Online Video Delivery Pricing Demystified

It’s not easy to figure out whether you’re getting a good deal for bandwidth commit and storage. Here are some tips (and real-world numbers) to help make sure you’re not paying too much. If you are new to delivering content online and you have no traffic data, it’s a bit of a guessing game. Service providers typically won’t cut you any discount upfront, since they have no idea if you’ll be a $500 a month customer or a $5,000 a month customer who should get discounted pricing. To a new customer, I suggest not committing to anything. Sign a three-month deal, test the waters, see what type of traffic you do, and then decide if you should sign a long-term deal that gives you a break on pricing. This also offers an opportunity to test the service provider and rate their customer service and products such as reporting. Read the full article Here.

• Posted: October 24, 2006 | Filed: Editors Choice | Permalink |

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