I'm starting a small at-home web design business and although I have my
contacts and pricing structure in place I do not know how much to add in for
hosting. Two established designers have told me that they charge $240 a year
to host sites for their clients. That seems outrageous to me! I was thinking
of charging $40 a year since I have an account with Godaddy.com and I know it
isn't that expensive.

Suggestions?

"Ruby7829" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I'm starting a small at-home web design business and although I have my
> contacts and pricing structure in place I do not know how much to add in
> for
> hosting. Two established designers have told me that they charge $240 a
> year
> to host sites for their clients. That seems outrageous to me! I was
> thinking
> of charging $40 a year since I have an account with Godaddy.com and I know
> it
> isn't that expensive.

There's nothing outrageous about $240/year for good quality web hosting.
With all due respect, your concept of the cost is off because you're using a
discount hosting service. Just FYI, GoDaddy has about the worst reputation
of any hosting provider I've heard of in my 12 years in this business. I
wouldn't consider using them or even working on a client's site which was
hosting with them, because of the bad position it puts me in if I can't get
decent support from the host company.

Personally, I stick with solid companies that provide excellent service and
support. I have a reseller account, and I charge the client exactly what
the host company charges, and make a small profit for myself because of the
reseller discont. The client pays a typical hosting fee, and I get excellent
service and support (from the host) to back me up as I take care of my
clients' web sites.


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Thanks for the input on Godaddy. Actually two web designers told me to use
them! I guess I'll give it a try and see how it goes. My business is very
small and I only take on one project at a time. Hopefully I don't end up
regretting it. Thanks again for the advice.

I worship GODaddy...

"Ruby7829" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I'm starting a small at-home web design business and although I have my
> contacts and pricing structure in place I do not know how much to add in
> for
> hosting. Two established designers have told me that they charge $240 a
> year
> to host sites for their clients. That seems outrageous to me! I was
> thinking
> of charging $40 a year since I have an account with Godaddy.com and I know
> it
> isn't that expensive.

$240 a year is not much at all, but a question: why are you hosting the
client? I prefer to not host any client because then I have to be their tech
support for the site, email, spam, etc. I would think that the level of tech
support you would have to do would cut into your design/development time.
Too much trouble IMHO... and definitely too much trouble for only $240 per
year.

I'll echo Patty's sentiments. I wouldn't touch GoDaddy on a bet.

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"Ruby7829" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the input on Godaddy. Actually two web designers told me to
> use
> them! I guess I'll give it a try and see how it goes. My business is very
> small and I only take on one project at a time. Hopefully I don't end up
> regretting it. Thanks again for the advice.
>

Hunter Elliott wrote:
> "Ruby7829" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:g9rcmq$5pl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> I'm starting a small at-home web design business and although I have my
>> contacts and pricing structure in place I do not know how much to add in
>> for
>> hosting. Two established designers have told me that they charge $240 a
>> year
>> to host sites for their clients. That seems outrageous to me! I was
>> thinking
>> of charging $40 a year since I have an account with Godaddy.com and I know
>> it
>> isn't that expensive.
>
> $240 a year is not much at all, but a question: why are you hosting the
> client? I prefer to not host any client because then I have to be their tech
> support for the site, email, spam, etc. I would think that the level of tech
> support you would have to do would cut into your design/development time.
> Too much trouble IMHO... and definitely too much trouble for only $240 per
> year.

I am with Hunter on this one, if GoDaddy has technical issues, its you
the client blames and expects to fix, even if you have no control, it
looks bad on you.

I always recommend hosts to my clients, help them set it up, then they
pay the hosting and they own the domain and everything, they take the
responsibility for everything. I just do my job and build them a website
to their requirements.

Dooza

I woudn't touch them with Paevo's finger either.

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"Murray *ACE*" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
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> I'll echo Patty's sentiments. I wouldn't touch GoDaddy on a bet.
>
> --
> Murray --- ICQ 71997575
> Adobe Community Expert
> (If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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>
>
> "Ruby7829" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:g9rf7s$8fp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Thanks for the input on Godaddy. Actually two web designers told me to
>> use
>> them! I guess I'll give it a try and see how it goes. My business is
>> very
>> small and I only take on one project at a time. Hopefully I don't end up
>> regretting it. Thanks again for the advice.
>>
>

"I woudn't touch them with Paevo's finger either."

How about sending Lazarus instead?...

But most of the people I'm designing for have VERY small businesses and they
only need simple sites. I feel that if I tell them to be in charge of their
own hosting they will be confused. As a designer/developer who has a business,
isn't it my job to keep it as simple as possible for the client? I also do
this from home so it is a small business on my end as well.