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I built a hotel PMS system in 9 months without trying to sell it first to hoteliers (no industry experience, talked only to 1 hotel owner). Found out it's hard
by mariushn 6y ago
I built a hotel PMS system in 9 months without trying to sell it first to hoteliers (no industry experience, talked only to 1 hotel owner). Found out it's hard to sell it, even if almost/fully free.
https://hoteliera.com/ https://hoteliera.com/
- pc86 6y agoGreat design!
- mariushn 6y agoThanks :)
- dlkinney 6y agoMight want to retool it for self-storage businesses. There are a ton of independent self-storage locations (at least in the US) and they predominantly use hotelier software/SAAS. But what makes yours different is that it's modern and looks good. This is a HUGE plus for client-facing services, especially bill paying. Yes, they're cheapskates. And there's a ton of them, so initial sell is high touch. But there's been a lot of modernization among them, yet their client-facing web presence really isn't being served. So once you've got them, I'd expect to be able to hold on to them--low-touch--for a very, very long time. Just an idea...
- mariushn 6y agoThank you, I'll look into it!
- Aeolun 6y agoIt probably doesn’t pay to make it free, and especially to advertise it as such. Price it as if the value is $200+/month and maybe people will feel it’s worth it.
- mariushn 6y agoThanks!
- lindig 6y agoFor any accommodation business, their existing data is very valuable (planning, customer service, advertising, accounting). This creates lock in and makes them reluctant to switch. To sell it, you need to address this.
- mariushn 6y agoGood point