought on to Ameronix to help with the selling of services aspect. I was a salesman of sporting goods once and I got pretty good at it after a couple of months. Most sporting goods are not that complicated. So then, in comparison, I am now selling computer programming and web design services. There is quite a learning curve when attempting to sell something this complex and complicated. There are so many different variations and options within this industry and knowing everything about it would almost be impossible, but helpful none the less. As a salesman, you are always trying to satisfy the customer and tell he or she that anything is possible. “Yes, we can do that” I always say, irregardless of truth. But the truth in web design and computer programming is that most everything is possible. And there are a million different ways to do the same thing. A hundred lines of code and ten lines of code can produce the same result and this is key when quoting a project. So in my finite wisdom, I just want to tell those salesmen and women out there that are selling web design and computer programming services, that unless you have an extraordinary amount of knowledge concerning this subject and you have studied for many years at a reputable university, please do not hesitate to ask your lead programmer and developer on advise for how long and how complicated a certain project is. Trust me, you will see the difference in the quotes and hopefully in the profits at the end of the fiscal year. Best of luck.

I have worked for a small web development company called Ameronix for about a year now and I have come to many conclusions about companies and their willingness to spend money, but one major fact always remains the same: Most companies want to spend as little money as possible and get something that comes in a pretty box. This boxed entity that I speak of is in most cases considered a “Vertical Market Solution”. These prepackaged solutions do have their time and there place, but the majority of all companies run their operations in such a peculiar way, there is no way that such a generic form of a solution would not make your company morph to the limitations of the program. Without bias, I speak the truth about the value of custom programming. Yes, it does cost more and yes, it will take a longer time to develop and implement into your organization’s daily routine, but will also reveal the most efficient use of your money. By having professional programmers build your company a custom program, you will not have to install that huge program, which contains elements you will never use, into your server and basically take up huge amounts of space that you will never be able to use again. A programmer will be able to pick your brain, so to speak, and decipher exactly what it is that your company does on a daily basis and what the program needs to consist of in order to do the job properly and efficiently. To examine the contrast of my argument, I will admit the time and the place for a prepackaged vertical solution. If your operation is a start-up or is still in the process of achieving a certain monthly income which denies your company the capability of allotting funds to pay for a custom job, then I say buy and use the Vertical Market Solution. But please consult a professional about which one to use and let them install it into your operations and make sure that everything is working the way it is intended to do so. Remember, you can always call Ameronix Corporation for any of your professional IT needs. Thanks for listening and I will talk with you next week.

Best regards, Brad Darden