Can we dupe this conversation over here ? I'm going to be performing much the same calc today.
I'll fill ya'll in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:19 AM Subject: [WISP] cost per customer and new toys > OK, this aughta be fun.... > > What is your COST per customer? > > We went thought some accounting stuff the other day and tried to figure a > few things out. > > Cost of data circuits: > $2 to $3 per sub > > Cost for bandwidth: > $1 to $2 per sub > > Cost for aps: > $1 to $20 per sub > > Office rent: > $1ish per sub > > Labor: > $3 to $5 per sub > > Gas: > $1.5 to $2 per sub > > Insurance: > $.75 per sub > > Customer acquisition costs (advertising, selling at a loss etc.) > $50 to $100 per sub (mostly one time in my case) > > I'm sure I've left a lot out. Right now we've run about a 15% profit > margin for the last three years. That'll go higher with more customers as > we'll not need bigger data pipes etc. for at least 3x more customers than > today. We'll have to upgrade some of our backhauls and ap's but we're in > good shape for servers and all of that. > > I also roll my servers out every 3 to 4 years. Always lots of memory and > high end processors. I've not done raid in quite a while though. > > What to offer next. > We're working on off site backups. But we need new servers with LOTs of > space. Not sure I can justify thousands for a good machine with several > hundred gigs of storage just for a few $30 per month backup accounts. I > have a server with a couple of 80 gig drives in it, I tried to backup my > email, pics and music and filled the drive and crashed the box :-). I'm > also a bit worried about not having the server backed up. No matter how > much we tell people NOT to use our box as their ONLY copy of critical > photos, docs etc. they will. > > I'd also like to find a program that'll run on our web server and > authenticate against our radius server. I want my customers to be able to > have something similar to myspace but though me instead of them. No luck > finding a package for that yet though. > > laters, > marlon > > *************************************** > WISPCON 2007 - Feb 21-23, 2007 - New Orleans > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-ix/center.htm > *************************************** > Register your services in our FREE WISP Locator > http://www.part-15.org/maps/WISPSearch.asp > *************************************** > > The PART-15.ORG WISP Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe wisp > <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe wisp) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > *************************************** WISPCON 2007 - Feb 21-23, 2007 - New Orleans http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-ix/center.htm *************************************** Register your services in our FREE WISP Locator http://www.part-15.org/maps/WISPSearch.asp *************************************** The PART-15.ORG WISP Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe wisp <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe wisp) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
