# Nick how long has CMI been around?

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**Category:** General Inspection Discussion\
**Created:** [September 3, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/nick-how-long-has-cmi-been-around/62333 "2011-09-03T00:15:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/nick-how-long-has-cmi-been-around/62333/50 "2011-09-06T03:15:41Z")

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> [@Albert\_Lunsford](#):
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> Hansel, or whatever your name was, that statement of me being the only one using IR was true when it was written - back in 2005.

This is an interesting statement considering your first post on this website was in July of 2010. Apparently you didn’t even have a camera then.

Check the date on this post;

> [@Has IR helped your business?](https://forum.nachi.org/t/has-ir-helped-your-business/51249/1):
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> Hello everyone,
> 
> Strongly considering getting an IR camera and could use some help. I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth the expense.
> 
> How do you justify the expense? How do you recover your investment?
> 
> Did you 1) Raise your prices? 2) Charge extra for pulling the camera out? 3) Just hope for an increase in biz due to the camera?
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> Also, how do you market it?
> 
> Thanks for the help.

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