Reliable webhosting? (< $40 / month)

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Sophia
Pair Networks

My employer has used them for about a year as a secondary download site for patches and full installs. Zero downtime so far.

They're a good company to have your site and email with since they have fairly strict control -- even their dedicated servers don't allow running a SMTP server, to prevent spam/abuse, so they stay off of e-mail blacklists.

If you get a hosting account at a looser (I didn't say "loser") company like Interland, you might end up on a server or recycled IP address that is/was used for spamming and find you're on e-mail blacklists because of the IP.

 

[Fiveohhh]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh
How hard is it do be a reseller. Right now I maintain 4 sites plus a personal site for me mines at dixiesys, 2 are at addaction, ones at 8-95, and the last I haven't decided, (just about to start that project)
Thanks

minendo nailed it, being server admin is not easy (speaking from personal experience).

At least minendo is taking the time to learn Linux, where as I'm a lazy ass but that's another issue of mine

Being a reseller is VERY easy. I would recommend getting a small resellers account which starts at $10/mo.

You create all the packages you want, you specify the resources for each domain, if they get CGI access or not, etc.

Thanks was looking at the clook package might have to jump into it. How do you do the bililng?

With a resellers package you don't have to resell (just ask Nocturnal I think he uses his dathorn to host his and a friends web site).

I thought you were just going to host your own sites?

clook.net bills you for the resellers account, you handle the billing and support to your clients.

In the beginning you can do it all for free:
1) PHPCoin is a FREE script which handles sign ups and client management.
2) Use Paypal to accept payments, cash, checks, etc.
3) There are free tech support ticket systems.

Reselling to yourself or paying clients is VERY easy.

You can consolidate all your web hosting accounts into one, sell a few small packages to people for $5/mo and get your resellers account for FREE.

Only ones my personal site, ones a local travel agency, ones my current work, ones another travel agency, and the thirds a renovation company my friends GF parents own

phpcoin's sites seems to be down for me now, I'll look into it later thanks for the info rossman and minendo

 

[RossMAN]

That's weird PHPCoin's web site worked before, there's another but it's very tedious in configuring
http://www.nixt.org/

 

[DaveSimmons]

One reason to go with Pair.com might be stability -- RossMAN's companies offer better value (of course!) but Idologic.com, Myacen.com, HostNexus.com, EnhancedHost.com all look like garage shop virtual companies that own a few dedicated servers at some place like ServerBeach.

Pair is much, much bigger, and will be around for years. Or at least until engulf-and-devour Interland buys them and dismantles yet another better hosting company

 

[HyTekJosh]

What resources do you require (storage / transfer / etc)?

 

[xenocyd3]

webhostingtalk sucks.


the company that used to host my site had a staff member who left and started posting on there about how bad the company was when it was the best company i've ever used.

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
www.dathorn.com

im with dathorn also. check out their packages
I love em. Fast and easy.... site in my sig is hosted there if you want to take a look