How to Bid a Computer Network Cabling Project and Get Paid. Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- Bidding a cable job can sometimes difficult . Have you ever wondered if your bidding the same way as your competition? In this video Jim Gibson describes how he bid cabling jobs. You can learn from an experienced IT business owner. Jim managed a successful cabling company for many years and has cabled in every single state in the United States. Small offices, big offices, data centers, airports, malls, even government installations. If you're an Old Pro in the cabling bidding process fantastic maybe you can tell Jim how to do it better. we all can learn something new.
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Love your suggestion: Pull the card out as an insurance to get paid. 😁
This is the best 22 minutes I spent watching a video or even listening to a person in a long time.
I don’t get out much.
Thanks!
I liked how you held the phone system processor hostage for payment!
Great advice on a lot. Thanks!
Dropping Priceless Knowledge.. Thank you
Thank you!!!
made total sense. opened up river canals in my brain on procedures
My favorite video yet real small business advice the lien, and removing the jack stories were great!
Fantastic teaching! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!!
Hi Jim! Firstly, I'd like to thank you for all the quality material that you put out there. I started watching your videos about 2 years ago. I just so happen to somewhat inherit a low voltage company after a business partner walked away. I was very new to the industry and scared out of my mind about not knowing the lingo, the correct way of doing things, etc. But your videos gave me the confidence along with putting my head down and trying to learn as much as I can. Today, I'm the sole owner of a successful low voltage business that started out doing only cctv cameras, now I do intercoms, full access control, conduit work, advanced networking, cctv, and structured cabling.
I just wanted to add a bit of a tid bit of trivia. From what I've read, they're called drops not because they went down the wall but because in the early days of pre-ethernet, they had token rings. It would be a single bus that ran around in the ceiling, and when you needed another connection into the ring, you would literally add a clamp that pierced into the bus wire and hung from the ceiling. Especially with cubicle style offices.
Keep up the great work. I always love watching your videos!
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Another consideration is fiberglass insulation inside a wall, it can make running cable down from a plenum into an exercise in frustration.. this is a real good video on the business of running cable.
Jim, you are the man!
Thank you!!
Great vid Jim! Thanks!
Thanks!!
Please add EMT conduit in part two or part three.
Thank You For sharing your knowledge it's much appreciated. I was hoping you could answer a question or two... Do you have to be licensed to do Low Voltage? I work for a company that provides Low Voltage work to another company which is a very LARGE company as a matter of fact one that pretty much anyone even looking at this shops t or will shop at and they have me do LV work and I like it and want to learn more but can't seem to find a straight answer whether or not I must be certified. I live in Washington State if that makes a difference. I think with the size of the company we provide services for, if required, they would make sure we know.
You are like my digital mentor
Thanks!!
@@CableSupply I will show your supply store some love in return. Thank you for the information.
Great video.. I have worked for myself as a IT contractor for about 7 years now.. I bid on jobs thru 2 websites.. these are small jobs.. but the pay can be great.. everything from network drops, security cameras, POS systems, ect. But I'm at the bottom.. other companies get the job and I get the job from them.. I want to cut them out and bid as their competition.. I just applied for a LLC.. I'm waiting for it to get approved now.. hopefully I can find a way to bid on projects like they do..
That is awesome!
Hey if you don't mind me asking what websites did you use I'm trying to get more jobs?
I have not used any website to find new customers. of course I use my own website to generate leads. Some of the things that I have used in the past has been going to local chamber of commerce events and passing out business cards, knocking on doors of Microsoft dealers and offering my discounted services. Calling IT departments at large corporations, calling local government IT offices and offering my services at small IT meet ups. I am working on another video on how to generate leads. Should be out shortly. Also check out my other RUclips channel called "Entrepreneurs WITH Trucks".
Hi Jim, we are an IT company in NY and do cabling. Do you have any tips on how to get cabling jobs? All of my cabling work I do now comes from existing IT clients. I would love to be doing more cabling job but I have no idea how to get them. If you do consulting maybe we could set up a call I wouldn’t mind paying for this advice. Thanks.
Yes I do consulting, please call me at 760.805.1627
@@CableSupply I would be really interested in some of this information as well. Maybe we can do a group chat sometime??
Hey Jim - Do you have a spreadsheet or template you can share? I imagine it is easier to see if a job will be profitable based on the spreadsheet. Thanks
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Can you upload a model of the contract that you use???
I would but I no longer have those contracts. I sold my cabling company about a year-and-a-half ago to a competitor who also has my database and all my documents. Besides think that my contract is probably is going to be different than what you need because of laws in different states. I will do some research. Some of these concepts are in my "business sense" podcast on this youtube channel.
I’m bidding to install a demark and 22 cat 6 drops to offices with a jack for phone and Ethernet on each drop. Then 10 coax lines with jack. I have no idea what to charge.
Where can i bid on jobs what website?
I offer personal mentoring sessions where I can answer all of your individual questions concerning running a IT business. In full disclosure, I do charge. Please contact me if you are interested. JG@Cablesupply.com
This is great context. But how do you find those first jobs?
I do have some videos on that very subject. The way I did, it was knocking on doors in office complexes and leaving business cards. Also checked out business condos. Make friends with real estate leasing agents. try going to the local Chamber of Commerce and passing out your business card. Make sure your business card clearly marks what your business does.
Check out my other RUclips channel called "entrepreneurs with trucks" . This channel talks specifically about starting a business and running a successful business.
is there any way you can help provide us with a template?
I am trying to get a bid together and I can't seen to understand what I am missing?
I am working on a whole series for starting and running a business. I will add templates and policies and procedures. Thanks for watching. Can you help the channel by subscribing?
would you say 1 drop is one outlet? or one keystone? Because some outlets have 2 keystones, sometimes 4 per outlet.
One drop is a cable pull. An outlet can have several cables.