6
Apr
2010
Don’t Let The Extra Features Choose Your Next Webhosting Company
There are 100′s of reseller hosts out there that offer “cool” stuff which 90% of the clients never use. Before purchasing a reseller account you have to understand what are you searching for and what exactly are you really likely to use. You also need to know for which kind of web sites are going to use your reseller account and which plans are you going to sell.
Support – I always say that the main part of hosting companies are customer care. Before purchasing a resellers hosting
plan always test their support crew by providing them a call or sending an email. Ask simple question so you can see how responsive they may be. When they respond instantly on telephone calls or within 24 with email that is a good indication.
Server and reliability – Why is this the 2nd? Consider if you achieve 100′s of hosting clients and your server goes down! That’s the worst nightmare in web site hosting industry. That is way you have to check their server uptime and request a test file download to test their server speed. My recommendation is to always go with the “big boys” in hosting business like (big hosting providers). Why?? They’ve got a lot of experience and know how to manage an incredible number of clients and thousands of web machines. Ask yourself, why they have become so successful and so big?
Capabilities – If their support is excellent and server uptime is up and running great, than you have to consider there hosting features. Don’t consider all the fancy features, just look for what you really are really likely to use. The most crucial features in every aspect of reseller hosting are: disk space, traffic, number of domains and web sites, money back guarantee, billing system (always look should they included free billing system making use of their plan, because if not it is going to set you back extra 10$ per month), domain reseller account (in many instances that is Enom), Linux server (Linux web sites such as html and php are easier to sell), free script installation (with that you can install joomla and Word Press within minutes), backup (one of the most unimportant features). Others are just fancy features that 10% of clients use.
Tutorials and help for starters – I know how hard is almost always to start managing your new reseller hosting account and especially in case you are a newbie. Search for tutorials on their web site, if they don’t have it than be kind and ask among their support staff to help you when your account gets activated.
Price – Believe it or not this is the last thing you need to consider, if you’re looking to set up a reliable web hosting business. Currently reseller web hostingvaries from 10$ to 50$ each month. Price depends of your budget. Most reliable plans can be found from approx. 15$ each month.
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