Pricing...
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- utopian0
This thread is on life support....
- vaxorcist0
Are you aiming at the .NET market and a specific industry? Do you have a unique, not easily duplicatable ability to do something specific to that industry, where people are tired of talking to people who "just don't get it"
If so, they may be willing to pay $$$ in order to avoid having to hire more people and to CYA when it comes to justifying expenses... so a great deal of your pricing should be framable in terms of ROI, not just "plain old pricing" ...
- jamble0
I'd put pricing on there although if there's only a couple of people doing what you're offering, what do they do?
If they're showing prices and you're not as a visitor I'd make the casual assumption you're not showing prices because you cost more and you may lose potential custom. If your prices are lower than your rivals you can make a point of saying it's better value in some way.
I think if you're selling a product that isn't 100% bespoke to a client then you should offer some sort of indication of what it might cost.
- dan53820
Just for installing a CMS editor from me and my partner is 300.00 that includes not a lot. Just installing on their servers and basic deployment with their existing pages; but we have that part down to a science.
- this includes nooooo design what so ever, no training, no really anything. Just is what it is.dan5382
- arthur0
I'm curious as well. Can you tell us a little about the targeted market?
- utopian0
what is your niche market? hopefully not photographers?
- BusterBoy0
Not looking at mass reeasing this. It's targetted at a very small niche market that requires specific modules that other industries don't need. There's only a couple of companies doing this in this industry...
Anyway, we're aware of the pitfalls. We've been going for a while and doing OK. I'd say a quarter of our competitors are giving away their prices...the rest don't.
I'm leaning towards not but my partner is leaning the other way. It just seems pointless to me.
- maybe compromise on a timeline for how long you'll try it?airey
- airey0
it could work well to have prices for defined packages and then upsell individualisation per client.
- utopian0
Have you and your partner looked at the competitive landscape, it is mind boggling....
- utopian0
It is going to be really difficult to package and sell a CMS when there are hundreds of CMS packages already proven and on the market. Also that you can get a really well design CMS packages either for free or pennies on the dollar.
- ismith0
They used to have prices on the site... tbh, it drives me batshit crazy when there are no numbers. BUT, if I was in a position to be buying a system tailored to the needs of an entire company I would probably see the benefits to not advertising the exact price...
- BusterBoy0
^^ fair point. Still mulling though.
- TResudek0
If the price is so low that I could buy it impulsively, then post it and make the whole thing automated. If it is something that requires me to talk to you about, then have you set up, etc, don't post the price. Maybe give an idea of price but no hard numbers.
After all, what if you can tell I will be a difficult client just from our first phone call? Certainly you'd want to raise the price a little. What if I am going to be a very easy client? What if I am the new guy in charge of a .gov site and I have no idea how much things cost nor do I care?
- BusterBoy
Is this something you actively advertise? We've just packaged up a CMS that has been designed for a specific industry. We've got 3 levels of deployment - basically the bare bones, mid-weight and full feature set.
I'm having a "discussion" with one of my business partners about pricing these packages and advertising them on our site. I'm uneasy about doing this, but he reckons it will bring in more business if people know what they are going to get and how much it will cost.
Thoughts?