Is there any rule of thumb on markup when reselling IP's or domain names? I can resell both and am trying to gain a general idea. I have thought of doubling the dollar amount, but because my focus really is on web hosting and is where I make may money it may be best to do a smaller markup. I know on domain names even though I want to double the price I pay it would scare clients away. Also, any time I can roll things I resell into a web hosting plan seems like a smarter approach. Since I'm not a reseller in web hosting I can take a small loss on services I resell because I can still earn a fair amount on the space I offer.
As I look at other web hosting companies, it doesn't appear to me that there is any rule of thumb and many things I am seeing are unconventional. But I'm old school and I believe in charging a fair dollar for a fair effort. I did recently update one of my larger hosting plans and added more to it at no extra cost to my clients who have that plan. So I do believe in giving where I can, but also at the same time we all know our base cost and to hurt ourselves is just plain stupid.
So even though in some ways I am not a reseller and yet in other services I am a reseller I am trying to juggle things so that if I do sell things that I resell that are not rolled into a package I am trying to figure out if I should just offer them at cost or what percentage or amount I should tack on that is fair both to me and my clients.
As I look at other web hosting companies, it doesn't appear to me that there is any rule of thumb and many things I am seeing are unconventional. But I'm old school and I believe in charging a fair dollar for a fair effort. I did recently update one of my larger hosting plans and added more to it at no extra cost to my clients who have that plan. So I do believe in giving where I can, but also at the same time we all know our base cost and to hurt ourselves is just plain stupid.
So even though in some ways I am not a reseller and yet in other services I am a reseller I am trying to juggle things so that if I do sell things that I resell that are not rolled into a package I am trying to figure out if I should just offer them at cost or what percentage or amount I should tack on that is fair both to me and my clients.