How is it possible to stay in the comp when hosts offer prices and features that i just can't offer?

offer friendliness and good support...start with your local market and grow from there

I just provide what I think is a reasonable deal for hosting, and then try my hardest to make sure that my customers are happy. A client who understands the value of quality customer service and building a relationship with a company rather than jumping ship all the time is a customer who will be around for a while. The little things really do count. If you really love your job, do the simple things that your customers ask that you don't HAVE to do such as helping them setup a new script on their site. A little effort goes a long way:)

Do not try and build your business off of WHT.
The pricing here is crazy and most of the ones you see offering the stupid pricing you will not see in a couple of months.

Look local and advertise other places, our business is doing good and we are not anywhere near in pricing these guys are quoting in the advertise section.

Do not believe the pricing you see here it is not real and not waht most of the world pays.

Originally posted by dbbrock1
How is it possible to stay in the comp when hosts offer prices and features that i just can't offer?
That's their problem if they're overloading servers and overselling to make their cheap prices work. Most of those will close down anyway and hosts who deliver more than just hosting will survive and thrive.

Originally posted by Aussie Bob

That's their problem if they're overloading servers and overselling to make their cheap prices work. Most of those will close down anyway and hosts who deliver more than just hosting will survive and thrive.

I'm not sure you were implying this, but since when is overselling bad? Overselling a lot can be bad, but overselling = contending in the web hosting market. If you don't want to charge $20/month/plan, then you better oversell just a bit. Overloading is an entirely different subject... :D

Originally posted by smidwap


I'm not sure you were implying this, but since when is overselling bad? Overselling a lot can be bad, but overselling = contending in the web hosting market. If you don't want to charge $20/month/plan, then you better oversell just a bit. Overloading is an entirely different subject... :D

When you see 1 gig of space and 50 gig of transfer for $6.95 a month or 25 gig of space and 200 gig of transfer for $60.00 a month someone is overselling ALLOT and in my opinon lying to the customers. It is almost as bad as unlimited maybe worse at least the unlimited guys hide the cavet in the TOS that if you use more then they think you shoud they will cut you off.

Sure overselling in this business is a way of life for some but it does not have to be crazy.