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01-28-2004, 05:46 PM #51Web Hosting Master
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Watcher, why do you consider HR to be a "budget" host? I do not believe this to be the case. It is $14.95/mo plus a $29.00 setup. Hardly budget. In fact I would say they are above the standard in pricing.
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01-28-2004, 06:00 PM #52Web Hosting Master
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Billy,
They actually don't get many signups for any other plan than
their 'Giga-Sale' plan which is $9.95/month.---
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01-28-2004, 06:02 PM #53Aspiring Evangelist
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Originally posted by midphase-Dan
...their 'Giga-Sale' plan which is $9.95/month.
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01-28-2004, 06:03 PM #54Build It Better!
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Well their sale price, ( the one that ends today but the script just changes the date to tomorrow's date) places the cost per gig at .19 cents. Even at $14.95 that's only .29 a gig. Personally I would consider anything below 50 cents per gig to belong to the budget hosting market.
As for the set up fee, that appears to only apply to the instant account set up feature but I could be wrong about that.
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01-28-2004, 06:06 PM #55Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Watcher_TVI
A couple years ago I was talking with a freind of mine about some recent business trends. I was questioning why he didn't open up more locations for his restaurant business since things were going so well at the time. He asked me this:
Here are 3 items, if you could choose one of them and keep it, which would it be?
1) 1 acre in the Northeast
2) 25,000 acres in the South
2) 50,000 acres in the Mid-West
After I chose the 50,000 acres, he told me that the 1 acre was located in downtown New York City. The guy that posed this question to me is one of the principals of a chain of restaurants. That chain did over 1/4 of a billion dollars two years ago with just 50 locations.
You can have the small city population and all that goes with it, I think I'll "survive" just fine with 1 acre....
I've got a little secret for you, your 'non budget' $5 a month plan, gives out more reources than my average giga-sale client uses. That means, with the same exact overhead, youre charging $5 a month. Run some math, and tell me who's working harder and whos working smarter.
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01-28-2004, 06:11 PM #56Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by HRBrendan
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01-28-2004, 06:13 PM #57Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by HRBrendan
OK, so youre the acre in manhattan, and I'm 50k acres in the midwest I get it. My point is, that after its all said and done, I probably pay myself personally more than your company does in sales in a year, but hey whos counting, you got your acre I guess so you're happy and I'm wrong.
I've got a little secret for you, your 'non budget' $5 a month plan, gives out more reources than my average giga-sale client uses. That means, with the same exact overhead, youre charging $5 a month. Run some math, and tell me who's working harder and whos working smarter.
-Brendan---
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01-28-2004, 06:20 PM #58Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by midphase-Dan
Ok, I'm done with this generally pointless arguement.Originally posted by midphase-Dan
Ok, now I'm done.
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01-28-2004, 06:23 PM #59Aspiring Evangelist
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Originally posted by Aussie Bob
That's 3 strikes and you're out!!
Originally posted by Watcher_TVI
As for the set up fee, that appears to only apply to the instant account set up feature but I could be wrong about that.
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01-28-2004, 06:25 PM #60Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Aussie Bob
That's 3 strikes and you're out!! [/B]
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01-28-2004, 06:30 PM #61Build It Better!
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Originally Posted by HRBrendan
Since I don't base my profitability on how many people I pack on a server the math works differently than you are probably used to. I could very easily have every client use every bit they are allocated without suspending anyone for using excessive resources or playing the account shuffle between servers.
That's just one of the many advantages of selling quality over quantity...
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01-28-2004, 06:36 PM #62Web Hosting Master
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1. I would put the quality of our hosting up against yours any day of the week, and confidently at that. I have a very good team of people working here 24/7/365 on site with the servers and on the helpdesk, and phone support 16 hours a day - changing to 24/day sometime next week.
2. You are not smart enough to realize how the laws of averages work. I can not teach you this, and you will apparently never get it, so I will stop trying to explain to you why all the customers will not use every available resource at a given time.
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01-28-2004, 06:40 PM #63Build It Better!
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Originally Posted by HRBrendan
Big difference....
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01-28-2004, 06:41 PM #64Web Hosting Master
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law of averages
n : a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance
Notice it doesnt say 'theory of averages' or 'risks of averages'.
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01-28-2004, 06:42 PM #65Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Watcher_TVI
You've just validated the fact that there is no way you could ever provide all the resources that you sell to a giga client if all of them tried to use all of the resources they were allocated at the prices you sell those resources at.
