What other ISP blocks websites at the customer's will? Slim to none. The reason for this is it is an additional service you can offer, like a vanity domain name for email.
If you have the ability already, then charge something like $5/mo for custom filtering at each customer site. Let me give you a great parallel - SMS messages. It literally costs them NOTHING. The communication between towers had ~160 bytes (140 bytes for your message and 20 for your 10 digit from/to number) of free space. Some really clever engineer thought about making money with it. The infrastructure was not only already there, but all they had to do was turn some 0s into useful bytes. They charge 10c to 35c per message and get a 100% profit margin. It's a business mind set. When I first started business I too tried to make things free. The feature was there in MikroTik, all I had to do was check a few boxes and the customer gets extra neat stuff! The problem is that you could be making money from it, instead of doing it for free. Do you charge for installs? New/replaced lines? New 11n routers? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." --- Albert Einstein On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Jon Paul Kelley <j...@ckswireless.com>wrote: > Please elaborate your opinion. Maybe you misunderstood my initial question. > I have a few business customers that are requesting that I block certain > websites for them, so their employees do not waste time. This is what I > meant by an add on, but for commercial accounts. > > > Jon Paul Kelley > VP > 903-589-0044 Office > 903-625-0741 Mobile > 903-541-0889 Fax > www.ckswireless.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com > [mailto:mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:27 AM > To: Mikrotik discussions > Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Content Filtering > > I occasionally do it for customers for $50/mo (mostly hotels that want > everything blocked but their web app for booking). > > I strongly disagree with it being an add on to normal wireless service. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." > --- Albert Einstein > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Jon Paul Kelley <j...@ckswireless.com > >wrote: > > > I know that content filtering is possible with Mikrotik, I am just > > wondering > > if any of you guys do it for business customers and if so, what is the > > monthly charge for the service. I feel it is an add on to the normal > > wireless service. > > > > > > > > ckslogo2 > > > > Jon Paul Kelley > > > > VP > > > > 903-589-0044 Office > > > > 903-625-0741 Mobile > > > > 903-541-0889 Fax > > > > www.ckswireless.com > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > > http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20091203/ad030e88/a > ttachment.html<http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20091203/ad030e88/a%0Attachment.html> > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: not available > > Type: image/jpeg > > Size: 2818 bytes > > Desc: not available > > URL: < > > > > http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20091203/ad030e88/a > ttachment.jpe > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mikrotik mailing list > > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > > RouterOS > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > < > http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20091203/2ae2c92c/ > attachment.html<http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20091203/2ae2c92c/%0Aattachment.html> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.91/2541 - Release Date: 12/03/09 > 01:32:00 > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20091203/5ba156a2/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
