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  1. #1
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    * What kind of trickery is this?! 4 Clients in One Day!

    So today I launched my new hosting company <snipped>

    At 7 am today I posted 3 ads on 3 forums. 1 on WHT (see the Shared Hosting Offers forum for VeliSpace), one on DigitalPoint, and another on V7N.

    Now everyone here says to expect to be in debt for a year before getting profit.

    Well today, I got 4 new clients to sign up for shared hosting. On VeliSpace. And it just officially opened today.

    One even paid for a full year ahead of time - $125/yr!

    And you want to know the strange thing? None of them came from WHT! All of them came from V7N and DP!

    This isn't normal, did any of you experience this when you started a hosting company?

    Also, all the orders appear to be legit.

    And one of the orders was actually a referral by one of the guys who works with me in the company (he referred the $125/yr client).

    Whoa.
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    Congrats on your 4 new clients, it seems as you did well. This isn't strange by any means, some businesses take off quicker then others.
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    Good luck David.
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    Thanks everyone. I just got an order, and it was a fraud - to bad, it was for $65. I suspended the account and notified the owner, waiting for a reply.
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    Great to hear - hope the sign-ups continue steadily.

    People do say that you're going to be in debt for at least a year before profit but that's a big generalization because there are just so many factors involved.
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    You'll know in 46 days or so.
    Yeah, but I won't give them the change because my service will be so good lol. Unless their just mean-spirited and file a chargeback just cause.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R1-David View Post
    Yeah, but I won't give them the change because my service will be so good lol. Unless their just mean-spirited and file a chargeback just cause.
    Well hopefully, they are all good sales. But, there is a contingent of scamsters out there who move from host to host on the money back guarantee clause.
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    Quote Originally Posted by plumsauce View Post
    Well hopefully, they are all good sales. But, there is a contingent of scamsters out there who move from host to host on the money back guarantee clause.
    Well the person has an incomplete profile, and our tos explicitly states that an incomplete profile/fake information is a cause for termination and is a violation of tos.

    And if they ask for a refund, well, I could deny it as they violated the tos in the first place. I could do it. But I probably won't, don't want to gain a bad wrap.
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    Stranger things can and will happen, chalk it up as good day
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    I'm aiming to become the next Hawk Host or SpeedySparrow =P
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    Quote Originally Posted by R1-David View Post
    Well the person has an incomplete profile, and our tos explicitly states that an incomplete profile/fake information is a cause for termination and is a violation of tos.

    And if they ask for a refund, well, I could deny it as they violated the tos in the first place. I could do it. But I probably won't, don't want to gain a bad wrap.
    I would if I were you, but clearly I'm not. No need to worry about hurting the feelings of a scammer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by srider View Post
    I would if I were you, but clearly I'm not. No need to worry about hurting the feelings of a scammer.
    Yeah, but it turns out that it wasn't a scammer. I entered the clients credentials into Maxmind, and it returned a score of 7 Turns out I entered the wrong country. I corrected it and it came out as a two!

    So I'll let it leave, until I see something bad happening (there are some elements of the order that are making me suspicious.)
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    Well,

    You have expenses, taxes, advertising and you still have to make enough and be able to keep doing this daily to stay in business. It is not a matter of just doing well one day and not the other. With that being said I wish you the best with your business and congratulations on your first 4 clients.
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    Just hope that "4 clients a day" luck continues...
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    I'm aiming to become the next Hawk Host or SpeedySparrow =P
    What do you mean by this? :-/

    So you ripped our tables to become us?
    http://www.screen-shot.net/ss/320104116696624386.png

    Not a great start, DMCA is on the way
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparrow-Sean View Post
    What do you mean by this? :-/

    So you ripped our tables to become us?
    http://www.screen-shot.net/ss/320104116696624386.png

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    This just made my night.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparrow-Sean View Post
    What do you mean by this? :-/

    So you ripped our tables to become us?
    http://www.screen-shot.net/ss/320104116696624386.png

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    I'm actually hoping 'R1-David' has a reasonable explanation for this, as the rest of the website seems to be very nicely designed and looks like a lot of hard work has gone into it.

    'What kind of trickery' indeed
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    I'm actually hoping 'R1-David' has a reasonable explanation for this
    I am waiting on the "Our designer did it"

    He does state under his profile, "He likes coding" so I wonder how much coding he enjoys!

    I agree the site is nice, but ...

    I like his Occupation:
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    Uhm; high quality hardware
    http://i55.tinypic.com/2cib3ls.png

    Seems the use open server cases and on the the bottom seems to be made from wood?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparrow-Sean View Post

    I actually noticed that a few minutes ago and thought it was a rather strange thing to say...

    Although it seems he has just started out, so I'm assuming he has not updated his profile?
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    Although it seems he has just started out, so I'm assuming he has not updated his profile?
    He has a lot to learn then

    He is 21 years old and seems to be starting out, so I wonder what his mighty explanation will be, once he comes online and all.
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    Off topic here, But why is your website so similiar to http://www.clubuptime.com/

    Website Rip?
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    So he ripped content off Speedysparrow and Clubuptime Website.

    Tsk tsk

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