[consulting] question about selling subsites

[Sam Cohen]

To clarify, this would be a locked down site where site administrators are
limited in what they can do.  They won't have ftp access or be able to
install modules or themes.  They will be able to add a banner and customize
their theme, blog, add pages, menu items,blocks, photos.  If new features
are added, they would be added across the system.

I actually currently do this for a client who has subsites across the
country, but these are really independent sites, where the client can have
modules added and any customization they want.  In that case it's not very
different than normal practice.

What I'm talking about is the possibility of hundreds of subsites where the
client would charge a pretty low monthly fee.  It's like using Drupal to
build a "website tonight" like product and admins would be seriously limited
in what they can or cannot do.

Sam

On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:48 AM, nan wich <nan_wich at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I have a reseller account with my hosting company so that I can host some
> of my customers' sites. I charge for that.
>
> How do you see this as being significantly different from my common
> practice?
>
>
> *Nancy E. Wichmann, PMP*
>
> Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L.
> King, Jr.
>
>
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> *From:* Sam Cohen <sam at samcohen.com>
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> *Sent:* Fri, March 5, 2010 10:38:41 AM
> *Subject:* [consulting] question about selling subsites
>
> This list has sure been quiet lately.
>
> I'm in negotiations with someone who has a website with a large user base
> who wants to produce and sell Drupal subsites on scale to his users.  In
> other words this person would be offering their users a Drupal site for a
> monthly fee.  The site would be pre-configured and customized to serve the
> needs of this audience.
>
> I'm curious is anyone else here has done something like this or knows of
> anyone doing it.  I'm not talking about a project like Open Atrium, as this
> would be hosted (a subsite)  and would also include support.
>
> Anyone know of anyone else doing this?
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
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