How much does your hosting cost?
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Cost is not really a fair proxy to measure across hosting plans. Some people may host on a dedicated server or VPS, while others may just need a simple shared plan. For people running on a VPS/dedi, they might also need to pay for licenses such as cPanel and other services. On the other hand, people running on a shared hosting platform might have different specifications like disk space, bandwidth, scripts, etc. that will vary their price. Some providers may also give a month free if paid on the annual term.
These are just a few things to think about! Anyhow, it's interesting to see how much money is invested into your site, and also compare it to what others are spending 🙂
These are just a few things to think about! Anyhow, it's interesting to see how much money is invested into your site, and also compare it to what others are spending 🙂
nowicandoall
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bought host goddady $54 - 1 year and can add unlimited domain.
nowicandoall
New Arrival
use goddady hosting $54 per year.
Sam said:
ohhhh, My bad :lol: I'm reading thought this topic and something isn't right. I paid $358.20 for 3 years of hosting, I'm talking about the cost for me in AUD, is it's around $800 :shake:
that' works out $4 or $6 something a month 🙂
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Empire said:
That sounds much better. 🙂 But why pay for 3 years upfront? When I ran holderhost, we never offered more than a yearly plan just because there are so many risks for both the client and host in a longer term.
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Now 18$ in the new host and i am happy with it 🙂
I host my own server somewhere. Probably still have to compute my overall spendings to keep it running.
However, I did manage to grab a one year worth of hosting from NameCheap yesterday for only 98 cents. Not sure what to do with it at this point though. I think it'll end up being used for the domain that I also managed to snag for 50 cents... but I still need to design a nice landing page for it. The host should be able to handle the exposure since it'd going to be an extremely niche website.
I've been considering putting up a new site and forum again (after five years) so it's going to need a server outside my own. It's most likely going to be Linode starting with 20 quid per month and watch how it matures then adjust from there.
However, I did manage to grab a one year worth of hosting from NameCheap yesterday for only 98 cents. Not sure what to do with it at this point though. I think it'll end up being used for the domain that I also managed to snag for 50 cents... but I still need to design a nice landing page for it. The host should be able to handle the exposure since it'd going to be an extremely niche website.
I've been considering putting up a new site and forum again (after five years) so it's going to need a server outside my own. It's most likely going to be Linode starting with 20 quid per month and watch how it matures then adjust from there.
Mistress said:
Why so many different places to host?
Sam said:
I never offered anything above 1 year myself. However, I do know several people that do pay 3 years in total just so they don't have to bother with the billing for the next three years
Of course, I would never pay anything above 6 months in advance if the host is a new host and has not been around for a while. If I would go to pay 3 years in advance, I would see that the host has been online for more than 6 years.
I'm on a hosting service for 10 years (I think). And it's definitely true about I got three years, so that I don't have to worry about paying yearly. However cheap host? Ummm, they gotta be rubbish if they are cheap lolJordan said:Mistress said:
Why so many different places to host?
Sam said:
I never offered anything above 1 year myself. However, I do know several people that do pay 3 years in total just so they don't have to bother with the billing for the next three years
Of course, I would never pay anything above 6 months in advance if the host is a new host and has not been around for a while. If I would go to pay 3 years in advance, I would see that the host has been online for more than 6 years.
HomaQadoro
New Arrival
$54 for first year
I pay quite a bit. I run dedicated servers so for that side, it is over $200 a month. I also have many domains, well over a couple hundred dollars a year for them. I pay for a few different secure domains (https) and security certificates as well. I'll probably end up making all my sites HTTPS pretty soon as that is the current trend.
I probably spend thousands each year, haha. I don't ever make it back, not even close. But I enjoy doing it and everyone needs a hobby! 🙂
I probably spend thousands each year, haha. I don't ever make it back, not even close. But I enjoy doing it and everyone needs a hobby! 🙂
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