Hello all..Using what I've learned and will learn, mostly here, I believe I have found a niche in the hosting and design market for a good business model. I'm needing a hosting company that offers a resller plan in order to get started.
I'm hoping someone can provide some suggestions or feedback. I've looked at several providers that meet a mixture of my needs, some completely some just the minimum, I understand I may have to be flexible in some areas. I've listed the ones I'm currently considering below, if anyone has any thoughts on these companies, please let me know. If you know of another provider please let me know. Also if I've left off anything that I should be looking for and haven't listed please feel free to list it.
Obviously a good support system, with a solid KB, and uptime will need to be a top priority.
A provided that is knowledgeable of DNN, if I have issues I'd like to be able to discuss with them.
Since I'm just starting out and I do not currently have any active customers, I do have a couple of interest but you know how that can go. Anyway, I'm looking for a relatively low cost start up monthly fee, something under $30 a month, (which leaves out most VPS, at least the ones I've seen).
Obviously I'll need MS-SQL Servers. I'd like to start off with at least 5, but can start off with as low as 2 so long as the add-on cost are reasonable.
Space and bandwidth seem to be a challenge, most of what I've come across has been relatively low, however starting off I don't need a great deal, at the moment. I'll need to be able to upgrade to more robust plans, (which most will allow you do), or purchase add-ons at a reasonable price until I'm ready to upgrade.
I'd like to have the option of installing the DNN instance using the CP, a type of one click installation, to get the customer up and running faster. However I can use a support ticket system if the support is relatively quick to respond.
I'd like to have a control panel that will include a billing system, hopefully making it easier for me to maintain customer accounts, billing, etc. right from the CP. However this isn't a deal breaker considering there are other products I can purchase separately to do this.
Host that I'm concidering:
reliablesite.net
M6.net
Mochahost.com
ResellerChoice
arvixe.com
websecurestores.com
webhost4asp.net
seekdotnet.com
asphostcentral.com
asphostportal.com
serversanddomains.com
Thanks,
Bob |