You can give me numbers and figures based solely on your assumptions and absolutely nothing else, but the fact is you cannot accurately say without doubt that we can or cannot provide anything since you have no knowledge of our operations.
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01-28-2004, 06:45 PM #66Build It Better!
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Originally Posted by HRTimothyOriginally Posted by HRBrendan
On that note I think I'll leave you both to do what it is you do....
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01-28-2004, 06:46 PM #67Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by midphase-Dan
Billy,
They actually don't get many signups for any other plan than
their 'Giga-Sale' plan which is $9.95/month.
$9.95/mo is not monthly. $14.95 is.
This has nothing to do with HR pricing or business model. I am just pointing out that I do not consider HR to be "budget".
Watcher, because someone decides to oversell more then the next guy, it doesn't make them "budget". C-I Host offers unlimited bandwidth (Yes, I know ) but they can't be considered budget.BeDifferentSolutions | "For when Indian-based solutions just won't do."
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01-28-2004, 06:47 PM #68Build It Better!
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Originally Posted by UmBillyCord
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01-28-2004, 06:51 PM #69Web Hosting Master
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What you dont get, is overselling - when done properly - is to the advantage of the customer. It means that they can get more than they are paying for if they need it.
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01-28-2004, 06:53 PM #70Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Watcher_TVI
Originally Posted by HRTimothyOriginally Posted by HRBrendan
On that note I think I'll leave you both to do what it is you do....
I don't see what's so priceless about those two statements. HostRocket has an obligation to provide what we are offering and my statement was merely implying that we have the resources to honor our offerings even if everyone did use their resources.
Brendan's statement was simply saying that no everyone will use all of their resources. That's a given with any business model. His statment did not mean that we couldn't back our offerings.
If they do use the resources, we CAN still provide the service. So why would those two statments together be priceless?
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01-28-2004, 07:01 PM #71Build It Better!
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Attacking a company? Brendan asked the question which started this and I answered it. He knew what my reponse would be he's heard it before.
There are very real risks involved with overselling that have been discussed in great detail before. I get it, however I choose not to engage in the practice of overselling.
This isn't a thread about overselling and I won't help turn this into one.
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01-28-2004, 09:20 PM #72Web Hosting Master
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Edit: Nevermind.
Last edited by aldee; 01-28-2004 at 09:47 PM.
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01-28-2004, 09:52 PM #73Web Hosting Master
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This would make a good reality TV show. Watch web hosts duke it out as they compare business plans!
It'd compliment all the other reality TV shows
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01-28-2004, 10:43 PM #74Web Hosting Master
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My opinion on the original poster's question...
If you are small, focusing on quality can help you make a name for your company, and differentiate your business from the so called "big hosts". Big budget hosts that focus on quantity often have high ad budgets, use some form of outsourcing or lower paid tech support, and do not offer much assistance outside of their defined support levels. They also often have working capital to sustain losses in the beginning.
For a small or just starting out host, trying to compete in this arena (at least initially) is quite difficult. If you work on quality hosting, personalized service, unique features, etc..., you will be able to carve out a niche with respect to your services. This in turn can lead to good word of mouth advertising, which grows from there.
After becoming established (however you define this), you then have to decide if you will grow in the same manner (organic growth through sustained quality service and word of mouth and/or strategic partnerships), or wish to try the "big time" with quantity. Quality often results in slower growth (numbers wise, not overall profit wise), which can be good to be able to manage things effectively on a small scale without sacrificing the quality you have built. If you want to remain a small company (numbers wise, not profit wise), then keeping the focus on quality is a good way to go.
If, on the other hand, you want to be Bill Gates, Robert Marsh, etc... and have hundreds of thousands of clients, and a staff of 50 to manage, then budget hosting is one way to achieve this. Just realize that the path is not an easy one, and your competitors will be working very hard to not allow you to break in and take their slice of the pie. In the big scheme of things, very few make it to this level, although many do try (and often fail).
Contrast this with the large number of successful small hosting companies that focus on quality and do quite well, and the odds are often better going this route.
I'm not knocking either decision, although I am biased towards the quality side of the equation. We've been doing this since 1995, and have found a successful way to grow and yet still remain "small". I'd put our net profit % up against any other hosting business any day, and feel confident we could outmatch most based on a model of quality over quantity.
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