Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)

date posted 6th March 2008 23:08

On Thursday 06 March 2008 21:01:13 Ben Johnson F wrote:

> The price you charge for the CMS add-on needs to reflect:



> - IMPORTANT: The maintenance revenue you will lose as a result.
> - We often find on-going maintenance is more lucrative than flogging a
> CMS add-on.

I find the ethics of this "challenging". If they were to ask someone else
to do the work then the other developers wouldn't be adding in some
"lost revenue" factor.

> The last point is crucial: if you give the client a means of updating the
> site themselves, they are obviously less likely to need your help in future
> / be willing to sign up to an MSA.

They're more likely to ask you to do another one, and refer you to other
potential clients.