[Bristolbathpm] CPAN - as I understand it

[Aaron Trevena]

2008/6/16 MJ Ray <mjr at phonecoop.coop>:
> If they're very low-end, I'd say they'll probably be happy sharing
> hosting with some of our other customers.  Above that, I've not had
> much trouble justifying ongoing contracts but that may be because:-
> 1. our customers are smarter than average;
> 2. we bill them on a three-month moving average; and/or
> 3. the cooperative difference.

Shared hosting on servers provided by contractor is the norm - shared
hosting with some budget outfit is IMHO amateurish.

> Do many of the other webmasters here have ongoing contracts?

Yes, but I try to avoid it, it's a unwanted job of having to bill (and
often chase) a client every month with little margin.

A.

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