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Or charge 20% of what you save them over the next year. This way you're charging more overall (especially if their costs are growing). Also your revenue will be
by a13n 10y ago
Or charge 20% of what you save them over the next year. This way you're charging more overall (especially if their costs are growing). Also your revenue will be more recurring rather than a one time thing. And by the time the 12 months is up, maybe they'll need your service again. :P
- a13n 10y agoAlso as a SaaS founder running on AWS, I would totally do this once our AWS bill is in the 4-5 figures.
- QuinnyPig 10y agoIt's almost like clockwork. Companies start wondering around $10K a month; they start doing something about it at $50K a month. I can almost set my watch by it. This turns into a fun parlor trick when I can estimate a client's bill based upon the story they tell me!
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- vacri 10y agoWe got pinged by our CEO to reduce our AWS bill which was $8k at the time. After a bit of work, we got it down by a little over a grand. One lunch, he said "guys, what are you doing about that bill?"... "What, we got it down by over a grand!"... "Yeah, but the exchange rate has gone the other way..." Gotta love the Australian dollar. The Australian economy is solid - about to set a world record for longest continuing period without recession, including the GFC years - but the AUD swings around like a mad animal.
- user5994461 10y agoThe savings are too miserable to pay a consultant. Remember that he has to charge at least $1000 a day. He's more expensive than your entire bill.
- QuinnyPig 10y agoRight. Surprisingly, the comment you're responding to resembles some of my clients. This is a business problem. In this case it's not "save us a few grand" that they're asking for-- the real ask is "help us analyze and forecast our spend as we continue to grow." Identify the knobs and dials that impact infrastructure costs, devise a costing model that states "each additional user costs $X to service," identify what makes sense to arbitrage between AWS and other providers / on-prem... If I'm being honest, "lower the bill" is where it starts, but not nearly where it ends. :-)
- user5994461 10y agoAgreed, consulting is more than just lowering the bill once. That doesn't change that they don't have the funds to pay the fees though.