I don't pay nuffin... they give a 50% discount to CFUG members, and sponsor the meetings. I have 2 sites, mine and a client, hosted there at the moment, so my hosting is effectively free.
I am a reseller, so even if it weren't for the CFUG connection, my hosting is covered, I make a comission on my contributions, I've got a portal to work through. I'm also giving input to other packages on the reseller side, allowing direct input from my branded site to their ticketing system, a possible webservices API for custom interface design, and other services for *my* clients on their system. Their support site allows direct input of tickets from my end, plus complete control over my DNS entries, including granular control over A, MX, and CNAME records. Also, they have a very attractive sales rep. They're local. I know the owners and we're working out some new plans, though I can't really even allude to specifics because, in the end, I have input but they're still not my plans. They restrict hosted site counts per server for their shared platforms, raising costs a bit but increasing performance. Their combinations of services... i.e. shared SSL, VPN, DB, disk space allotments, FTP space outside the webroot, email and webmail client, etc., COUPLED with the availability of complete DNS control are going to be hard to match on limited-numbers shared platforms from any other provider. They've been upgrading all their own hosting systems to Gigabit ethernet. Also, they have a very attractive sales rep, though she's married... It's not all about costs, man, it's about "VALUE." I get more value from them than I could elsewhere, and some of that value is intangible, like the CFUG and personal connection... and some of it's tangible, like the DNS support, ticket input system, and free hosting for reseller partners. Did I mention that their sales rep is attractive and fun, even if she's married? Anyway... check out this blog entry for my whole opinion on the subject: http://www.web-relevant.com/blogs/cfobjective/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=5A21EEB0-103D-536E-C05BFC296BFD0FE1 Laterz! J On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 23:35:56 -0500, dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wow $50 a month!!!!!! > dude check out HMS $15 a month and u get awhole lot more space, emails, blah > blah blah, plus a free domain name, free set up and several free months > hosting, comes out to be like $11 a month, and for gawds sakes u get the best > service anywhere! > > ---------------------------------------- > From: "Jared Rypka-Hauer - CMG, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:17 PM > To: CF-Talk <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Problems at CrystalTech have gotten ugly! > > Will, Will, > > Check out http://www.digitalnorth.net > > I'm an enthusiastic customer of theirs, and their rep is spreading far and > wide. > > Bar none, the *best* host in the state, if not the country... but, you > do get what you pay for... i.e. while I'm helping them mold their > upcoming offerings (and it should be an amazing value, beyond their > already amazing value), right now they're not *cheap* by any means. > Still, for the level of support, the arrays of services, and the > performance from their systems, they're a fabulous VALUE. > > Let me know if you want more info... > -- Continuum Media Group LLC Burnsville, MN 55337 http://www.web-relevant.com http://cfobjective.neo.servequake.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:198354 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
