Questions on Reseller

commic · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hi.
I've been a webmaster for over 4 years now but never entered into the reselling world. I decided to give it a try and see what it could do.

I was searching around the net and got a couple of quotes. I then stumbled on this site and read the quotes presented. I don't understand why the quotes offered in this very same forum are generally higher(very) then those I found. Could it be the quality of the hosting(even though those i found guarantee a 99.9% uptime for most)? Or maybe something hidden i did not see?

Could someone please tell me if there's a catch in these resellers programs and if anyone can offer me better, please do so!

1) www.hostprince.com
4000 MB diskspace
40 GB bandwidth.
The usual options (unlimited SQL, cpanel, WHM, emails..etc)
10$ / months ---> First month is 5$

2) www.ace-host.net
10 000 MB diskspace
100 GB bandwidth
The usual options
24.95$ / months

3) www.ehostpros.com
2000 MB diskspace
20 GB bandwidth
The usual options
15.95$ / months

4) www.ehostpros.com
2000MB diskspace
50 GB bandwidth
25.95$ / months

5) www.hostgator.com
2000 MB diskspace
50 GB bandwidth
The usual options
Your free enom domain reseller account <---- I love that one!
24.95$ / months

Thanks
commic

bright-byte · (#2 (**permalink**))

:) Hi commic,
You have heard it and seen it posted many many times before no doubt, If it looks to good to be true it generally is.

A good judge of the right pricing for bandwidth whether it is Reseller or shared is:

1gb = 1 - 2 USD

And generally speaking the space to bandwidth ratio should be:

for every 100mb's of space 1gb of bandwidth.

These are the unofficial specifications you should look for in a host you are considering, no doubt others will tell you differently however the fact still remains that for any host to make a decent profit and allow for business improvements etc. they need to charge prices that allow for it or else they simply wont be around in 3 or 4 months.

You will also have some people say that some of the companies you have listed are well known etc., I would do a bit of investigation on each of them to find out why they are well known before considering signing up with any of them as you should do with any prospective provider.

With all that said, if this is a serious business step that you are embarking on then remember that quality will be your main concern not quantity for price. What good is all the bandwidth you can eat if the server is down more than it is up or support is no existent.