> What sorts of maintenance are you referring to? You know, it could be anything. I charge a monthly rate just to keep the site online, which is really a time-saver for them in the long run. Really, it helps if the client was burned bad trying to host it themselves, which is typical, so many things can go horribly wrong-- then it makes more sense for them to pay me every month, instead of a faceless, uncaring hosting company.
And why would I bother with a one-shot "design" sale, with no recurring income? That's charity work. Slaving away for the rest of my life building websites, that's too much like a "real" job. If there's no recurring income, you're probably wasting your time. The best strategy is to hook 'em with a nice, inexpensive design--you make it back over the next 10+ years on the monthly rate, as long as you keep their site up, keep their email boxes running, keep SEO up to date, etc. I designed a website for a psychologist and she rarely needs updates now that she has enough repeat business. (Although, I recently gave her a free jQuery redesign, to save me the trouble of exporting MySQL settings from a dud host.) When I changed hosts, we had to change Outlook email settings for her entire office because the new email server was more up-to-date, then it came to light her office had some Outlook calendar synronization issues that needed adjustment. Things you would never expect, but absolutely necessary! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
