I'm starting up my own freelance web design business and I find it's tedious to use other hosts, especially for clients who don't know much about servers, web hosting, etc... So I want to open up my own reseller hosting to help things go smoother but I find it difficult to know where to go so I was looking for suggestions from people who have had good luck with their own reseller host.

My biggest issue is how to run it when companies such as GoDaddy and my current host LunarPages offer unlimited everything for such a low price. How does one compete with that?

How does one compete with that?

With a better service.

How does one compete with that?

Try building a personal bond with customers, and proving to them they aren't just living, breathing money.

They do not compete. I believe that is impossible to compete with over sellers.

You don't compete with them. Given that you're hosting web design customers, you can explain them that the amounts you'll be offering are plenty for their needs.

Perhaps you could bundle up some website maintenance in your monthly fee. That's an area that virtually no other host will be able to compete with you in.

you won't be competing, you'll be offering your clients *personalized* design services bundled with hosting.

Just to add we don't try to compete with the oversellers etc, and if any of our clients want to try pastures new (cheaper) we let them. Most are back within six months.

Most are back within six months.

You are optimist! I'm absolutely certain that 2 month for the newcomers is more then enough. Then they will sell their company or simple quite

Christian, don't be so sure in that.

What's meaning of reseller hosting ??
Sorry, iam a new bie..
Thanks for sharing ..

Big players sell reseller account at very low price, generally it is just $20-30 per month. As you are designer, you can offer free webhosting space for your clients as the beginning, I think this offer will help you attract more customers

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Originally Posted by WebIntellects-R

You are optimist! I'm absolutely certain that 2 month for the newcomers is more then enough. Then they will sell their company or simple quite

Explain??


How can I be an optimist when, it actually happens. We have had several clients who decide to go with these cheaper hosts then find out their scripts don't work, they cannot send email through their own hostname, their database is very slow, they cannot easily backup their MS SQL database easily because the hosting Co is using SQL Express or it takes a week to get a response to emails.

They soon find that you definitely get what you pay for.

You are providing web design service, not web hosting. So these big names are not competeting with you.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Explain??

they cannot send email through their own hostname, their database is very slow, they cannot easily backup their MS SQL database easily because the hosting Co is using SQL Express or it takes a week to get a response to emails.

check out webhost4life, they are professional windows hosting provider, they have been merged into U.S. 3rd largest hosting company recently and switched to a new branded control panel. I think they can allow you to run websites successfully

You offer managed service.

Better Service and positive users reviews.

hi , who does he,or she want to reseller accounts? I can open reseller account for you

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Originally Posted by FlavorofSuccess

I do not know where to go, but I know where NOT to go: Hostopia, Bluegenesis, Aplus, Easyhosting, DeluxeHosting. Their service and reliability SUCKS! [sorry for caps]

I suppose you will be able to find plenty of web hosts over there. The companies you have mentored are not only web hosting companies in the net which provide this service

To answer the OP: You want to compete with the big hosts like Host Gator? What is lacking in their arsenal is connection with the clients. They are too big and simply make their clients a number.

If you want to compete, you can't. You have to develop your own niche. I know other hosts like mine develop their relationship with the client through customer care or reliability. You should make a standout feature a hallmark of your existance.