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rokhayakebe · 2012-02-29 14:44:50

I would like to know how they determined the price point. IMO, with such a name, they should be targeting higher end customers. People willing to shell out $50+ or $100+ for a specific task..... Or $15000 a la Transporteur

kenferry | karma 1740 | avg karma 6.42 · | 2016-04-29 01:41:36+00:00

Well, but what do you think they did after they named their price? I'd guess they hired a bunch of people, and their expenses came up to match what they could charge.

pixelfeeder | karma 353 | avg karma 4.25 · | 2016-12-16 09:03:04+00:00

that service should probably cost $20k+ :)

TeHCrAzY | karma 615 | avg karma 1.73 · | 2011-04-05 19:43:32

Thanks for the clarification, I mis-understood the pricing table. The total would then be ~$50USD, still a unpleasant price (NB. I don't think the price is unreasonable for the service, just something "hidden" in the blog post: If it was closer to $20USD, it would be less of a shock.)

Gabriel_h | karma 106 | avg karma 0.87 · | 2022-05-02 11:48:25

That's really interesting. I'll take a deeper look at their pricing - thank you!

gk1 | karma 24050 | avg karma 4.29 · | 2015-02-22 02:26:34+00:00

Great idea.

Can we find out how much it costs, or do we just have to trust that the quoted price for the task isn't too much above actual cost? Or does it not have any service fees? The site is really vague about pricing.

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josephjrobison | karma 1411 | avg karma 2.8 · | 2019-01-29 19:19:11+00:00

Now that is quite the markup.

Can you provide details on what categories the billing would also cover? I'd imagine it would be flights, hotel rooms, equipment, transportation, meals, remote offices, etc.

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vvanders | karma 14177 | avg karma 4.33 · | 2018-02-13 17:29:32+00:00

Yup, the closer analogy is consulting but with the massive capital investment of equipment, vehicle + professional insurance.

I'd be surprised if the take-home on $150/hr is even close to $60/hr.

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idoh | karma 2109 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2009-11-12 17:40:57

That's a really nice service. So, how much is this going to cost?

lianwing | karma 2 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2014-12-20 10:02:05+00:00

What is your ideal price point for this service?

VWWHFSfQ | karma 5427 | avg karma 3.4 · | 2020-06-16 11:28:19+00:00

how much do you think an end-to-end product/service like this should cost

bobbylarrybobby | karma 3421 | avg karma 2.5 · | 2020-05-08 02:50:03+00:00

It's a rare client who pays more than the agreed-upon price.

noahc | karma 1441 | avg karma 2.24 · | 2012-07-23 12:34:33+00:00

There are many people who would call $2500 their two day rate. So, $10k+ doesn't seem that far fetched for a project of this complexity that delivers business value of some sort.

anothernewdude | karma 640 | avg karma 0.68 · | 2022-06-27 16:33:19

How much are they paying for this service?

alex_t | karma 4 | avg karma 0.44 · | 2013-01-20 01:59:49+00:00

i found almost offensive that they offer just 10k for such a task

dghlsakjg | karma 6129 | avg karma 3.29 · | 2023-04-24 18:12:43

The sparkie is also going to show up with $75k worth of equipment and vehicle too.

They might be charging that much, but how many hours/day are they charging that much, and what are their costs?

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grwthckrmstr | karma 671 | avg karma 3.65 · | 2020-08-09 07:57:44+00:00

Got it, that makes sense. So high that if they say yes, I should be happy to do the service for that $$

xutopia | karma 4193 | avg karma 3.43 · | 2019-03-04 16:10:24+00:00

I wonder how much such a service costs. It's really impressive how much attention they put into everything.

vaksel | karma 27916 | avg karma 5.03 · | 2009-11-22 11:46:30

how much do these guys usually charge? with design you can end up paying $100-$100K for the same thing, and it's hard to know how much each charges

calebm | karma 1110 | avg karma 1.84 · | 2021-01-26 18:18:57+00:00

One other important detail: the target spend would be in the $10 range (obviously the customer acquisition cost will be strongly related to the target spend)