mrrbob - 10:50 am on Feb 17, 2009 (gmt 0)

Is the '$300 a site' price point working for you?

Yes as I just put up a wordpress or open source cms based site for that price then charge 10.00 or 15.00 per month for hosting.

Takes maybe an hr or two for setup. I make up the first 4 or 5 pages for them. Intro location contact form map page etc. I am trying to get as many of these accounts as possible mostly for the recurring hosting fees.

Tech support is low as most business owners just want something simple and after it is up they just forget about it and the hosting fees roll in. I have clients I have not spoken to for over 2 years and they just keep sending in the quarterly payments.

I just go after the low end as the higher end sites owners want you to basically be their webmaster/bitch and expect you to wipe their ass ever time they take a dump. Lower end site owners don't expect much and don't bother me constantly.

I know some of you say the lower end sites owners are more trouble but this had not been my experience at all. I do live in a rural area in a very small town though. This is probably why it works for me. People here just want a nice site and do not expect any more then this usually.

I also own a small ISP business. Been doing this (ISP and web hosting) since 1999 and I am actually trying to switch over from the ISP biz to the hosting biz. My idea to get as much monthly recurring hosting fees as possible. This way the fees to setup a new site are just gravy on top not the main source of income.

The ISP biz kind of sucks tech support wise - people freak out when and email is 5 min late.

I specialize in good tech support - my biz hrs are 9:00 am to 11:00 pm 7 days a week. People tell me right up front they can't believe they can actually get a hold of me any time they need help. They love it. All the other companies where I live roll you right into an automated phone system and every time you call them you get some one you never talked to before and he/she knows nothing about you or your website or your problems.

When people call me some times I can't help them but I am always nice and I know how to sound like I really care about their problems. When they hang up they feel better.

This last bit mostly pertains to the ISP biz as if it is a web hosting problem I can always get their problem solved instantly while we are on the phone - unless I am out of the office fishing to eating lunch etc.

God I love working for myself. sleep till 9:00 am every day fish when I want, go were I want when I want. As long as the cell will get a signal I can do biz from anywhere. I work from home and live high on a hill overlooking the whole area. Fiber optics right to the house and a bedroom full of servers. Life is good, but.. would be better if I could get another 1000 websites hosted.

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