Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think you are right.......my partner is the one who suggested the excessive fees. I myself opt for a one-time setup fee around $150-$200 and commissions on sales, with no minimum monthly fee. Any more opinions on the LUG? Francesco - ----- Original Message ----- From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] a photo business question > Francesco, > > I think that your fixed fees are excessive. I would find it hard to justify > paying $50/month for bandwidth costs, knowing how cheap Internet access and > bandwidth is in the US. Also the one-time fee seems a bit high. You state > yourself that you are targeting amateurs; given that, how likely is it that any > one client of yours would actually generate enough sales to justify these fees > PLUS the commission. If I were you I would go for a commission-only scheme, > perhaps with a modest monthly fee to weed out inactive clients. > > Nathan > > Francesco wrote: > > > I am considering the following scenario: > > ONE TIME setup fee of $250 (covers all scans, web page setup, e-commerce, > > etc.) > > MONTHLY bandwidth fee of $50, to cover web traffic costs and bandwidth > > upgrades, > > as the site grows (not profit for the company......this just pays bills). > > COMMISSIONS on gross sales from 10% to 35%, depending upon volume > > (this is where the company makes money). For example, if a photographer > > sells > > $1000 worth of images on our site, we take 35%. If sales break $2,500, our > > commission drops to 25%, and so on. > > > > My question to LUGGERS, does this sound fair and reasonable? Do you think > > I am crazy to want 35% of gross income for the services I offer, or does > > this sound > > quite cheap for the work and services we will be providing? Let me know > > what > > you think of this idea and my proposed pricing. Remember, we are targeting > > the > > amateur glamour/nude photographer, not established professional > > photographers > > who have already made money with their adult images. > > > > Thaks for any insight you can offer...... > > Francesco > > fls@san.rr.com > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Overijse, Belgium > > General photo site: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > > >