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08-31-2005, 09:11 AM
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 | Spending Too much money to start
another one of my lil hints for you all....
one thing most people do when they are just starting out as a host, is they spend too much moeny when starting out. There is no need to start out with a dedicated server, or a high end reseller plan! The best thing to do is start with a small plan, and upgrade it as and when you need the space. This is the most cost effective solution, as it will enable you to make a profit EVERY month, and expand this profit as you expand your hosting size. And a good way to start is do as much as you can yourself, what you do is free, which is a more cost effective thing to do than pay other people to do all the work for you. | 
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08-31-2005, 02:51 PM
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| why not start out as reseller > VPS > Dedicated server? It's a much safer and practical way in some sense. | |
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08-31-2005, 08:11 PM
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| thats what im saying... | |
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09-03-2005, 12:04 AM
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| eh my friend went reseller > reseller (another) > vps > vps (another) > dedicated > colocation... he's a very whealthy man and has a lot of spare change since he took this route...
its great hosting too, www.hostcreations.com i have 3 packages from him :-D | |
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09-16-2005, 08:06 AM
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| i m agree with him,u can start from a reseller a/c & when u have clients then u can go for a dedicated server.. www.resellerhostingsite.com is good.. | |
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09-16-2005, 07:16 PM
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| its what i've been telling people for a while... but... if you can get a cheap vps... (cheaper than a reseller).... as i have... thats the route im taking before dedicated... thats the plan anyway | |
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09-17-2005, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by RustyNut another one of my lil hints for you all....
one thing most people do when they are just starting out as a host, is they spend too much moeny when starting out. There is no need to start out with a dedicated server, or a high end reseller plan! The best thing to do is start with a small plan, and upgrade it as and when you need the space. This is the most cost effective solution, as it will enable you to make a profit EVERY month, and expand this profit as you expand your hosting size. And a good way to start is do as much as you can yourself, what you do is free, which is a more cost effective thing to do than pay other people to do all the work for you. |
This is the perfect way...........  | |
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09-24-2005, 06:00 PM
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| thanks, this was some really good advice... i was considering starting my own business before and was gonna jump straight to dedicated but decided not too untill i had things figured out...
question though, everytime u upgrade your account, dont ur clients have to move servers? thus experiencing downtime??? | |
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10-05-2005, 01:28 AM
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| that is a good point rustynut... and in addition, some of those starting out may overestimate how much business they get. Plan for the worst case, not the best. You can always upgrade a plan or buy a server, it's much harder to cancel it or sell it off.. | |
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10-28-2005, 07:44 AM
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| For me.. I took way Trial REseller, Trial REseller, Trial Reseller --> Dedicated Since I calculate the difference between reseller/VDS and real dedicated with more B/W and space is just not much different | |
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