Website Review and Suggestions

**afahosting** · 07-16-2007, 11:29 PM

Hi everyone.

I didn't know if any other host did this so I decided to set it up more than likely other people do, do it but oh well lol.

Anyway I own afahosting.com but a few people I know wanted hosting but don't like to give credit/debit card information out over the phone so I thought well what if they could text off for it or just ring a number for hosting so I can still make money.

So I set up www.afahost.com where you can text from your mobile or ring up and for the price of a happy meal lol!!! you can get hosting no credit debit cards needed.

I know the style on the site isn't that amazing lol but I didn't have much time to spend on it.

Also another issue is that it is only UK based so far but we hope to spread this and make it for people all around the world as well.

What do you think good idea bad idea??

~Rick~

**itscooper** · 07:55 AM

I reckon you've got a really good idea, and I think it could certainly benefit a lot of people.

I do however, really think that you should aim for a more professional website in order to attract customers. Seperating it out into multiple pages, structuring each page, making a simple logo and perhaps changing to a softer background are all things that could be quite beneficial to your sales.

You explain the services very well and you word things appropriately, although I think the way in which you structure your sales pitch could be improved. Having someone take what you've already done and rewrite it carefully, making full use of grammer, could increase a potential customer's confidence in your company.

Also, instead of requiring the user to send an email, ideally you want to be looking for a form that they can send in to you.

Lastly, I would suggest that you copyright your page.

I've never seen a host before that does this (in my experience), and I think that if you developed this it could prove quite effective.

Thanks and good luck.

**Newstin Jan** · 07-17-2007, 08:07 AM

One word: design

get a design, logo. maybe get a template...

**afahosting** · 07-17-2007, 05:07 PM

Thank you,

I will take what you have both told em and use it give me a week or so and I will get back to you with the new design layout for the site.

Thanks

~Rick~

**highanddry** · 07-17-2007, 05:15 PM

I think the spelling mistakes and black background (which makes it seem like a warez site or similar) will turn away your potential customers. "too" instead of "to." At the very least if you don't have much time, get a free template or buy one.

**afahosting** · 07-17-2007, 11:51 PM

Ok thanks for all your feedback you have all made my website what it is now and it will only get better.

Ok I have some new offers as well. Obviously I hope you all have cottoned on to the fact that afa host is run by afahosting so all FREE subdomains will be www.yourdomain.afahosting.com NOT afahost.com

Anyway the new offer is we have a support forum but it's going to be a little like this forum here obviously not as good lol and a little like digital point jst so the forum has a meaning but is mainly going to be for customers.

New offer is though why should you have to pay for hosting?? I am going to give away free hosting the Gold package for free on my forum for top posters what about overselling you ask ahhhhhh well I don't want to oversell therefor users can request account set up however they may be turned down there will be a limited amount of free hosting accounts we can have and as the company grows I will buy more servers to open up for more free hosting accounts.

Anyway with the website improvements and the ideas above put into place can you please possibly re-review my site now lol.

Thanks

~Rick~

**highanddry** · 10:18 AM

To be honest, I don't know exactly how this works because you don't clearly explain it. I don't know any serious webdesigners who want to use their phone for hosting. In my opinion its much more convenient to pay 180$ once and not have to worry about it again..That way you have tons of space and bandwidth for two years + a free domain + live customer service + cpanel with all the good stuff.

**itscooper** · 06:35 PM

An incredible improvement. Well done. This site looks so much more professional.

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Originally Posted by highanddry

I don't know any serious webdesigners who want to use their phone for hosting.

I can see where highanddry's coming from here, although I still have confidence in the whole GL thing. Admittedly, I'm not sure whether this will appeal to serious web designers; but I'm not sure that your audience is serious web designers in the first place. People who live and breath websites aren't the only people who need to set them up.

I've recently done a website for a small local shop who were interested in taking orders over the web. Because they're the size they are they weren't really interested in forking out for a whole year or whatever, and were inexperienced and unsure about payment via the internet (what with the UK media jumping up and down about "online banking" every five seconds). In the end I set them up for three months on a small server which they were happy with. However, I now think that AFA could be perfect for them and the way in which they run their business.

Anyway (sorry for going on) the point is: I think this idea could benefit certain people (like the business above). It's new and it's different... but it might just catch on.

About the new site:

There is one thing I might change: before your site went on and on about this new concept - but now it's gone to the other extreme. Other than the little bit at the left, it barely mentions the whole pay by phone thing. I would suggest that you add at least a paragraph at the top of your homepage, explaining why your hosting company is unique. At the moment I can't see any difference between you and another hosting company (unless I look really hard). The GL thing is the selling point which will make people consider your hosting as opposed to another company's.

Your offer:

Quote:

why should you have to pay for hosting?

Well, I'm sure people will love not having to pay for hosting. But if you're offering 4GB storage for free, why would anyone bother paying £6 a week for 7.5GB? Unless, of course, they desperately need that much space and transfer speed - but not many people need that much space and transfer speed. Most of your potential clients will be satisfied with 4GB. I just think that offering a fairly decent service, completely for free, might put people off of bothering to pay for your premium services.

Perhaps if you offered a really small hosting package for free - or maybe you could offer your clients a free trial on any of your server packages (which will get them into the idea). Just a thought.

I sincerely apologise to anyone who's just had to endure reading that! I didn't intend on it being so long.

Thanks again and good luck.

**nancy4king** · 10-05-2007, 02:14 AM

Your site seems professional. The idea is really good and will help a lot of people. Your site do not have a copyright and there are many spelling mistakes.