Re: below10host.com as webhost?

On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:54:28 -0600, "Jeff Lacy" <jeffdl@mn.mediaone.net> wrote: >anyone had thought/opinions on below10host.com as a web host? I'm speaking as a budding competitor, so keep that in mind. :-) According to their web page, below10host.com gives you 6GB per month for $9.95. By way of comparison, webservpro charges $49.95 per month for the same 6GB. My analysis of costs tells me that at $49.95 for 6GB, webservpro does not have a large margin of profit in their price. How can any hosting company sell the same 6GB per month for $9.95 and make enough profit to stay in business? At such a low price, I don't know how it's possible, unless a large majority of their customers consume so little of their quota so as to offset the loss incurred from customers who consume it all. 6GB per month is a fairly active site. If you really have that much traffic, to me at least, $49.95 would seem affordable. OTOH, if you have much less traffic, you could choose a lower priced plan. I believe in the adage of getting what you pay for. Value is a balance between low price on the one hand, vs. high quality on the other. The lowest price is not necessarily the best value. Egan