Kardow Import Credit Margin Model
Kardow's pricing tiers hinge on monthly import credits: Starter includes 2,000 credits, Pro includes 8,000, with overage costs beyond that. For an agency reselling job boards, each imported job consumes one credit, so the margin on a client retainer depends on how many jobs actually flow through the board. A local trade association might post 50 jobs monthly, leaving 1,950 credits unused on Starter, which is fine. But a staffing agency posting 500 jobs per month on Starter will exhaust credits quickly, forcing an upgrade to Pro at $179/mo (or $134/mo annual) or paying overage fees. The model: map client job volume to the cheapest Kardow plan that covers it, then price your managed board retainer to preserve at least a 50% gross margin after Kardow's subscription cost. For example, a $550/mo managed board on Pro leaves $371/mo gross margin before your labor, which works if setup is 12 hours and monthly maintenance is 2 hours. Agencies should audit client posting frequency before signing, because a board that looks profitable at $79/mo can turn unprofitable once import credits run dry.
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“Import credits consumed → margin per job post”
Kardow's pricing tiers hinge on monthly import credits: Starter includes 2,000 credits, Pro includes 8,000, with overage costs beyond that. For an agency reselling job boards, each imported job consumes one credit, so the margin on a client retainer depends on how many jobs actually flow through the board. A local trade association might post 50 jobs monthly, leaving 1,950 credits unused on Starter, which is fine. But a staffing agency posting 500 jobs per month on Starter will exhaust credits quickly, forcing an upgrade to Pro at $179/mo (or $134/mo annual) or paying overage fees. The model: map client job volume to the cheapest Kardow plan that covers it, then price your managed board retainer to preserve at least a 50% gross margin after Kardow's subscription cost. For example, a $550/mo managed board on Pro leaves $371/mo gross margin before your labor, which works if setup is 12 hours and monthly maintenance is 2 hours. Agencies should audit client posting frequency before signing, because a board that looks profitable at $79/mo can turn unprofitable once import credits run dry.