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Would offering a “subscription” improvement program be a viable alternative? You the developer are the expert on the software, and hiring the original developer
by ohiovr 8y ago
Would offering a “subscription” improvement program be a viable alternative? You the developer are the expert on the software, and hiring the original developer to modify or tweak the code may make sense, But make it a reoccurring fee kind of like a subscription. You could offer services based on the intensity of the work. Perhaps one subscription offering differs from another by the total max hours. Like the gold plan would be 40 developer hours per month and silver be 30 or whatever. You would have to feel out what kind of commitment could be there.
But it can be nice for you that those hours are max. If they don’t ring you up at all you still pocket the money for that month.
- eesmith 8y agoI don't think so. I don't see why someone would choose this subscription model over a standard contracting model, billed by the hour. Or, billed by the hour with a 30 hour/month minimum and maximum. I would also question the ethics - if three customers want the same thing, do I bill each of them? Or each of them at 1/3? After all, they are paying for hours. I charge a yearly support fee for my product, which covers any questions (rare) and funds additional development. Support customers get free upgrades, so I don't need to figure out the hourly billing.