I am trying to configure the most competitive plans i can and not go broke
Here is what im thinking

2GB space
20GB BW
Cpanel/WHM
ClientExec
Fantastico
$20/month NO setup

3GB space
35GB BW
Cpanel/WHM
ClientExec
Fantastico
$30/month NO setup

and finally

5GB space
50GB BW
Cpanel/WHM
ClientExec
Fantastico
$45/month NO setup

What do you think

I will not post what copmapny i own so no one thinks im advertising
I can tell you that it is a new company that im just starting up

The servers will be colo'd at hostdime's datacenter

A pricing scheme is something only you can determine. What type of support do you intend to offer? Server stability/security are also important in addition to many other factors.

You need to know your costs and plans for the future to determine what you should charge in order to operate a profitable company. You'll need to also consider whether you can justify the pricing model you choose - this will be important when trying to sell your service to a prospective customer.

You'll get many responses here on WHT. Some will call your prices cheap, some will call them expensive, but you and only you know what your operating and maintaining costs will be.

Any price can be justified with the right infrastructure.

Simon

Well the equitment will be at least Dual Xeon 3GHz with 8GB ram (have 3 of these so far there PE2850's)

Colo'd at hostdime which is a really secure stable DC


A pricing scheme is something only you can determine. What type of support do you intend to offer? Server stability/security are also important in addition to many other factors.

You need to know your costs and plans for the future to determine what you should charge in order to operate a profitable company. You'll need to also consider whether you can justify the pricing model you choose - this will be important when trying to sell your service to a prospective customer.

You'll get many responses here on WHT. Some will call your prices cheap, some will call them expensive, but you and only you know what your operating and maintaining costs will be.

Any price can be justified with the right infrastructure.

Simon

A pricing scheme is something only you can determine. What type of support do you intend to offer? Server stability/security are also important in addition to many other factors.

You need to know your costs and plans for the future to determine what you should charge in order to operate a profitable company. You'll need to also consider whether you can justify the pricing model you choose - this will be important when trying to sell your service to a prospective customer.

You'll get many responses here on WHT. Some will call your prices cheap, some will call them expensive, but you and only you know what your operating and maintaining costs will be.

Any price can be justified with the right infrastructure.

Simon

I agree, and always remember its not all about price, you need to have innovation, and value add services with your plans, which it looks as if your on the right track there.

I think you misunderstood me.

Good hardware, while always a plus, is just one (small) piece of the puzzle.
As a reseller hosting provider, what will you provide that is reseller hosting specific?
How much experience will your staff have?
Will you provide around the clock support?
How big will your staff roster be?
What are your ground-level costs?
Have you factored in legal fees and tax?
How much of a cash reserve do you need to feel comfortable about your company's future?
Does your business plan account for marketing right from the get-go, or will your advertising budget need to be subsidised by your start-up income?

These are just a few of many questions that you should ask yourself when trying to determine a pricing model. Disk space, bandwidth and even hardware are insignificant, in my opinion, compared to the above questions.

Simon

Pretty much i have no budget for advertising
But IMO word of mouth is the best

I was thinking of maybe buying a few small companies out to get my clietn base going

Also i will be getting the client exec reseller deal they have
Fantastico is always a plus
I would like RVskin but i think it is hardly worth what they are asking and what people are paying, i could probably come up with the same thing in about a week, but thats neither here nor there

I will also be offerign the resell reseller accounts which my system is about 65% complete at this point
I have read alot on that here and it seems alot of people dont think it will work but with how i am laying this system out it will work like a charm

I see alot of people try to make it work and honestly its pretty funny!

Do you think what i am offering is average in todays market?

Well the equitment will be at least Dual Xeon 3GHz with 8GB ram (have 3 of these so far there PE2850's)
They'd be a good server for reseller plans. Make sure you're using good drives too, maybe SATA or SCSI, with maybe some raid protection. Resellers push servers to the max, so heaps of RAM, good procs and drives are a must!

There are 6 146Gb SCSI drives in the machines ;)

Also since i got some good attention here

what about leasing servers?

maybe P4 3GHz
1GB Ram
2 80GB HD's
5 IP's
500GB BW

For say $120/month $50 Setup (maybe no setup) Cpanel extra $30/month?

