Anybody know of a good AUSTRALIAN web host ?

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  • ppcwiz
    Confirmed User
    • Oct 2005
    • 539

    #1

    Anybody know of a good AUSTRALIAN web host ?

    looking for a professional and reliable aussie based web host for porn sites...

    thanks in advance!!
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  • Spudstr
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2003
    • 2321

    #2
    AU bandwidth in general is pretty expensive.... There a particular reason why you are trying to stay within AU?
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    • ppcwiz
      Confirmed User
      • Oct 2005
      • 539

      #3
      Originally posted by Spudstr
      AU bandwidth in general is pretty expensive.... There a particular reason why you are trying to stay within AU?
      SEO purposes

      btw, what's this i am hearing that you can't host porn web sites on aussie web hosts

      really... ?
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      • Zorgman
        Confirmed User
        • Aug 2002
        • 6103

        #4
        That's correct, you can't host porn in australia, not even boobs, if a complaint is made your host will shut down your site and charge you any fee that get charged for using porn on .au hosting.
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        • papill0n
          Unregistered Abuser
          • Oct 2007
          • 15547

          #5
          host your sites in the US

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          • Porn Farmer
            Confirmed User
            • Feb 2007
            • 928

            #6
            Originally posted by ppcwiz
            SEO purposes

            btw, what's this i am hearing that you can't host porn web sites on aussie web hosts

            really... ?
            Yes, Australia is probably the most backward first world nation on Earth. Our government is currently trying to censor the internet at the ISP level als China and Iran.

            Aussies seems to love the nanny state and the government telling them what they can and can't watch. And just for the record, I'm an Aussie... but yes, we suck!

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            • ppcwiz
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2005
              • 539

              #7
              that is pretty fucking unbelievable

              thanks all for the input

              appreciated!
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              • Sly
                Let's do some business!
                • Sep 2004
                • 31379

                #8
                Even if you could set up in Australia... wouldn't it be quite slow for your North American and European consumers? I've always heard the Australians complain about lag times with American sites... I'm not sure if that's still an issue.

                I always thought the whole "illegal" thing was mind boggling.
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                • ppcwiz
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                  • Oct 2005
                  • 539

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Sly
                  Even if you could set up in Australia... wouldn't it be quite slow for your North American and European consumers? I've always heard the Australians complain about lag times with American sites... I'm not sure if that's still an issue.

                  I always thought the whole "illegal" thing was mind boggling.
                  we're targeting the australian locals exclusively

                  google prioritizes web sites that are setup locally when it comes to geo markets

                  we have the .com.au domains for this as well

                  hosting them in australia somewhere would give us a big time SEO boost
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                  • Sly
                    Let's do some business!
                    • Sep 2004
                    • 31379

                    #10
                    Originally posted by ppcwiz
                    we're targeting the australian locals exclusively

                    google prioritizes web sites that are setup locally when it comes to geo markets

                    we have the .com.au domains for this as well

                    hosting them in australia somewhere would give us a big time SEO boost
                    I guess it was silly for me to assume you were targeting North Americans. :-)
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                    • WebairChris
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                      • Feb 2008
                      • 245

                      #11
                      Ppcwiz hit me up if you are looking to host those sites in the US or Amsterdam. Webair has some great deals going right now on managed dedicated servers we have many clients who are located in Australia and target Australian markets and their sites perform great. Send me and email with your server requirements.
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                      • rowan
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                        • Mar 2002
                        • 17393

                        #12
                        Perhaps you could set up some sort of proxy in Australia so people are connecting to a local IP, but you're able to switch the DNS to the "real" IP if your host receives a takedown notice?

                        Personally I'd avoid hosting anything in AU. As well as being expensive hosts are going to be jumpy now that the laws and fines ($11k/day past the first 24 hours) have reared their ugly head again. As well as the risk of site disruption due to a takedown notice there's also the potential for direct "interest" from the AFP.

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                        • ppcwiz
                          Confirmed User
                          • Oct 2005
                          • 539

                          #13
                          Originally posted by rowan
                          Perhaps you could set up some sort of proxy in Australia so people are connecting to a local IP, but you're able to switch the DNS to the "real" IP if your host receives a takedown notice?

                          Personally I'd avoid hosting anything in AU. As well as being expensive hosts are going to be jumpy now that the laws and fines ($11k/day past the first 24 hours) have reared their ugly head again. As well as the risk of site disruption due to a takedown notice there's also the potential for direct "interest" from the AFP.
                          gonna avoid it indeed - we aren't going to risk it and go with our own US based host... we'll find another way to get google to fall in love with our sites
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                          • rowan
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Mar 2002
                            • 17393

                            #14
                            Google AU seems to be dropping the ball lately anyway... if I select "Sites from Australia" there are often several USA based sites in the first page of results. There is nothing at all to suggest they're Australian - WHOIS contact, geoIP, domain name... bzzt...

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                            • Spudstr
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 2321

                              #15
                              Originally posted by WebairChris
                              Ppcwiz hit me up if you are looking to host those sites in the US or Amsterdam. Webair has some great deals going right now on managed dedicated servers we have many clients who are located in Australia and target Australian markets and their sites perform great. Send me and email with your server requirements.
                              Do you ever read the entire post or just pitch to everyone that has the word "web host" in their posts?
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