In Desperate Need of Hosting !

[Angelina]

Please Help !

Have been with previous host since 1997 .. had dedicated IP's in various C Classes.

Host has recently given notice that they will be moving all clients to shared hosting.

Got a dedicated server (from an up and coming, supposedly extremely reputable hosting company).

HUGE mistake! Server was down for 6 hours!
With all my eggs in one basket I had 100+ sites down all at once. . http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/speak%20no%20evil.gif

Desperately seeking several good, reliable web hosts.

Needs = Unix Hosting, 10 dedicated IP's in 3 to 4 different C Classes from each host, good tech support, and obviously ... UPTIME !

Do not need huge amounts of disk space or bandwidth. All sites are fairly small and quite simple affiliate marketing sites, some of which link to one another .. hence, the need for different C Classes.

Thank you sooo much for any help you can provide. . http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/bow.gif

[seomike]

www.pair.com

each ip is $1 extra a month.

[eragon]

www.websitesource.com is who I use. They have shared hosting to start, but you can get it dedicated free of charge by asking for it.

You might also try www.1and1.com. I haven't used them, but they seem to have pretty good deals.

[oilman]

www.pair.com - been with them for 6 or 7 years now - they are amazing

[I, Brian]

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You might also try [url="http://www.1and1.com"]www.1and1.com (http://www.websitesource.com). I haven't used them, but they seem to have pretty good deals.
I have some clients on 1&1 and support is awful - I never had to ring a hosting company before I started managing their account.

[Angelina]

Thank you for taking the time to give me some suggestions.

I did put a few sites at pair.com .. So far everything seems to be OK.

They have kind of a strange and funky way of doing things .. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/h0/nut.gif .. not sure if I'm going to be able to hang with that or not.

Having other sites on Dedicated IP's in a directory under the main site seems like a wierd way to have things set up.

If you enter the URL for your main site in the address bar and enter /directory1 or /directory2 etc. it brings up your other sites. That bothers me! http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/h0/xeye.gif

Has anyone found this to be a problem with the SE ? When they spider your sites are they finding the other sites as additional directories under your main site ?

I guess they probably know what they are doing .. they're the tekkies .. certainly NOT me !!

I passed on 1and1 .. just read too many complaints about them everywhere.

I did check out WebsiteSource .. some good reviews and some not so good. I am going to put some of my less important sites there to test them out.

They do have http-analyze stats which was enough to convince me to give them a try. I LOVE that stats program!

Can't stand that useless freaking Webalizer .. http://www.hostbidder.com/images/smilies/old/yuk.gif

I won't do business with anyone who insults my intelligence by offering me that piece of crap program and suggesting that it is a "powerful" stats program .. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/a0/angryrazz.gif .. What a JOKE !!

I also put a few sites at HostingZoom and SurfSpeedy. Anybody tried either of them?

Thanks again for the advice.

[oilman]

Angelina - it's a mapping issue with pair - set your main domain to be a sub folder under your public_html folder and you'll be set. :)

oh and make sure you set all your domains to have seperate log files. The default is to just lump it all together but you can seperate them.

I'm out of the office tomorrow but I'd be happy to help you get setup the way you like. I'm extemely confident you'll like it once you get it set right and understand the ins and outs :) Drop me an email and we can set up a phone call for Monday next week if you like.

[Angelina]

Oilman .. Thank you so much for your offer to help.

I appreciate the phone call and your taking time to assist me in getting my pair account mapped more efficiently!

I am much happier now .. and feel much more comfortable in hosting even more sites with pair.com

Thanks Again .. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/kiss2.gif

[Angelina]

Well, Crap ! .. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/sad.gif

One of the main reasons I decided to go with pair.com was because they indicated they were going to be offering the http-analyze stats program.

I just got an e-mail from them today indicating they have decided not to offer it after all.

I need comprehensive stats to conduct my business on the Internet.
Webalizer doesn't really cut it as far as offering up any information of any real value. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/read.gif

It is merely a placebo for people who don't know any better.

Makes them feel as though they actually have a real stats program.

Is anyone aware of any other hosting companies offering http-analyze stats?

I found a place called HostAssured.com .. only problem is their plans are set up to host a single site only.

I really don't want to get 147 separate accounts .. YIKES ! .. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/swoon1.gif

[AussieWebmaster]

You may want to get a separate analysis tool... something like keywordmax if you are looking for tracking /roi/bid mnagement or one of the log analysers like awstats - budget determines how far you go with many of the stats programs - remember the less time you have to spend grabbing and filtering data is time you can spend addressing what you find and getting more pages on the web for more traffic.

[Angelina]

AussieWebmaster ... Thank you for the reply and for your suggestions.

AWStats doesn't really give you the information you need to stay on top of things. Just a list of the top search terms and search engines .. but does not let you know which terms were entered at which search engine.

I will checkout KeywordMax and see if that gives me the information I need.

As you have pointed out .. you don't want to spend all day analyzing data and not have time to get on with your business.

The only stats program I have found that gives comprehensive information without getting too complicated or too involved is http-analyze

However, it is difficult to find hosts who offer this program.

Most just give you some piece of junk like Webalizer and try to convince you that's a worthwhile stats program. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/1/rolls.gif

I have been using http-analyze for so many years I've gotten spoiled. Maybe it's time to check out a few other options.

[AussieWebmaster]

There are some decent hosted solutions that work by putting a javascript at the bottom or in the head tag. Do a Google search for hosted web analytics.

[DianeV]

Webalizer is a basic free stats program, and it gives basic information that can be useful.

If you want a "real" stats analysis program, I'd suggest going with WebTrends, Clicktracks or NetTracker. Then again, those are nowhere near free, and they have a learning curve.

[AussieWebmaster]

Webalizer is a basic free stats program, and it gives basic information that can be useful.

If you want a "real" stats analysis program, I'd suggest going with WebTrends, Clicktracks or NetTracker. Then again, those are nowhere near free, and they have a learning curve.
We use NetTracker for log analysis and then KeywordMax and WebSideStory for ROI and other user analysis.

[Gibran11]

Hi Angelina :)

I don't have http-analyse, and I know you don't like webalizer, but I will still make you an offer.
I can host all your 147 accounts for US$750/Month or for US$8,000/Year. Contact me if you want to know more. I have my own web hosting company.

Regards,
Gibran

[Gibran11]

Hi again Angelina,

That price I gave you above is of course if I had to provide customer support to 147 different people :) Otherwise, if I am just going to deal with you, then the price will be lowered considerably :)

Contact me if you are interested!

Thanks,
Gibran

[I, Brian]

Gibran, are you seriously suggesting that you can host user accounts on IPs across 147 unique C classes?

Or are you under the impression that she simply requires 147 accounts?

[AussieWebmaster]

Gibran, are you seriously suggesting that you can host user accounts on IPs across 147 unique C classes?

Or are you under the impression that she simply requires 147 accounts?
Needs = Unix Hosting, 10 dedicated IP's in 3 to 4 different C Classes from each host, good tech support, and obviously ... UPTIME !

Do not need huge amounts of disk space or bandwidth. All sites are fairly small and quite simple affiliate marketing sites, some of which link to one another .. hence, the need for different C Classes.

Think she needs at least 10 unique C Block IPs - and can deal with the rest being in the same blocks (shared around obviously).
Though from the posts I think you would be dealing with her and she deals with customers.

[Gibran11]

Hi Again,

I am not 100% sure yet what Angelina wants, that's why I want her to contact me if she still needs hosting and then we can organise everything. I am sure though I can provide her with what she needs :)

Regards,
Gibran :)

[AussieWebmaster]

Guess someone else gave her what she needed.