Hosting - What...

Discussion in 'General Business' started by Sohan, Oct 22, 2007.

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    Hey,

    I'm opening up my hosting network again.

    Now, I know there are MILLIONS of companies out there, but not all are good.

    If the company offered good service, quality, uptime etc, what kind of plans are you after? Please be serious. Also mention what you would be willing to pay.

    Also, what do you think of a custom plan feature? So you can buy a base plan, then do addons like 100mb of storage, 200gb of bandwidth etc and pay like that?

    ~Sohan
     
    Sohan, Oct 22, 2007 IP
  2. MrBrian

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    I like it when hosts offer deals like "Name your price and requirements". I also only go for hosts that have my favorite control panel, which is lxadmin. Also, in my experience, new companies can be hard to consider because some have horrible downtime due to inexperience and others cut their losses and ditch you when they go bankrupt.
     
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    I won't have down time due to inexperience (alsos will be in a tier 4 datacentre!), or cut my losses.

    You mean HyperVM control panel? Most hosts will go for:

    1) cPanel - Because it's the industry standard, and well known
    2) Plesk - Because it is also well known, and is easier to buy
    3) Directadmin - Because it's cheaper and more small time dedi companies can buy it.

    I will be offering cPanel, and maybe plesk windows or helm.

    What kind of plan and price would you be after? I need to get it all gathered, then make final plans.
     
    Sohan, Oct 22, 2007 IP
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    I forgot to note what type of hosting you want to provide. Shared hosting and reseller, or will you also be offering VPS and Dedi servers? I agree that most people prefer cpanel (even though its a memory HOG), i was just reflecting my own personal tastes. HyperVM and it's control panel are very undervalued, as they are new to the market, but they are definitely strong in their product and MUCH cheaper for the hosting provider. You will see many startups using HyperVM instead of VZ.
     
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    bandwidth should be sold at .10 - .15c / gig

    maybe, it might be best to visit wht and ask them :p
     
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    To start with shared and reseller, then dedicated, once I have dedis good, I shall sell VPS
     
    Sohan, Oct 23, 2007 IP