han solo - 7:21 pm on Nov 24, 2000 (gmt 0)

I figure maybe I should post here as well, instead of just always starting my own conversations where I deem appropriate.

The pricing models that I know and admire are the pay per click and setup models, where people pay to setup the service, and then pay by the click. This can involve:

keyword bids,
strategic link placement,
directory work,
etc.

What I feel could do a better job for the client involves both off site promotion and on site, and I, in the thread I just started here:

[webmasterworld.com...]

sort of rambled about my thoughts on shifting to this model to utilize a lot more of the tools that can help out a site. I work invisibly, and separate from the client's efforts, so this off site work I say is generally a supplement to their efforts.

What I am thinking about doing is a similar model, with a larger setup fee, and then following that with a monthly maintanence package. My thought is that this would enable me to weed out clients who aren't interested in what I believe the 'best case scenario' for promotion, and also give me the ability to do whatever was necessary to build the online presence.

And, due to the research I've done, my new pricing scheme would involve a revenue model far beyond 99% of the other web marketing out there. If anyone is interested, I can post the results here in a few months, to report how the transition worked, or if I go crawling back to my old pricing structure.

Han_Solo