I am about to launch a template-based lead-gen website service. The template is simple but looks professional. The service includes the website (with wysiwig editing), web forms and notifications of leads.<p>I am considering a monthly-fee pricing.<p>The target is small businesses who do not have online presence yet, and need a simple website for lead generation purposes.<p>What do you think would be a a good monthly fee?
This may be an inexact comparison, but is the WP plugin from seedprod.com similar to what you're doing? If so, his pricing may give you some clues on what the market will bear. I understand that the plug-in is doing pretty well as a one-man shop. (My info comes from Rob Walling and Mike Taber's podcast, Startups for the Rest of Us).<p>Note that the plugin is available free on WP.org and you buy up to the Pro version if you want the extra features.<p>As a small business owner myself, I would pay a one-time price (and seedprod.com's prices would be something I would pay). I would not pay monthly unless there are significant reasons so do so.<p>Significant reasons would mean (off the top of my head):<p>- I not only capture emails, but the emails get dumped into MailChimp (or its equivalent) so that Something Good happens to them -- follow-up marketing, etc. In other words, don't just get leads, do something with them.<p>- The lead generation functionality includes "give me your email address and I'll show you a good time next time you're in port, sailor" promises (see, I think promises of fun in the future are bullshit). But more important it gives me the ability to do something right now that provides real value up front to the lead. E.g., get instant PDF book.<p>- And along that line, not only "give me an email and I'll show you a good time right now" but additionally "buy this thing right now." Again, in my case, an e-book. Bolt the functionality of Gumroad to it. (Purpose: it is easy to have people leave an email as a lead. I'd like to have -- on the lead generation page -- the ability to get the damned serious leads. People who are willing to spend money right now are serious).<p>And yes I have a project right now for which this would be useful. I own the domain name. The purpose is to sell an e-book for $X and drive leads to my law firm where people will pay some exponent of $X for services. And yes the e-book is ready.<p>So why isn't project live yet, you ask? (1) Normal life interferes; and (2) I'm about to get into a canoe and be eaten alive by mosquitoes in Ontario for many days.<p>So there you are. A potential competitor, and a potential customer.<p>Happy days.
I think that this is a good idea, I've seen people in the internet marketing space sell themes and templates like this. What you should do is customize the template for different niches, i.e. one for lawyers, one for doctors, one for dentists, one for chiropractors, one for restaurants...