XenHost.net Full Review

Status
Not open for further replies.

Drew

Reputable
Joined
Aug 24, 2017
Messages
127
Reaction score
16
FP$
480
Site URL: https://xenhost.net/
Date Opened: 11/15/2017
Notes:

I would like a detailed review of a client, standpoint , pm me and I'll set up a temporary account for you to review our client area.
 
XenHost seems very cheap. How can you afford to keep it going for such low prices or is there something I am missing? 🙂
 
XenHost seems very cheap. How can you afford to keep it going for such low prices or is there something I am missing? 🙂
I rent servers from a datacenter which isn't all that much but I make most of my money on ad revenue and script mining.
 
I use to be a review team member and review team leader here on FP years ago, so this review might encompass more than you expected, which might be good.

The first thing that I noticed with the logo, which isn't anything special or brand-able. The black outline coupled with the drop shadow looks like something that was whipped up in Photoshop in a matter of minutes. There should be a lot of time that is spend on the logo because if you think about it, that's your brand. People recognize your company (brand) by its logo, and right now, it's nothing special and looks cheap. Another huge downside is the fact there is no icon. What do I mean about the icon? Well, when I design a logo, I think of how would it look on a business card, maybe social media platforms, or even a nice jacket with your logo on it. You have nothing brand-able, short of the words 'XenHost'. I am really not impressed with branding and you are not going to stand out in an already saturated market if consumers can't identity quickly.

Regarding the packages, again, nothing special here. It's just basic shared web-hosting with specs that attempt to make it feel more than it actually is. To be honest, the over-inflated "50 websites", "1TB of diskspace" is just a marketing gimmick because if a website needs those kinds of specs, they should use a VPS or better yet, dedicated hosting because 50 websites are going to be taxing on resources.

The content in the "feature boxes" and "jcarousel-wrapper" are pretty much the same, some of them are even identical. You shouldn't need to repeat content to fill space, be original with it. Do something to stick out. Have a little fun with it.

The footer is really empty. Try to come up with a mission statement, social media feed or something to fill up the other third of unused space. Also, fix the social media links, most of them link back to WHMC.

Lastly, what is the blueish rectangle just above the copyright section along with the two whacks? Seems a bit out of place. Just like with the PayPal logo kind of just floating there.

Most of the theme seems like you rushed through it to get out on the market and it shows. Slow down and take a little more time to prefect your offerings and presentation.

Try less to impress people with stupid cheap prices and instead offer them something that no one in the market does. That's how you are going to keep customers and lower your CAC.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Cam
I use to be a review team member and review team leader here on FP years ago, so this review might encompass more than you expected, which might be good.

The first thing that I noticed with the logo, which isn't anything special or brand-able. The black outline coupled with the drop shadow looks like something that was whipped up in Photoshop in a matter of minutes. There should be a lot of time that is spend on the logo because if you think about it, that's your brand. People recognize your company (brand) by its logo, and right now, it's nothing special and looks cheap. Another huge downside is the fact there is no icon. What do I mean about the icon? Well, when I design a logo, I think of how would it look on a business card, maybe social media platforms, or even a nice jacket with your logo on it. You have nothing brand-able, short of the words 'XenHost'. I am really not impressed with branding and you are not going to stand out in an already saturated market if consumers can't identity quickly.

Regarding the packages, again, nothing special here. It's just basic shared web-hosting with specs that attempt to make it feel more than it actually is. To be honest, the over-inflated "50 websites", "1TB of diskspace" is just a marketing gimmick because if a website needs those kinds of specs, they should use a VPS or better yet, dedicated hosting because 50 websites are going to be taxing on resources.

The content in the "feature boxes" and "jcarousel-wrapper" are pretty much the same, some of them are even identical. You shouldn't need to repeat content to fill space, be original with it. Do something to stick out. Have a little fun with it.

The footer is really empty. Try to come up with a mission statement, social media feed or something to fill up the other third of unused space. Also, fix the social media links, most of them link back to WHMC.

Lastly, what is the blueish rectangle just above the copyright section along with the two whacks? Seems a bit out of place. Just like with the PayPal logo kind of just floating there.

Most of the theme seems like you rushed through it to get out on the market and it shows. Slow down and take a little more time to prefect your offerings and presentation.

Try less to impress people with stupid cheap prices and instead offer them something that no one in the market does. That's how you are going to keep customers and lower your CAC.
Thank you for the detailed review. I'm aware of everything you said, mostly everything is temporary. I did have a different logo which I liked better but I lost the PSD files, i'll be making a different one soon, rebranding the site, and with a new theme soon.

And as for the plans, I only have enough money right now to offer shared hosting, I'm not quite making enough income at the moment to buy another server for VPS' hosting. I'm looking into setting up prehosted forums, you can sign up and we'll set your forum up for you with minimal user involvement, catered to the new people.

Again, thanks for the review 🙂
 
I'm looking into setting up prehosted forums, you can sign up and we'll set your forum up for you with minimal user involvement, catered to the new people.

From a business aspect, I really wouldn't advise doing that. ForuMotion and ZetaBoards has you beat. Again, I wouldn't cater to the new people, I would cater to people that have been in the business for a long time and cater to higher needs.

You are not going to get any sort of ROI with people paying a few bucks for a service. If you truly want to take XenHost to higher levels, catering to people with little money is going to barely cover expenses and turn a profit.

Sure you can claim ad revenue, but let's be honest, you aren't getting that much because of ad blockers being so popular. Cryptocurrency mining brings such little return unless you are on a larger scale setup. Again, that might not be cool with your parent hosting company OVH.

I wish you the best of luck, mate!
 
I'm looking into setting up prehosted forums, you can sign up and we'll set your forum up for you with minimal user involvement, catered to the new people.

From a business aspect, I really wouldn't advise doing that. ForuMotion and ZetaBoards has you beat. Again, I wouldn't cater to the new people, I would cater to people that have been in the business for a long time and cater to higher needs.

You are not going to get any sort of ROI with people paying a few bucks for a service. If you truly want to take XenHost to higher levels, catering to people with little money is going to barely cover expenses and turn a profit.

Sure you can claim ad revenue, but let's be honest, you aren't getting that much because of ad blockers being so popular. Cryptocurrency mining brings such little return unless you are on a larger scale setup. Again, that might not be cool with your parent hosting company OVH.

I wish you the best of luck, mate!
You gotta start small, you can't just start offering $50 for a package with a host nobody knows about.
 
From someone who runs a small hosting project and is also using the same hosting theme, I'm just giving you a few pointers, as the theme is such an amazing theme.

1. As mentioned above, the logo doesn't match the theme, I'd of stuck with the logo PSD that came with the theme.
2. I'd of used the premium WHMCS theme rather than the HTML version, as the client bridge just messes the theme up.
3. The footer needs some work, doesn't feel right, and what's the blue bar?
 
For some reason I am having trouble Pming you, if you're still open to criticism/suggestions please let me know!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top Bottom