[asterisk-biz] RE: Bottom end of the market for an Asterisk PBX ?

[C F]

Yeah sure think again. There is no way that you can sell a system with
5 phones for $1500.00 just the phones (at around $160 per phone for a
decent business phone) will cost you $800.00.
You think ppl buy these things like they buy bread? think again.

On 7/3/06, Nikolai Manek <manek at nikotel.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> You want to charge $5000 for a small biz Asterisk server? Yes, you
> definitely need to rethink your strategy. I would rather think that $1500 is
> the absolute maximum. For very small companies (5-15) you can put a Asterisk
> on a Linksys router with Linux. I think there are some projects you can
> Google up who are doing it. And then your customers will figure out very
> quick that they can get your PBX for a couple hundred bucks including
> service from someone. Why don't you set up some Astersik servers yourself
> and offer hosted Asterisk? This way you can charge a monthly fee, your
> customers don't have the headache of running their own server and you will
> make over time your $5000 without overcharging people (which is IMHO not the
> way to do business). You might want to google around and see what other
> people are charging. But my educated guess would be that a small business is
> very much willing to pay let's say $20 per seat per month and have their
> service hosted with you. On top you are selling the minutes at approx. 55%
> margin in the UK for international calls and probably 70% for domestic
> calls. Then you can make money and your customers are very happy too. You
> can bill the service with our new Asterisk billing solution (it's free)
> (www.remwave.com) which will be released by the end of the week or any other
> billing platform. I am also thinking that a hosted solution is better for
> your business bottom line since it will enable you to have a consistent
> revenue stream.
>
> Best
>
> Nikolai Manek
> http://www.remwave.com
>
>
> On 7/3/06 6:30 PM, "asterisk-biz-request at lists.digium.com"
> <asterisk-biz-request at lists.digium.com> wrote:
>
> > Bottom end of the market for an Asterisk PBX ?
>
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