Amy, I'll throw my 2 cents into the ring. I started out 5 years ago using 3rd party hosting solutions but left them when they kept modifying the environment. It got so bad that I had a client accusing my of sabotaging their website when what was happening was the hosting company was modifying their email policies and causing emails to not be sent from the website. However the hosting company would not admit that they had done that so the client assumed that I had gone in and modified the code which of course I'd never do.
So I now have a server with Midas Networks here in town. They set the server up for me and taught me what I needed to know to do the majority of the website setup. When I need work done on the server I can have them do the work, upgrades and the like, for a fee. I then provide hosting in a known environment to my clients and I know that nothing is going to be changed without my knowledge. In addition since I provide that service I register domain names and manage them for most of my clients. Typically reduces many headaches for me since I know that the registry settings are correct at that point. Also if Midas Networks were to have to make changes to the infrastructure I have the ability to make changes the the domains without having to contact each client and wait for a response from them. Yes, providing hosting does have it's headaches, but it's been my experience that the headaches from outside hosting services are greater. Jeff Amy Gelfand wrote: > Ryan, your comment just prompted me to ask a question that's been on > my mind for a while? For those of you who build Web sites for clients, > do you provide hosting for their sites, or do you set them up with > their own account at the hosting company of their choice? I've been > asked by potential clients if I host sites. I'm not sure if it's > something I should look into. Thoughts? > > Amy Gelfand, Design and Communications Professional > Gelfand Design > www.gelfanddesign.com <http://www.gelfanddesign.com> > "Computers are like Old Testament gods--lots of rules and no mercy." > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Ryan Joy <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 9, 2009 5:48:53 PM > *Subject:* [Refresh Austin: 3789] Re: Advice for handling billing for > new client site > > > I would certainly recommend having the client get their own domain > name and hosting set up. I speak from experience. I currently have a > circa 2001 pro-bono website that I'm still administering their domain > and hosting. Trust me, educate and start 'em off right. > > - RYAN JOY > http://twitter.com/atxryan > > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Mark Phillip <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hey folks, I volunteered to do some pro-bono work for a bird > sanctuary here > > in town. It'll be a simple WP install, heavy on pages and light on > posts. > > > > I'm struggling with what the best way to set up payment is. I don't > feel > > comfortable asking for the client's credit card number, and I'd > rather not > > pay for it myself and deal with continually asking to be reimbursed. > > > > Is there a way to kick this off that I'm not thinking of? Or is my > best bet > > just sending the client to GoDaddy (bleh) to set everything up and just > > having her send me the login credentials? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > http://markphillip.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