What do you think of that? good price

Also i will be getting the client exec reseller deal they have
Fantastico is always a plus
I would like RVskin but i think it is hardly worth what they are asking and what people are paying, i could probably come up with the same thing in about a week, but thats neither here nor there

I assure you RVskin worth alot more than clientexec because RVskin perfectly supports more than 20 languages with really beautiful and light interface but your thread belongs to running a web hosting business I believe.

Well i havent used it in a while so it could have came along a bit and be much better now (i wasnt trying to be rude )

Also i would think this is the proper place for this thread if not then a mod please move it to the proper place Thanks

There are cheaper options available! Contact me. I have a reseller account with a relyable crowd

but your thread belongs to running a web hosting business I believe.I agree, it looks like a better fit. Thread moved.

There are cheaper options available! Contact me. I have a reseller account with a relyable crowdThe OP is not looking for a host. ;)

Besides, why not just recommend the host publically like you did here: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showpost.php?p=3819874&postcount=8 ? :)

Thanks for moving the thread ldcdc


That is correct im not looking for a reseller account LOL

There are 6 146Gb SCSI drives in the machines ;)
It's wierd. You're starting off with colocating 3 very nice servers, but you don't seem to know what you're doing. Do you have any experience in the hosting business?

Jumping head first into the reseller market, with no experience, gives you very little chance of success. Supplying resellers is hard work, and they push things to the limit. Obtaining customers is going to be tough too, unless you have a large advertising budget.

It's wierd. You're starting off with colocating 3 very nice servers, but you don't seem to know what you're doing. Do you have any experience in the hosting business?

Jumping head first into the reseller market, with no experience, gives you very little chance of success. Supplying resellers is hard work, and they push things to the limit. Obtaining customers is going to be tough too, unless you have a large advertising budget.

In addition to these, design a web-site[tos, faqs, about your service and plans...] with an order system supports paypal and credit card payments and a client administration panel and a help desk and a ...
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... A new potential competitor defeated from the very first hand. :dgrin:

Paypal? HA they aer crooks
But thats my opinion

I have alot of knowledge in the reseller field, i just cant say where to to a NDA

Care to elaberate on this statement? "A new potential competitor defeated from the very first hand" i didnt understand that

hello guys,

I'm very new to this... Why is the plan from the original poster extremely uncompetetive against Godaddy.com which offers 3.95, a zillion bandwidth (as compared to 2 gb and 6 times the cost).

I know most of you guys hate Godaddy as I've already read a few posts but I really need to understand the technical side of things. can you guys elaborate on it? why are people still offering 2gb bandwidth when others are offering 300 gb or more? thanks.

Sam Lowry

Because the webhosting companies that offer 300GB + are vastly overselling. They project that none of there customers are even going to come near that limit. And if a customer did, most of these overselling hosts terminate your account for "High CPU Usage" most of the time.

. . . A new potential competitor defeated from the very first hand. :dgrin:
I wouldn't say defeated. This business is as much about learning while you're earning, with as you go kinda training. You learn what you need to know, as you progress.

We're all continually learning, none moreso than myself. Sometimes I feel so far behind, to where I think I should be, but I look back and think yeah, not bad Bob, not bad at all. :D

2GB space
20GB BW
Cpanel/WHM
ClientExec
Fantastico
$20/month NO setup

3GB space
35GB BW
Cpanel/WHM
ClientExec
Fantastico
$30/month NO setup

and finally

5GB space
50GB BW
Cpanel/WHM
ClientExec
Fantastico
$45/month NO setup


Too expensive, for $45/month I can buy VDS with more bandwidth and webspace.

bryce,

assuming that go daddy can only deliver 1/100th of their promised bandwidth, 2.5 gb (which I'm sure is not the case) @ 4 bucks... that's still waaay better than 20 bucks right?

and besides, I read that they do allow 250 gb... just not all at once.... let's say it's 8gb a day..... then it's not a bad deal right? tho misleading advertising.