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11-27-2003, 01:33 PM #126Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by blue27
There is nowhere in the rules that says WHT has to be a springboard for the little guy.
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Advertising is a cost of doing business. If you are unable to afford that cost then how are you going to sustain a business if some unexpected cost occurs?
this whole thing is pointless this place has been bought by a big company , and everything it used to be is no more. I cant imagine how many of you are so , ......I don't even know the word , to think if they charge for offers it wont get crowded with " bottom feeders" , it will and then what? raise prices?
I can see the new rules now , no negative posts about a host that are paying to advertise.
how long before you have to pay to even be a member here.Dana aka Laci My Alter Ego
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11-27-2003, 02:03 PM #127Web Hosting Master
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how long before you have to pay to even be a member here.0
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11-27-2003, 02:14 PM #128Web Hosting Master
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Laci
As you are quite critical of changes that have apparently occured and others you anticipate, I would like to hear your constructive opinions on your recommendations to improve the board and particularly the advertising forums. After all, Bob started this thread to generate discussion, but comments like
this whole thing is pointless this place has been bought by a big company , and everything it used to be is no more. I cant imagine how many of you are so , ......I don't even know the word , to think if they charge for offers it wont get crowded with " bottom feeders" , it will and then what? raise prices?
I can see the new rules now , no negative posts about a host that are paying to advertise.
how long before you have to pay to even be a member here.
As to your Amazon.com analogy, not a good one. They advertised from day one on the web. Then, when they decided to try to grow, they sought funding and used it almost totally for advertising. Plainly, amazon.com was built on payed advertising. Also, no one here has suggested that advertising be expensive, just that there be some charge.
Again, if you have any suggestions and/or ideas for improvement, please make them.0
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11-27-2003, 02:29 PM #129Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Laci
[B]That comment is apples and oranges amazon.com started in a garage I don't think they could have paid for alot of advertising either .
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11-27-2003, 02:48 PM #130Web Hosting Master
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That is a great idea! Newspaper don't offer free ads! Even the free local city papers charge for ads. I'm not a host but as a consumer I like it that way at least I know the company is serious enough to pay for ads.
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11-27-2003, 03:02 PM #131Web Hosting Master
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ERRRRR, I dunno~ Doesn't matter to me anymore~
I have $$ to pay Otherwise I am not a host right now.
I am leaving this thread, dun worry about me~
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11-27-2003, 03:45 PM #132Web Hosting Master
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As stated leave them removed, I mentioned on another forum WHT has lost its flare with those forums it will just encourage people to offer stupid amounts of resources for peanuts.
Taking money in USD was great when the aussie dollar was at 50cents or now its upto 72 and well $8.95 gives you around $12 now we are still happy with that rate but Im just puzzled at how some hosts can offer 100's of gigs of bandwidth gigs of space for $5/mth and still have enough to pay staff, rent, office, phone etc. I think the cost of living is cheaper here too. Not sure how they do it!Clustered Hosting With Continuous Data Protection (CDP)
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11-27-2003, 09:22 PM #133Web Hosting God
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When you put it like that, it feels that we lost 45% of our revenue, lol. But I worked it out that we are only actually losing a few grand because our server bill is still in USD, and we pay most of our staff in overseas currency. We only lose on the cash that stays in Australia (2 staff, office rent, telephone and cable bills etc). But we digress from the thread. :....
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11-28-2003, 02:11 AM #134Web Hosting Master
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Sorry Laurence, was earlier had to vent
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11-28-2003, 04:33 AM #135Web Hosting Master
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Let's not get onto the topic of the strong Aussie Dollar!!
Maybe the mods can close this thread up?
I think all that needs to be said, has been said. I'm sure the CAT forum participants can take note of the community support this proposal has with 61.54% support, and they can continue to thrash this one out and make a submission to the mods etc.
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11-28-2003, 06:41 AM #136Dennis Johnson
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Originally posted by Aussie Bob
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Maybe the mods can close this thread up?. . .There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.0