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Old 09-20-2000, 08:44 AM
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How much do you pay your tech support staff per hour? Have you ever hired a person for support over the net? How do you work out the taxes?

I can see the need for me to hire an as needed tech support person (for when Im dead sick like now) I was wondering how you all pick a staff member, pay them, and handle the taxes

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Old 09-24-2000, 03:39 AM
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Hello my Queen,

Don't worry.. we have the whole Kingdom to help us.

I'd pay about $5 per hour )
Tax? what tax?

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Old 09-24-2000, 03:41 AM
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Woww.. I didn't noticed that you're A WEB HOSTING GOD already hehehe..


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Old 12-02-2002, 09:36 PM
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WHere i work they pay us on contract work so we have to handle the taxes that is some what good for some companys but i would rather have taxes taken out...it just depends on you and how you wish or dont wish to handle it....

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Old 12-02-2002, 09:39 PM
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If you hire someone to work on a contractor basis, than it's a business-to-business transaction. The individual is then responsible for any taxes.

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Old 12-02-2002, 09:53 PM
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Their is a computer tech person living close to me that is in college studing Computer Sciense.

I pay him $2.25 a support ticket. He seems to like it and gets to surf while waiting for a ticket to come in...

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Old 12-02-2002, 10:25 PM
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For heaven's sake... price for tech support probably went up since this thread was posted!

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Old 12-02-2002, 10:28 PM
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For heaven's sake... price for tech support probably went up since this thread was posted!
I didn't even realise it was dug up from 2 yrs ago.

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Old 12-02-2002, 11:11 PM
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Well Chicken you must remember we are only 6 months old at the moment and don't have to support tickets coming in as fast as a company that is like 2 years old.

But we are growing. The boy does about 4 or 5 tickets and hour when he works...

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Old 12-02-2002, 11:28 PM
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Wink

I can't believe I read a two-year-old post ... again!

This has happened to me twice now. I always never realize it until someone posts something about it.

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Old 12-02-2002, 11:46 PM
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2 year old post?

LOL! Thanks for notifying me of that, I was going to reply with my comments...

I didnt even think to look at the date..

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Old 12-02-2002, 11:50 PM
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I was just thinkin' "Gosh, haven't seen a Dana post in a long time."

At least there are newbies using the Search Button.

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Old 12-02-2002, 11:53 PM
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Alright!

Who switched the Quote and Edit buttons around?

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Old 12-03-2002, 01:26 AM
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