Archive for April, 2009

Mailtrust Email Hosting. We have raved about Mailtrust before and host all of our personal and business domains on their servers. We love Mailtrust so much that we resell their service to our customers and even own stock in the company (RAX). Mailtrust slashed its retail prices this month to $1 / 10 GB Mailbox / Month. For our customers, that’s $0.70 / Month. Why is it cheaper for our customers? Because we do not mark-up.

It is common practice for service providers and consultants to become resellers of other services or products. These services and products are marked-up to their clients and the consultants pocket the difference. We could do that, we’d make some money at it, but we choose not to. In fact, we believe this behavior borders on the unethical. We are paid for our time, expertise, and advice. If our advice includes recommending the purchase of a service or product from which we will gain financially, it is difficult for us to be unbiased. So we do not mark-up.

Why become a reseller if we do not make a profit at it? That is simple. We like to make our clients happy. We have noticed that paying less money for the same service or product tends to make our clients happy. This policy extends to all of our reseller and partner agreements, and even to the simple act of purchasing retail equipment for reimbursement. We do not mark-up. So smile, because Mailtrust email just got cheaper for everyone, and even cheaper for you if you’re a Feedwire client.

You’ve probably got unused electronics in your life. You’ve probably also got too much stuff in your life. Chances are that the trouble of selling your old electronics outweigh the possible profits, or you’re not sure about letting that hard drive out into the wild with your information still on it, or you’ve heard about heavy metals in electronics and you don’t want to release them into the environment. Enter California Recycles.

“California Recycles was formed to assist people, non-profits, corporations and municipalities recycle their electronics with ease. They provide convenient, affordable and simple solutions that make it easy to recycle all electronics; de-clutter your environment and prevent the harmful elements contained in electronic waste from contaminating our environment.” Bravo, California Recycles. They make it easier for business and individuals to recover wasted office space and improve our relationship with the environment at the same time.

If you’ve got electronic equipment that you’d like out of your life, Feedwire is happy to help you sort and identify which equipment is recycle-ready, and to verify that none of your business or company information will get into the wrong hands. We can even transport small equipment to the recycling center for you.

California Recycles is having a free equipment collecting event this week on Wednesday April 15 at Whole Foods Santa Monica from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. They have several collection events like this every month at different locations throughout Los Angeles, so check their website for the schedule.

Thanks to Ona for inviting us to this event.

Feedwire welcomes two new members to the team. Chris is our new field technician and Michael is our new office manager / apprentice. They both bring personality and buku mojo to the company, along with requisite technical skills. In honor of their musical background we took a band photo.

Boutique IT consulting firm in its 10th year seeks computer nerd rockstars to participate in all aspects of business. Work includes field work (installation, troubleshooting, application support, networking), office work (filing, billing, writing, blogging), and business development (finding new clients, building and maintaining clients). Client base is entertainment industry heavy and includes sizes ranging from one computer to 100 computers. Academy Awards, Endemol, and Quincy Jones are typical clients. Must support Mac OS and Windows desktops and servers. Chops are more important than certificates. Job starts with part-time trial period, but the right person will land a full time job with opportunity for six-figure salary.

Send resume and salary history to jobs@feedwire.com