0 sats \ 2 replies \ @nullama 15 Feb 2023 \ parent \ on: What are you working on this week? bitcoin
You're not comparing the best companies.
Have a look at OpenNode, they are great. It can be used free if you schedule your payments, supports lightning, on-chain, and even payments in fiat.
For your business, you would probably need to consider insurance, etc. What happens if the node goes down?, if you lose money?, if it doesn't work, etc? So many problems can happen, you need to be prepared.
I figured I would spend 5-8 hours at each site. It wouldn't take long to set up the node. The remaining time would be spent teaching the owner and staff. Thus, I consider my business to be more of a teaching role than an IT/tech one. Remember, they aren't paying me anything. I have no obligation to them after I leave. I would make myself available for short phone calls if something goes wrong. But there would be no contract and no obligation to do so.
I know there are a lot of options for people, like OpenNode and Voltage. But not many people know about it, unless you're heavily involved in the Bitcoin world already. I'm thinking I can incorporate those services as an option for merchants and I will teach them the pros/cons of each option and let them decide.
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Businesses want to have support.
Very few will be happy to get something running and then not having anyone to contact when things go wrong. And I mean more than just a simple call, more like "fix it, now"
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