Good questions. If a developer is interested in doing everything himself, then there really is no reason for this partnership. In my experience, though, it is

Good questions. If a developer is interested in doing everything himself, then there really is no reason for this partnership. In my experience, though, it is hard to put in the time required to keep a growing list of clients as well as continue to work on their projects without a partner to share some of the burden. The great thing about Greek organizations is that they all need maintenance contracts (though rarely use them) and their budgets are typically large enough that $50-70/mo hosting isn't a dent at all. Shared between the founders, the maintenance/hosting would generate a good amount of passive income. Like you said, though, maintenance contracts aren't something I created ;)