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Recurring maintenace fee hard to achieve?

by iamx
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Hey guys from experience have you found it very hard to get clients to accept a maintenance fee with your service??

Because to be honest that is my ultimate goal that way I can have monthly recurring money :rolleyes:
#achieve #fee #hard #maintenace #recurring
  • Profile picture of the author Rocket Media
    Uhm if you haven't tried then you have no room to ask!!!!!!!!! Go do it!!! we all successfully do it so obviously it works lol!
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    • Profile picture of the author danielp310
      Originally Posted by Rocket Media View Post

      Uhm if you haven't tried then you have no room to ask!!!!!!!!! Go do it!!! we all successfully do it so obviously it works lol!

      Hey Rocket.,

      How long have you been doing offline services?
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      • Profile picture of the author grey38
        If you're explaining how much income you can bring into them, a monthly payment will be worth it. I wouldnt go after companies where they make little money per customer. Going after companies where 1 customer is worth a lot, such as moving companies, or even locksmiths. These are needed services, and seeing them at the top of google with a good site/service to back them up will surely bring them in loads more revenue.

        Explaining to them your worth, by the worth they will receive monthly is a good way to sell the idea imo.
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  • Profile picture of the author Newbieee
    it depends what u offer.

    what exactly does ur service cover.

    if u are doing something on a regular basis for them then yes its easy to acheive if not they will ask themselves why am i paying u montly, what is it for?
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  • Profile picture of the author mjbmedia
    call it a development subscription? as maintenance fee sounds like youre charging just to keep the damn thing ticking over when (in the business owners eyes) that should be a gimme anyway.
    Maintenance fee suggests that in 12 months time the business will be in the same place it is in now , its just maintaining the status quo, who wants to pay a monthly fee just to stand still?

    The business wont mind paying to be moving forwards though .
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    • Profile picture of the author iamx
      Well I'm going to be getting clients on Google places (not me I'm out sourcing the work) And I heard there is maintenance to follow up on the clients rankings and what not... So why not charge my client a monthly fee?
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      • Profile picture of the author mjbmedia
        Originally Posted by iamx View Post

        Well I'm going to be getting clients on Google places (not me I'm out sourcing the work) And I heard there is maintenance to follow up on the clients rankings and what not... So why not charge my client a monthly fee?
        Hi mate, try reading my post again. the maintenance is to improve or maintain the ranking , however maintaining doesnt sound as attractive as developing. Would you happily pay say $150 a month just to maintain something , would you be far happier being asked to pay it told its for development?

        Its a small play on words but youre the one saying youre having trouble 'selling' the maintenance fee
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  • Profile picture of the author VegasGreg
    As long as you are providing a true monthly service and monthly results, it is easy for them to pay each month.

    If you charge a monthly fee, just because and offer no value, then you are fighting an uphill battle.
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    • Profile picture of the author Danielm
      Originally Posted by VegasGreg View Post

      As long as you are providing a true monthly service and monthly results, it is easy for them to pay each month.

      If you charge a monthly fee, just because and offer no value, then you are fighting an uphill battle.
      I agree with this. I find it is easier to get recurring fees for things like mailing list management to go along with their website / fan page. Just saying< "it costs X, but you have to pay me an additional 250 a month to maintain it" I know I'd ask what that entails, what do you do each month, etc. But, when I say it is for managing your list, sending X discounts, coupons, offers, etc, processing the adds and duplicates then they see that you are doing something for them and there is value there.

      All this is based on a simple site too, for something interactive and complicated then maintenance is something you might have a lot less of an issue getting someone to agree to.
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  • Profile picture of the author iamx
    I was thinking about leasing sites that I rank on the first page of Google. But that seems pretty pointless now a day since people will most likely click Google places before they look at the organic listings...
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  • Profile picture of the author iamx
    For sure Grey Awesome idea! I was going to start with Day Spas but now I think I'll start with businesses more in demand..
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