I need A Solid Reseller Hosting Account

Jason Tor · #1 (**permalink**) 07-28-2004, 06:41 PM

My hosting company BLOWS!!! Yet again today I was flooded with calls from clients due to my hosting going out.

This seems to happen a lot with 101sitehosting.com

I liked it because I get 5GB space, 40 GB bandwidth, Unlimited POP 3's and just about unlimited everything else etc... For $49.99mo.

Over the last couple months they have been down several times for up to a couple days and have failed to respond when emailed until after the hosting is back up and sometimes not even then.

Does anyone know of a good hosting company that can offer what I have now for the same price(give or take)?

-Jason Tor

paulhiles · #2 (**permalink**) 07-28-2004, 08:52 PM

Hi Jason,

I've just moved your post into eCommerce Talk. Although it's not all strictly hosting talk in here.. there are others here like you, seeking recommendations for good hosting! :o)

Best wishes in your quest!

Paul

Jason Tor · #3 (**permalink**) 07-28-2004, 09:42 PM

Thanks Paul!

staceman · #4 (**permalink**) 07-29-2004, 11:09 AM

I understand your frustration, not in hosting but in choosing.
1) How many sites are you hosting and what type of sites are they?
2) Are you looking for commisions or straight billing done by you?

I have used CIHOST for my client's sites because of their reliability. I pay $60.00 a month to be a reseller, but I can charge what ever I want for my sites. Most of my clients can use a 5 mg UNIX account, costs me $5/mo, I resell for $10/mo - $20/mo. I do not have alot of clients as it is more for my IT clients than for mass enrollment and I have to do all the billing myself.

Anyone have a suggestion for a reseller account that can be automated and still control pricing?

Jason Tor · #5 (**permalink**) 07-29-2004, 06:03 PM

I'm going to go with http://www.fxstudios.net, check them out.

-Jason Tor

staceman · #6 (**permalink**) 07-29-2004, 06:53 PM

I may be wrong, but I think they are a member, I have seen the site in posts or signatures, can't go wrong with a WPW Member site!

Good Luck!

sbeco · #7 (**permalink**) 07-30-2004, 12:53 PM

Here are two hosting companies you may want to consider. One is a reseller - ValueReseller.com - that has a low monthly price, allows unlimited domains for your account, and offers a large amount of storage space and bandwidth, plus tons of perks and ecommerce features to offer your clients that comes with each account. They charge $149 per month for 6GB of storage and 60GB of bandwidth - and unlimited domains.

http://www.valuereseller.com/resellerplan.html

The other hosting site has an affiliate program that pays $10 per month for everyone that signs up for a hosting account through your affiliate link. So you won't have any e-business "business" to worry about if you sell their services. They have well-written ad copy on their site which makes it easier to sell their service to potential customers. The company is called Third Sphere Hosting and it offers lots of features for ecommerce websites, small business owners. The monthly charge for a hosting account is $25 for 500MB of storage and 30GB of bandwidth.

http://thirdsphere.com

ferhanz · #8 (**permalink**) 07-30-2004, 02:14 PM

Hey Jason have a look at e3servers.com, they provide cheap reseller packages and excellent support, i am working with them for the last 6 months and strongly recommend them as they have excellent support and features.

cyanide · #9 (**permalink**) 07-30-2004, 03:01 PM

Jason: Thank you, Jason. I'm thrilled to have you with us

Quote:

Originally Posted by staceman

Anyone have a suggestion for a reseller account that can be automated and still control pricing?

There are a few companies that have this option.
We are actually in the process of building a system for our resellers to allow them to automate their business... signup, payment, etc.

Just curious, but what kind of features are you looking for and what would you be willing to pay?

staceman · #10 (**permalink**) 08-02-2004, 12:03 AM

Hey guys, sorry for the delay in response. I will look at the suggestions here.

cyanide

"We are actually in the process of building a system for our resellers to allow them to automate their business... signup, payment, etc."

I am not sure of the best reponse here. I will think about it and get back to you. I guess it is a 2 edged sword, do you want automation or a decent markup? I guess I need to just look into an option that allows autobilling on my side.

staceman · #11 (**permalink**) 08-02-2004, 12:06 AM

I guess one thing that my current reseller does not have and others do is a dash board set up that allows a quick view of resold domains, etc.. This is quite annoying and I am looking at moving my domains because of this!