easy newbie hosting questions

airplays · (#1 (**permalink**))

I am starting a freelance business in web design/development, and am curious what "added value" I would need to add if I resell hosting to a client.

Say for example I charged $20/month - should that reselling price include me updating the clients website on a regular basis? Or should that entail a maintenance fee in addition to the hosting fee?

I have previously maintained clients websites on other hosting sites which the client paid for directly, but I was the one who updated the site regularly since they were not technical enough to learn ftp & html.

And if that price doesn't include maintenance, how can I justify marking up the hosting price to a client, since they can easily find much cheaper hosting options on the net?

Thanks!!

HostCaters · (#2 (**permalink**))

Speaking from a personal point of view here because everyone has their own market but I would not recommend a maintenance fee "included" in the hosting fee...that really shoudl be seperate.
Im afraid what you would find is clients that want constant changes, work done and you certainly wouldnt see too much profit in doing that after awhile.