ku
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What I would like to know is how much it costs per month to keep a website up. I am told that it depends on traffic and bandwidth.
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:36 am |
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xboxundone
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Quick run down of costs.
Domain name (7 to 10 bucks for a year)
Basic bandwidth can run from 5 to 15 dollars a month (if you site really takes off you would look into dedicated server (50 to 150 a month)
The more bandwidth the more costs.
Then you have website design (if you do this yourself it only costs time  )
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 2:04 am |
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Andrew
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That's about right. Disk space and bandwidth requirements of new and small sites is very very low so you can get hosting for just a few bucks a month pretty easy if you need too, but don't go too cheap if reliability is important. Not critical for hobby sites sometimes, but if you are trying to run a proper business, then it's important.
I've got a dedicated server, and I'm thinking about letting members pay for hosting accounts with forum cash. Send me a message if that is of interest.
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:45 am |
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UnXpected
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You can get a domain and get a free hosting without ads.
Which cost only 6.99 for domain
But if you are going to setup a site with more than HTML files. Then get a paid hosting - lowest is $1 per month.
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:19 am |
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xboxundone
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
That's about right. Disk space and bandwidth requirements of new and small sites is very very low so you can get hosting for just a few bucks a month pretty easy if you need too, but don't go too cheap if reliability is important. Not critical for hobby sites sometimes, but if you are trying to run a proper business, then it's important.
I've got a dedicated server, and I'm thinking about letting members pay for hosting accounts with forum cash. Send me a message if that is of interest.
Make sure your hosting is reliable, Nothing like starting up a site and not being able to access it. Get references from friends family etc.. or even here for good hosts.
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