Moving Up From Reseller...
What would you recommend for someone who is getting too big for a reseller/shared account and is ready to lease a dedicated server? Are there any hosts with good plans for this? Should I go for a cheap, low end server and upgrade later on, or do you think it is worth going all the way? With my current money situation, I could lease a high end server, but unless it would help a lot in the long run I would rather not.
A Cpanel host is definitely preferred for ease of transfering customers.
Re: Moving Up From Reseller...
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Originally posted by Cisco
What would you recommend for someone who is getting too big for a reseller/shared account and is ready to lease a dedicated server?
Have you spoken with your current provider, to see if they offer managed servers? If they are stable enough for you have built up a strong enough presence to need to step up to a dedicated server, who's going to look after that server for you? Chances are, your existing provider may be willing to do so and you already know their quality of service.
Just a thought.
Cheers
Gary
Re: Moving Up From Reseller...
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Originally posted by Cisco
What would you recommend for someone who is getting too big for a reseller/shared account and is ready to lease a dedicated server?
Are there any hosts with good plans for this? Should I go for a cheap, low end server and upgrade later on, or do you think it is worth going all the way? With my current money situation, I could lease a high end server, but unless it would help a lot in the long run I would rather not.
A Cpanel host is definitely preferred for ease of transfering customers.
Have you thought about sourcing your supply from multiple WHM reseller accounts on multiple servers? That could be a good stepping stone to your own boxes.
I would advise that you build your monthly revenues up to 3 to 4 times the cost of a server, before you go dedicated. Also make sure you have a very good sysadmin to manage the box too. They don't stay up by themselves and most server providers won't provide the level of server management that you'll need to survive.