Hosting Your Site with a One Man Show Hosting Company?
Tags: Billing, Hosting, One Man Hosting, Premium Hosting, Private Label Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Technical Support
Some of us prefer to host our websites with big and premium hosting companies while others prefer smaller companies. Reasons could be many but there are some people who prefer to host their websites with one man show hosting companies hoping to save lot of money and receive on-demand support in return. Let’s run through some points that highlight both advantages and disadvantages of hosting your site with one man show companies.
» What is one man show hosting company?
The term was coined to highlight the fact that a hosting company is managed by only one individual who is responsible for every aspect of the management of the company. Her/his roles and responsibilities would include managing the hosting environment, billing, technical support and managing the overall company. Such companies often start with just a website offering various solutions to users and are not even registered. They are mostly an enhanced version of reseller hosting wherein the identity of the actual company from where the solutions are purchased is hidden from the users. This is also called Private Label Hosting which is a type of solution sold by big companies to individuals and smaller companies that can not afford to establish their own hosting platform.
» What are the advantages of hosting with one man hosting company?
There are not many when compared to a big hosting company with a proven track record. Still, there are some plus points that you would not find in even some of the big companies.
- On-Demand Support - With just one guy managing the show, you can demand the support and undivided attention to your problem. This depends on how well you know the person but it sometimes works really well, even better than the support offered by premium companies.
- Better server resources - If the company does not has enough websites running on the server, which is often the case with such companies, your site could enjoy the luxury of utilizing loads of resources without causing any issues to other sites. This is not the case when it comes to hosting with bigger companies where sometimes hundreds of sites are running on one server.
- Technical Expertise - If the person managing the hosting company is technically very strong, it can be beneficial to you in many ways. If you compare it with big hosting companies, the technical support staff may not have all individuals with strong technical skill set.
- Quality of support - Individuals with good experience and strong technical expertise surpass the quality of support offered by bigger hosting companies by many folds. They not only can pro-actively fix the issues but also stay along with you till your issues are taken care of. They also go out of their way to make you happy and provide you with everything they can. This is not so prominent with big hosting companies.
» Ok, so what are the disadvantages?
Listed below are some points and risk factors that could jeopardize your business and hosting to a great extent.
- They come and go - Hosting business is often perceived to be a quick way to earn a lot of money in real short span of time and hence individuals and sometimes teens often start their hosting companies to earn fast money. But sooner they realize the tough side of managing the company and pain involved in supporting the clients and they vanish without giving you any notice. This could be a big problem if you are banking your business on such companies. Act wisely!
- Lack of expertise - Individuals often lack the required technical expertise to handle the complexities involved in managing the technical aspects of hosting business. You may not get immediate resolution to the problem you face and often run under risk of going offline for longer duration which may not be good for your business.
- Mood Swing - Since such companies are often run by individuals hoping to make it big some day, sometimes lose their enthusiasm and make decisions to close their shop in matter of hours. You might not even get a notice and will be left nowhere to figure out next steps to get back to business.
- No policies - Individuals often lack the knowledge of running a business and they end up going nowhere. There may not be clear policies in terms of providing support and handling various issues related to management of the company. You end up running your business and site at the risk of losing it every next day.
You are the best person to decide which hosting company to go with but ensure that you think about all the factors listed above before you put your site in hands of any host. After all, it takes years to build a business but just a few days to lose it.
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