Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 01:02:46 -0400 From: "Patrick Seal" <patseal@hyperhost.net> To: "FBSDQ" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: What Are Ups & Downs of Reselling Hosting? Message-ID: <001301bdbaae$20434fc0$0100a8c0@asus.hyperhost.net> In-Reply-To: <35be777d.2636980@mailhost.worldnet.att.net>
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> >We began reselling a few months ago because many of our clients > either a) wanted a > >one stop shopping experience b) thought less of us if we > couldn't host c) wanted us > >to do the research for each one of them. > > ****snip*** > > Susan, > > I have avoided reselling for one reason only. If my clients were to do > a "whois" to find my provider, they would find I am charging more than > I am paying. How do you explain that to them? Or, have you not had > that problem arise? I have been just sending them to my ISP and they > get billed directly from them. I realize as well as you that quality > tech support is invaluable, but if your ISP advertises quality tech > support as well, how do you compete? > > Joe > I recommend finding a Hosting provider that gives you a bulk discount (2+) on (virtual) servers. That way you can charge the same/less than your provider. You can even advertise that your are a VAR and "We pass the savings on to you" Also, try to get personal with your clients. Give them a phone call every once and a while and see if they need any help or just to have a simple conversation. Do something above the norm and make a better graphic for their website, recommend a better alternative to Frontpage, point them to a good search engine submitter. I have gotten many more clients from referrals than directly from my website. (also complement how nice their site looks <g>) ________________________ Patrick Seal patseal@hyperhost.net Hyperhost http://www.hyperhost.net ________________________ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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