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    New to reselling! What should I charge them?

    Hey peeps! I am new to selling so I need some good advice... I have a package of $40 per month and I get 4 GB Disk Space and 40 GB of bandwidth... below are the hosting prices I came up with.. please comment/modify them as you see fit... I understand the idea of "overselling" since people won't use the full disk space and bandwidth they are given, but the idea just makes me a little nervous... tell me what you think I should do...

    Virtual Package: 1
    $10/month
    300 MB Disk Space
    5 GB Bandwidth
    UNLIMITED FTP, EMAIL, SQL, SUBDOMAINS


    Virtual Package: 2
    $15/month
    800 MB Disk Space
    8 GB Bandwidth
    UNLIMITED FTP, EMAIL, SQL, SUBDOMAINS


    Virtual Package: 3
    $25/month
    1.5 GB Disk Space
    12 GB Bandwidth
    UNLIMITED FTP, EMAIL, SQL, SUBDOMAINS

    So what do you think? I know the prices sound kind of steep, but what can I offer when I am already paying $40 a month? I guess "overselling" may be the key to making the money, but I am so new to this that I find myself confused... thanks...

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    They don't sound steep at all. Each host has their level of service and pricing that they provide. I think your prices are fine and give you the ability for growth in the future.

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    cool thanks man! I made those package prices with no idea of "overselling" in mind... someone put yourself in my shoes.. would just take the chance and up the bandwidth/disk space on each package keeping in mind that the customers probably won't use the disk space and bandwidth I gave them?? Which is more reasonable to raise: disk space or bandwidth? Maybe if I raised the bandwidth on each package 3 more GB, it would look like a much better deal... thanks for the help bro and if anyone else could post their comments/modifications it would be much appreciated! thanks...

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    good luck with your new business.
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    Raising things a little bit is up to you, but I like to hear that you don't oversell and don't want to. I do think that raising it 3 GB would make things just a little more interesting for people and you would still be making plenty of profit.

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    thanks for the replies guys! I have been looking into the reselling idea for quite a bit now and the I think I have a decent grip on how I can setup my prices... now, I am more or less looking into advertising... I went to ispcheck.com and tried to understand how it all worked... where would I go to advertise my site/packages?? I heard of kanoodle.com and ispcheck.com, but I am so new to this that I don't know much of where to go to...any ideas of where to advertise? I'm just curious on if I will actually get customers and what kind of consumers I should target... I was thinking adult, then I thought business... I guess I am still a little confused... lol... let me know and thanks for the replies!

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    Your prices sound reasonable, as long as you're going to be reliable, and your customers can ask you questions then it'll be worth their money.

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