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Consulting Rates

Link Technologies, Inc, offers support for all of the following products plus many others not listed

Standard Hourly Consulting Services
Service Type	Benefits	Price Per Hour
Hourly Consulting Services* Network consulting with our staff of experienced Network Support Engineers for any issue or network planning during our regular business hours of 8 AM - 6 PM CST.	Consulting and support as you need it with little upfront cost Works for large projects or small Troubleshooting or Network Planning Access to our Helpdesk Ticketing System in which you are able to: enter your own Support Ticket request at any time, track progress, communicate with our Engineers and securely transfer network information Support Tickets received by Engineers quicker due to automated accounting verification when a credit card is on file	$175 USD per hour¹A minimum of 2 hours Prepaid support is REQUIRED before ticket submission. (billed in 1/2 hour increments)
Consulting Service with Dennis Burgess Network consulting with Dennis Burgess, regular hours are from 8am to 3pm. Author of Learn RouterOS both First and Second editions, Dennis Burgess is an expert in MikroTik, a Certified RouterOS Trainer with many certifications. He also has over 22+ years of consulting experience, both in business and engineering.	Consulting and Support when you need it Works for Large/Small projects Troubleshooting, network planning, business/technical decisions Can be scheduled with a min of 2 hours. Afterhours double time.	$200 USD per hour¹Min of 2 Hours Required before start of ticket (billed in 1/2 hour increments) Scheduled calls available min of 2 hours billable, afterhours double rate.
Scheduled Service Call -- Normal Business Hours**	Pre-Arranged Scheduled call Min of 48 hours notice along with our engineer approval for after-hours support No waiting for Support Engineer to call, you know exactly when and which Engineer you will be working with Great for conference calls with multiple parties or companies	$350 USD for first two hours. Further hours billed at $175 USD per Hour Minimum of 2 hours per ticket Non-Refundable Dennis's Rate $200/each for the first two hours. Each additional Hour $200
Scheduled Service Call -- After normal business hours.	Pre-Arranged Scheduled call Min of 48 hours notice along with our engineer approval for after-hours support No waiting for Support Engineer to call, you know exactly when and which Engineer you will be working with Great for conference calls with multiple parties or companies	$350 USD Per Hour¹ Min of 2 hours per ticket Non-Refundable Dennis's Rate $200/each for the first two hours. Each additional Hour $200
After Hours Support Call -- Outside of Standard Business Hours This is any unscheduled call back or call worked on after normal business hours, this would include holidays.	No guarantee of engineer availability. Typically this is subject to engineers if they are free and can work on the ticket. Most of these will be called back the next business day. Subject to engineer Availability	$350 USD Per Hour¹Min of 2 hours per ticket Non-Refundable Dennis's Rate $400/each for the first two hours. Each additional Hour $200

