Can you please help me price my hosting service?

ODA Marketing · 10-06-2008, 05:28 PM

Hello, all warriors.

Can you please help me price my hosting service?

I just signed up for a reseller hosting account, primary for my own use, but when I first have a reseller account, I also can take advance of the opportunity to sell some hosting service as well.

Here is the features of my service:

Domains Allowed: 1
Disk Space: 500MB
Bandwidth: 1 gig
Add on domain: 0
Sub domains: unlimited
Email accounts: 10
FTP accounts: 5
Site Builder
24x7 Support
Instant Backups
Free / Instant Setup
MySQL Databases: unlimited
CGI
PHP 5
Ruby On Rails
SSH
Perl
Chilisoft ASP
Python
SSI
Cron
FrontPage
Curl
GD
Image Magick
Streaming Audio/Video
Fantastico DeLuxe
Soholaunch
Hotlink Protection
IP Deny Manager
Pay plan: Monthly

So my question again for you is:

What will you consider as a fair price tag for this service?

Thanks in advance for your help.

10-06-2008, 05:30 PM

I find $9.95 a month to be a good hosting price. But you will have some big competitors to go up against, perhaps you should offer a free first month and then you can build your customer base quickly.

HTH

Kim Standerline · 10-06-2008, 05:42 PM

It's all very well running a hosting service as long as you can offer the support needed for your customers (pointless otherwise)

Kim

Quote:

Originally Posted by omeyer

Hello, all warriors.

Can you please help me price my hosting service?

I just signed up for a reseller hosting account, primary for my own use, but when I first have a reseller account, I also can take advance of the opportunity to sell some hosting service as well.

Here is the features of my service:

Domains Allowed: 1
Disk Space: 500MB
Bandwidth: 1 gig
Add on domain: 0
Sub domains: unlimited
Email accounts: 10
FTP accounts: 5
Site Builder
24x7 Support
Instant Backups
Free / Instant Setup
MySQL Databases: unlimited
CGI
PHP 5
Ruby On Rails
SSH
Perl
Chilisoft ASP
Python
SSI
Cron
FrontPage
Curl
GD
Image Magick
Streaming Audio/Video
Fantastico DeLuxe
Soholaunch
Hotlink Protection
IP Deny Manager
Pay plan: Monthly

So my question again for you is:

What will you consider as a fair price tag for this service?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Zulfus · 10-06-2008, 05:48 PM

As Kim said - Support is the key factor here. I attempted the same thing when I first learned about business (although knew nothing of internet marketing). If you can partner with a web designers who don't provide their own hosting you could get a nice stream of customers. Also try looking locally for freelance web designers to partner with.

Another option is to offer web design to local companies & then add your hosting as part of the package.

It's hard to give it a price since we don't know your target audience - If your selling to businesses $50/month is quite reasonable (maybe even cheap!) - But if your selling to internet marketers, or your average joe you'll be hard pressed to sell above $10/month.

Zul

Eric Lorence · 10-06-2008, 06:06 PM

General hosting is super competitive right now, the best way to go is probably an "added value" system.

For instance, you can offer the site installation, design services, and even include some downloads.

But I would suggest first month free, and $9.99 per month.

Be forewarned, Support issues will be a "bear" until you get a good system in place, and assuming your familiar with general server administration, that will make it a whole lot easier.

Good luck!

Kim Standerline · 10-06-2008, 06:12 PM

I've found with our hosting service that the best thing is to automate as much as you can

Also helps that I have a super efficient webmaster lol

Kim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Lorence

General hosting is super competitive right now, the best way to go is probably an "added value" system.

For instance, you can offer the site installation, design services, and even include some downloads.

But I would suggest first month free, and $9.99 per month.

Be forewarned, Support issues will be a "bear" until you get a good system in place, and assuming your familiar with general server administration, that will make it a whole lot easier.

Good luck!

10-06-2008, 05:28 PM	#1
ODA Marketing Oddvar Meyer War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: , , Norway. Posts: 629 Thanks: 93 Thanked 105 Times in 64 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Can you please help me price my hosting service? Hello, all warriors. Can you please help me price my hosting service? I just signed up for a reseller hosting account, primary for my own use, but when I first have a reseller account, I also can take advance of the opportunity to sell some hosting service as well. Here is the features of my service: Domains Allowed: 1 Disk Space: 500MB Bandwidth: 1 gig Add on domain: 0 Sub domains: unlimited Email accounts: 10 FTP accounts: 5 Site Builder 24x7 Support Instant Backups Free / Instant Setup MySQL Databases: unlimited CGI PHP 5 Ruby On Rails SSH Perl Chilisoft ASP Python SSI Cron FrontPage Curl GD Image Magick Streaming Audio/Video Fantastico DeLuxe Soholaunch Hotlink Protection IP Deny Manager Pay plan: Monthly So my question again for you is: What will you consider as a fair price tag for this service? Thanks in advance for your help.

10-06-2008, 05:30 PM	#2
imfreelance Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Can you please help me price my hosting service? I find $9.95 a month to be a good hosting price. But you will have some big competitors to go up against, perhaps you should offer a free first month and then you can build your customer base quickly. HTH
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10-06-2008, 05:48 PM	#4
Zulfus HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Grimsby, United Kingdom. Posts: 212 Thanks: 29 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Can you please help me price my hosting service? As Kim said - Support is the key factor here. I attempted the same thing when I first learned about business (although knew nothing of internet marketing). If you can partner with a web designers who don't provide their own hosting you could get a nice stream of customers. Also try looking locally for freelance web designers to partner with. Another option is to offer web design to local companies & then add your hosting as part of the package. It's hard to give it a price since we don't know your target audience - If your selling to businesses $50/month is quite reasonable (maybe even cheap!) - But if your selling to internet marketers, or your average joe you'll be hard pressed to sell above $10/month. Zul

10-06-2008, 06:06 PM	#5
Eric Lorence Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alpharetta,GA, USA. Posts: 1,440 Thanks: 497 Thanked 199 Times in 144 Posts	Re: Can you please help me price my hosting service? General hosting is super competitive right now, the best way to go is probably an "added value" system. For instance, you can offer the site installation, design services, and even include some downloads. But I would suggest first month free, and $9.99 per month. Be forewarned, Support issues will be a "bear" until you get a good system in place, and assuming your familiar with general server administration, that will make it a whole lot easier. Good luck!