ferodynamics, you make a good case. But when I do website maintenance it includes daily/weekly/monthly off-server backups, server log monitoring and server uptime alerts. I find it help to offer hosting and domains to my clients directly, rather than purchase seperately for each client.
Mary Luketich www.TroxlerSoftware.com (800) 993-9721 On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 1:57 PM, ferodynamics <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
