Results 1 to 17 of 17

Thread: Pricing

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Posts
    82

    Pricing

    Without revealing anything regarding your own pricing structure..

    As a new reseller I am curious to know what the "going rate" is to charge customers for shared hosting. This goes for space and BW as well.


    many thanks,
    clevohost

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    101
    We charge $19.95 per month for our base plan and $29.95 per month for the e commerce plan.

    We had a $9.95 plan for a while and had to discontinue it due to the type of clients that the low price was attracting. Mostly what we got for the starter plan were spammers and high maintenance multi support request customers.

    I notice most hosting companies have a starter plan around $10 per month, but it just didn't work out for us. We keep the prices higher so we can stay in business and provide support for our existing and new customers.

    Quality not Quantity.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Posts
    63
    easysite, what is your site? (pm me if you don't want to make it public)
    I ask many questions

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    24,027

    Re: Pricing

    Originally posted by clevohost
    Without revealing anything regarding your own pricing structure..

    As a new reseller I am curious to know what the "going rate" is to charge customers for shared hosting. This goes for space and BW as well.


    many thanks,
    clevohost
    This depends on where you promote your services. If you promote locally [in your own back yard etc], you can charge more as your competition there is most likely less. If you want to compete in the ad_forums here, then prepare to practically give away your hosting. There's no laws that dictate what you charge. It's just dependant on the market you're in and what you can get away with and what the local market forces of supply and demand allow etc....
    • WLVPN.com • NetProtect owned White Label VPN provider •
    • Increase your hosting profits by adding VPN to your product line up •

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    Scotland, UK
    Posts
    2,688
    The going rate also depends on what you include in your packages. For example you might say $3 per year is cheap but if it only came with 1kb of bandwidth, that may be a rip off. It really depends what comes with the package. Many companies have different pricing structures and as Bob says it all depends on your target market

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    West Grove, PA
    Posts
    9
    We charge $19.99 per year, but then again I'd have to say our prices are way below the 'going rate'.

    Kevin O
    Host-Grid.com

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Posts
    82
    This depends on where you promote your services. If you promote locally [in your own back yard etc], you can charge more as your competition there is most likely less. If you want to compete in the ad_forums here, then prepare to practically give away your hosting. There's no laws that dictate what you charge. It's just dependant on the market you're in and what you can get away with and what the local market forces of supply and demand allow etc....
    Thanks for the inout, this one struck home most.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    24,027
    Originally posted by clevohost


    Thanks for the inout, this one struck home most.
    • WLVPN.com • NetProtect owned White Label VPN provider •
    • Increase your hosting profits by adding VPN to your product line up •

  9. #9
    Join Date
    May 2001
    Posts
    1,593
    Bob, that's the post with the lowest text-to-faces ratio I have ever seen.

    May want to work on your content a bit.

    Peter

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    447
    Bob, that's the post with the lowest text-to-faces ratio I have ever seen
    I know it's unlikely but maybe he couldn't think of anything to say

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Los Angeles, CA
    Posts
    1,337
    quote:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Bob, that's the post with the lowest text-to-faces ratio I have ever seen
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Ronny Fang
    Linux Problems Solved. | Built for the Hosting Industry
    Server Management. Node Management. Helpdesk Management.
    ( AcuNett, Est. 15 Years, RateLobby 5 Stars )

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    New England
    Posts
    409
    Most people here, especially the kiddie-hosts, don't understand the basic principle of business; you need to charge enough to make your business profitable. Part of the exercise of writing a business plan includes projecting your profitability. What's that, you don't have a business plan? Seriously, if you're running your hosting service as a business, you need to consider profitability when you're pricing. If you're just doing it as a hobby, I guess it doesn't matter to make a profit or not.
    I’d have to say that I don’t understand about 75% of the hosts who post offers here on this board. Seems to me that a job flipping burgers at McDonalds would be more profit. The only thing that makes sense is that this is a hobby for them. That just makes it more difficult for the people doing this as a business, as they then think that they should lower their price to compete with the kiddie host hobbyist.
    So, I guess my point is that you need to know whether you’re in this for a business, or for a hobby, then that will help you plan your pricing structure.

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    24,027
    Originally posted by ckpeter
    Bob, that's the post with the lowest text-to-faces ratio I have ever seen.

    May want to work on your content a bit.
    • WLVPN.com • NetProtect owned White Label VPN provider •
    • Increase your hosting profits by adding VPN to your product line up •

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    24,027
    Originally posted by Vox - Tony

    I know it's unlikely but maybe he couldn't think of anything to say
    Aussie Bob always has something to say.
    • WLVPN.com • NetProtect owned White Label VPN provider •
    • Increase your hosting profits by adding VPN to your product line up •

  15. #15
    Join Date
    May 2001
    Posts
    1,593
    I know it's unlikely but maybe he couldn't think of anything to say
    I don't have anything to say, but my current post count is 1110, I would like to see the four one's, so I am posting this post.



    Peter

  16. #16
    Join Date
    Mar 2001
    Location
    Downunder..
    Posts
    2,612
    ofcourse, aussies always have something to say

  17. #17
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    24,027
    Originally posted by edude
    ofcourse, aussies always have something to say
    • WLVPN.com • NetProtect owned White Label VPN provider •
    • Increase your hosting profits by adding VPN to your product line up •

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •