Archive for the ‘Web Hosting’ Category
A big thanks to GearHost.com
Posted on December 28, 2008
I wanted to send out a big Thank You to Peter Radizeski who turned me to to GearHost.com during my VPS dilema last week. Their platform seems to fit the bill for the needs of the project. The platform connected immediatly to my developers toolset, and we should be well on the road to developing our application. Not only did I sign up as a customer with GearHost, their CEO spent quite a bit of time on the phone with me explaining their platform. After about 30 minutes on the phone with the CEO, I was confident that this platform would not only work as a development environement, but am about 95% sure this will be an excellent production enviroment as well.
I’m upset, bootstrapping a startup, and VPS providers can be horrible!
Posted on December 23, 2008
I am bootstrapping a startup company, which will remain anonymous for the time being, however, I have to rant about a few things:
- Horrible service from Web hosts
- The inability to get services up and running, and not taking responsibility for their mistakes
- The inability to try to save an account
First, I have been trying to buy a Windows based VPS for some development of a new product over the past three weeks. What a horrible experience. The first vendor I purchased a Windows VPS from is a hosting company which I believed would be a good fit. Read the rest of this entry »
Should you consider creating an IPhone compatible Website?
Posted on August 17, 2007
Well some people think so. In an article about optimizing your site for the IPhone on the WHIR (Web Hosting Industry and Review) they discuss why it might be important for you, a few companies that are doing it, and how you might think about doing it… I thought it might be worth mentioning.
Google Selling Domains, and the/my Hype
Posted on December 25, 2006
Well, if you are a Web Hosting company, an ISP or anyone who resells domains as a loss leader or for a profit, you may have heard or even already looked at Google Apps for Domains and seen that they are now reselling domains through the two prominent registrars GoDaddy and Enom. This is really no surprise. Two of the largest registrars in North America working to build Market share.
While I am sure GoDaddy is hoping to build multiple registrations out of this deal to increase profit, I am sure Enom is also hoping to capitalize on the dropped names for their domain monetization business… Keep in mind this is only my opinion. And we know what opinion’s are like. Personally any registrar would be silly not to be knocking on Google’s door to sell domains if they can fit into the $10.00 domain and private registration(Whois masking) model. It is just good business if the registrar can get in there and make a profit. Google is giving the registrar another retail channel to capitalize on. The argument of course is does the domain business need another retail channel to purchase domains from in an already over-crowded marketplace? Google seems to think so. And, after trying to configure one of my own domains to Google Apps which includes Gmail for domains a couple months ago, even I had some issues configuring the domain for Google Page Creator, one of their free applications. If I were a layperson trying to do this, I would have been very frustrated. Registrations through accredited registrars will help with the auto configuration of the domain services for Google Apps.
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Value vs. Volume: Don’t fall into selling Space and Bandwidth
Posted on October 4, 2006
I’ve been traveling again this week visiting hosting companies and ISPs in the Southeastern U.S. I’ve been talking to them about value, stickiness, and growth. One thing is certain, and that is they all have the same concerns… “We’re losing business, and we want to know what to do to stop it.” Or, “We are looking to find new avenues of growth so we are thinking about experimenting with our packages and offers.” These items bring me back to one word for everyone I have spoken to, and that word is value.
If you are a hosting company that is bringing on new business, but losing old clients to churn, you need to examine what you are doing today based on the perceived value of those clients that are leaving. I am going to make a statement that I am sure will make some of you say I am crazy and others agree. That statement is that Value in Web Hosting is NOT disk space, the number of email addresses you offer, or how cheap you are. There are companies out there today making good on cash flow numbers, but having a hard time getting or remaining profitable because they degraded their value proposition to prices, space, and stuff. You know what? The average end user has no clue what the “stuff” is. The average end user just wants a web site that functions the way they need it to. Occasionally you get the end user (and it will be more frequent in the coming months and years) that may require hosted applications, but the average guy, “like my Dad,” just wants to present his business online.
