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1-On-1 Consulting

Wirth Consulting is pleased to offer our 1-On-1 Consulting Services. Whether you're a small or large company, we can provide you with expert, no-nonsense advice when you need to consider solutions or purchase, replace, or upgrade printers, MFPs and All-in-Ones.

Telephone And On-Site Service

Wirth Consulting provides consulting services via both telephone and on-site. Our telephone support compensation begins at $100.00 per hour. We recommend that you e-mail us your requirements ahead of time so that we'll be prepared to get right to work during your consultation. We will discuss your current usage and applications, and either make recommendations, or help you decide from among your current choices.

In many cases, we will save you $100.00 on just device-acquisition costs alone. In most cases, we will save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and your cost for supporting your user and customer needs.

What Criteria Do You Use?

When you consult with Wirth Consulting, we consider these criteria: your applications; number of users, departments and/or off-site locations; image quality versus application; cost per page; Total Cost of Ownership; feature set; usability; device-management capabilities; and installation and implementation.

How Much Time Will I Need?

Initially, you will purchase one hour of consulting time ($100) up front. For most recommendations that don't require on-site usage, application and user research, one hour will suffice. If we feel that we can't fulfill your needs within the one-hour time frame, we will advise in advance of your one-hour time expiration. Billing time will be accrued by the hour.

What Are The Deliverable?

We will narrow down your choices to one make/model, or one make/model per vendor. You will receive a one-page Adobe PDF document e-mailed to you that describes the recommendation and the process used in the decision.

What Do I Need to Provide You With Before The Consultation Begins?

Current printer/MFP make(s) and model(s)
Current monthly print volume(s)
Current color print output
Current print applications
Current vendor(s)
Number of expected users
Number of off-site locations
Departmental print applications for multiple user/department environments

We would prefer to have this information on-hand before the consultation begins. This will maximize the usage of your consultation hour(s).

How Do I Pay?

Use a credit card by selecting the PayPal option button below.
Send us a P.O. number and request an invoice.

Pay Now for One Pre-Paid Hour of 1-On-1 Consulting

Contact Us

For further questions on both telephone and on-site consulting, please contact Terry Wirth at terry@wirthconsulting.org.

Why We're Different

Wirth Consulting, LLC is completely independent. We have absolutely no interest in selling you on a particular brand. Instead, our mission is to identify best technologies, regardless of brand. We tailor our recommendations for your unique workforce. Whether you're a small start-up company on a limited budget, or a Fortune 500 company, we can provide you with expert advice and help.

Wirth Consulting will analyze your document workflow and processes and provide you with real solutions. We look beyond industry hype, and take a hard look at what really affects your bottom line--making work processes easier and more efficient. We analyze cost per page, Total Cost of Ownership, usability, energy consumption, and more.

Terry Wirth

Terry Wirth is Wirth Consulting's principle analyst. Terry trained under Arthur Kallet, co-founder of Consumers Reports, and has been in the office-imaging evaluation business for over 35 years. He has served as an evaluator, consultant, director, lab manager, facilities manager, technical writer, customer interface, presenter, trainer and project developer/coordinator.

Terry has many years of experience performing hands-on testing of digital-imaging systems, developing test methods, and composing detailed product evaluations for use by end-users. For the past 15 years, he has concentrated his efforts on testing networked digital-imaging printers and MFPs, software, and solutions.

Terry also has many years of experience providing presentations, seminars, and corporate/one-on-one consulting to office purchasers and end-users alike. Terry writes an industry blog, Imaging is Everything.

Has over 30 years of experience in the evaluation and testing of digital-imaging equipment and has been responsible for managing the testing services of several office-products testing firms. As former chairman and member since 1989 of the American Society for the Testing of Materials (ASTM) F05 Committee on Business Imaging Production, he has written numerous, published ASTM test methods. ASTM is one of the world's largest voluntary standards organizations and is a trusted source for technical standards, as well as for products and services.

Kathleen Wirth

Has been covering the digital-imaging industry for nearly 15 years, and has produced hundreds of newsletters devoted to the industry. As an analyst and writer, she has covered product launches, written guides for using MFPs, printers and their software, and has tracked industry news. She has also tested and reviewed many MFPs and printers. Her hands-on experience garnered from years of testing printers and MFPs provides her with a unique perspective when covering new products. Kathleen holds a degree from New York University.

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