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Originally posted by Wildcard
it's his fault he's not making any profit
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Actually, I used to be a host with Websidestory back in the day, hitbox counter for those who remember. We were $4k per month for a dedicated server with up to 2 mbps of use on a 10mbps connection piped in to our OC12. And we had a $2k one time set up fee. We were THE most expensive host for sure back then. But I was selling tons of dedicated packages. Customers included Purehardcore, Adultbuffet, picpost and ton's of other huge sites. The ones I named were all ranked in the top 10 porn sites at that time. Were they stupid? Hell no.
Well, maybe a little... JK
The point is this. In the Internet, we don't have "normal business costs" if you operate strictly on the Net. I'm talking about the average guy in our biz, not content producers and people like that. So what's your main cost to operate a porn site? Content and hosting probably. Hosting is what keeps you in business. If you were a race car driver, you'd have the best parts, the best gas, the best tires, best engine etc. So why scimp on your Internet business and go with a cheap host?
It's just my opinion, and I used to be the expensive hosting company and I still prefer to host with an expensive host.
But hey, if you can find a cheaper host and you're happy with them, more power to you. But let's not rip services because they have a premium service for a premium price. How were Like Whoa's pricing?