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Ask HN White-Label service: How do I go about it?
I've been asked by a client to create a White-label service similar to an existing product I have. The service will have the client's logo on it. The customers they bring to the service wouldn't be customers I would get to my service so I'm not losing out. I will host the service and they will point their customers at it.
Questions:
* Is it okay to charge for development costs when enhancing your own product?
* Is it okay to put a link on the white-labelled site such as "powered by mycompany"?
* What is a typical revenue split when providing a white label service?
* Or would it be more typical for me to charge the client a fixed monthly rate and they keep the revenue from the clients that use the service?
- jhancock 16y ago1 - Yes, its ok to charge for dev costs && keep the resultant product for your own use and to white-label to another. 2 - Its ok to do the "powered-by" thing. Best to add it and then put a config option for the customer to turn it off fairly easily. 3 - What to charge? Well if you have no idea what the wallet size of your customer is, charge about 2/3 of what you think it would cost him to write it from scratch (what it might cost him, not you) and then provide for hourly/daily rates for consulting work for mods and support.
- soitgoes 16y agoThanks. Do you think it's okay to ask for a percentage of what revenue they take from the service? If so, what would be typical? I will host the service, they will point their customers at it.