Pre-Paid Hourly Consulting Services -- 8.57% Discounted Service
Service Type	Benefits	Price Per Hour
15 Hours of Pre-Paid Bulk Up to 15 Hours pre-paid support time at a discounted rate! Can be used during regular business hours billed at the reduced rate of $160.00/hr⁵. or after-hours at a reduced rate of $240.00/hr⁵. (Please note: this is not a Priority Support package and Bulk Support Package expires 2 years after purchase) Non-refundable	Reduced hourly rate for consulting and support as you need it Works for small or large projects Troubleshooting or Network Planning Access to our Help Desk Ticketing System in which you are able to: enter your own Support Ticket request at any time, track progress, communicate with our Engineers and securely transfer network information Knowing exactly when your account will be charged for work on Support Tickets The comfort of knowing support time is already paid for when you need it	Reduces cost by 8.57% $160 USD per hour⁵ (billed in 1/2 hour increments) Expires 24 months after purchase Non-refundable
Scheduled Service Call -- Normal Business Hours ** Scheduled call back from a specific Engineer at a specific date and time.	Pre-Arranged Scheduled call Min of 48 hours notice along with our engineer approval for after-hours support No waiting for Support Engineer to call, you know exactly when and which Engineer you will be working with Great for conference calls with multiple parties or companies	Reduces cost by 8.57% $320 USD Per Hour¹ Minimum of 2 hours per ticket Additional time billed at $320 USD per hour Expires 24 months after purchase Non-refundable
After Hours Support Call -- Outside of Standard Business Hours This is any unscheduled call back or call worked on after normal business hours, this would include holidays.	No guarantee of engineer availability. Typically this is subject to engineers if they are free and can work on the ticket. Most of these will be called back the next business day. Subject to engineer Availability Can use Pre-Paid Support only if purchased prior.	Reduces cost by 8.57% 320$ USD Per Hour⁵ Min of 2 hours per ticket Min charge $640 per ticket Non-refundable
Consulting Service with Dennis Burgess Network consulting with Dennis Burgess, regular hours are from 8am to 3pm. Author of Learn RouterOS both First and Second editions, Dennis Burgess is an expert in MikroTik, a Certified RouterOS Trainer with many certifications. He also has over 22+ years of consulting experience, both in business and engineering.	Consulting and Support when you need it Works for Large/Small projects Troubleshooting, network planning, business/technical decisions Can be scheduled with a min of 2 hours. Afterhours double time.	Reduces cost by 8.57% $182.5 USD Per Hour⁵ Minimum of 2 hours per ticket Additional time billed at $320 USD per hour Expires 24 months after purchase Non-refundable

Priority Support Contract (Network Service Agreement)
	Package	Monthly Price	Price of Add. Hours
1 Year Term Minimum Additional Priority Support Contract Agreement gives your Help Desk Support tickets priority over other customer types. Support Tickets receive Priority Status as soon as entered into Help Desk Ticketing System Reduced hourly rate for consulting and support as you need it Works for small or large projects Troubleshooting or Network Planning Access to our Help Desk Ticketing System in which you are able to: enter your own Support Ticket request at any time, track progress, communicate with our Engineers and securely transfer network information Knowing exactly when your account will be charged for work on Support Tickets The comfort of knowing support time is already paid for when you need it	Package 1 10 Hour Pack (billed in 1/4 hour increments)	$1,500⁵	16.6% discount $150/hr. Billed in 1/4 hour increments
	Package 2 20 Hour Pack (billed in 1/4 hour increments)	$2,800⁵	25% discount $140/hr. Billed in 1/4 hour increments
	Package 3 30 Hour Pack (billed in 1/4 hour increments)	$3,900⁵	34.6% discount $130/hr. Billed in 1/4 hour increments
Consulting Service with Dennis Burgess Network consulting with Dennis Burgess, regular hours are from 8am to 3pm. Author of Learn RouterOS both First and Second editions, Dennis Burgess is an expert in MikroTik, a Certified RouterOS Trainer with many certifications. He also has over 22+ years of consulting experience, both in business and engineering.		$200 hour rate minus discounts $166.80 per hour w/10 hour contract $150 per hour w/20 hour contract $130.80 per hour w/30 hour contract

¹ Please note, Priority Support Customer tickets will be worked first. This price is for consulting time. We do not bill on projects, results, etc. We bill on time used only. Example: If you wish to discuss how to do a project, then that is considered consulting time and will be billed for.
² Please note, Priority Support Customers' network down may change scheduled call time
³ Note: Normal Business hours are 8 am till 5 pm Central Standard Time - Monday - Friday
⁴ Note: Holidays: Our office is closed on the following Holidays. -- Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New⁵Pre-Paid Bulk Support is subject to discount of 8.57% off normal rates.
⁶ Contract/pre-paid support is subject to discount applied to rates. Hourly rates are proposed minimum.

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Consulting Rates

Hourly Consulting Services*

Scheduled Service Call -- Normal Business Hours**

15 Hours of Pre-Paid Bulk

1 Year Term Minimum Additional

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