Start up cost?

rowedf · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hello, I am fairly new to this. I have a few sites I manage that are my sites and decided to get a moderate Reseller account so I could handle them without having to worry about space and BW. I have began to resell my space as well and enjoy this business. I have a designer and programmer workgin with me and we are offering design and hosting in one business.

We are currently researching getting our own server and a location to house it. Can anyone give me some estimates on what it will cost to start up this type of venture? I know its a loaded question and is hard to give a generic answer, but if any one has some educated guesstimates that would be great. Thanks

mywebstar · (#2 (**permalink**))

Are you looking at co-location of your server or running your own server and internet backbone?

If you are looking at co-location for your server. Your typical price range is between $ 89 to $ 375 per month depending on bandwidth requirements, IP assignments, and support issues.

Are you looking to rent or own your control panel software. Most co-location services allow either or. You'll save money in the long run by owning the control panel you operate. We have used all the major panels, Cpanel, Exim, and Plesk. We went against the grain and now only use DirectAdmin we have immediate support with DirectAdmin and in the event of a bug a update is automatically installed within days and most of the time within hours. Rates are great to if you buy direct from them it's 29.00 per month or 299 if you buy a server direct from us and co-locate it the price is $ 25.00 per month or $ 185.00 for a lifetime license.

The cost of your own server will vary but the average is around $ 1200.00.

You can also rent a dediacted server for around $ 89.00 per month and it includes your bandwidth and control panel and support. This way you don't have to worry about hardware upgrades or server crashes. The choice is yours.

If you are looking to operate your own server and internet connection, your cost will soar. If reliability is not an issue you can host your server on a cable modem for around $ 70 a month. If reliability is an issue and it probably is you can find T-1 access for around $ 500.00 per month if you are in a area serviced by T-1 if not expect installation costs of around $1500 per foot (Ouch) T-3 connections will run around $1500.. per month and Fiber Optic connections will run around $ 3000.00 per month. We use Fiber Optic connections for our servers and it is worth the cost if it's in your budget.

Hope this helps..

My Web Star
http://mywebstar.com

jimsmith · (#3 (**permalink**))

sounds expensive!

denisdekat · (#4 (**permalink**))

If you are starting out, a managed server or reseller account is best. Unless you have tons of money and you have talent to set up DC/rackspace. There are many good managed server companies out there. Loads of folks like ev1servers.net but my favorite is tranxactglobal.com

HTH...

r2h · (#5 (**permalink**))

Managed Dedicated server will be best for you.

Try http://rackspace.com.

Startup cost will be depend on server. see on their site.

nsusa · (#6 (**permalink**))

Many reseller accounts should fit your needs for quite a while. Are you sure you want to start with a server?

I heard Voxtreme offers reseller accounts and managed servers so that you upgrade in-house whenever it is necessary.

Chris

Dean Butler · (#7 (**permalink**))

If you are looking to start up and resell ISP and Telco services get in touch with us !

We look after everything, you find the customers.

Regards,

Dean Butler
http://www.bloomley.com