Quote from: cyberk at May 30, 2006, 02:03 PM
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- Under no circumstances should you ever pre-pay for hosting. Month to month is the only way to go. If your host goes bad (and hosts go bad) you don’t want to be locked into a contract. It is never worth paying for months or years in advance to save a few bucks.
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Um... I’m not sure I’d make that rule hard and fast. It’s a risk/benefit analysis exercise. For instance:
-- Scenario 1 --
I have a low dollar account with Dreamhost. I could have signed up for a monthly pay as you go account for $50 setup + $10/month.
OR
-- Scenario 2 --
I could do (what I did) which was to sign up for 2 years, have the setup fee waived and pay $8/mo. Not only that, but if you are willing to
Google for some
discount codes, you can easily save yourself up to $90 (on the 2 year deal) - which I also did. So I am out a total of $102 for 2 years of hosting. That is, 2 years of hosting if the host survives. Which is the risk.
In the first scenario, when I hit month 5, I will have spent $100. About what I paid up front for 2 years in scenario 2. So the bottom line is, if I am able to keep my Dreamhost account for more than 5 months, I come out ahead. For Dreamhost to die in 5 months seems *unlikely* (but not impossible) - so I considered the risk worth the be worth the benefit.
I’m not trying to be contrary. And on the philosophy, I agree that long term contracts can be a waste of money. But if you do the math, and weigh the risks, you might find some genuine bargains. Just food for thought.
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