Get 3 years hosting for $0.99(hostable.com)
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Get 3 years hosting for $0.99
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You have to remember to cancel at the end of three years or else it auto renews (triennially) for $251.64. Hopefully I will still be using Google Calendar then and get the reminder
I have signed up. Installed the Wordpress using their cpanel.
Now both cpanel and the wordpress are inaccessible.
Seems like it's only good for serving some unimportant static html page to a small number of people. But that can be done for free in a great number of ways.
They claim to provide SSH access upon request. So I have created a ticket, but did not get a reply yet.
Guess I will be asking for the refund.
Seems like it's only good for serving some unimportant static html page to a small number of people. But that can be done for free in a great number of ways.
They claim to provide SSH access upon request. So I have created a ticket, but did not get a reply yet.
Guess I will be asking for the refund.
After reading about it here: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1033470&h...
I'm probably not going to signup.
I'm probably not going to signup.
I can't image how they're making money off this. Even if people do cancel after 3 years (which I'm sure a majority would), that's a longgg time to wait (and provide service) for a relatively low return. Any speculation here?
Spam?
I just signed up out of curiosity and it seems that its just a good deal. I mean, I have had cPanel hosting for years and this ones seems very well implemented. Can't say anything about the quality of the service yet but to be it just seems like a great way to get customers.
Nah, not spam, just a really cheap deal.
I've signed up as a backup/test host, not sure on the performance yet though.
1. They view this as a cheaper way to get the word out to potentially interested people at a relatively low cost. For example, this gets their name plastered on deals websites, Hacker News, Web Hosting Talk, among other websites. It would cost as much (in terms of marginal revenues - marginal costs) to finance an awareness campaign through Google or Facebook (or other means), although I am not sure about the details.
2. Perhaps they think lots of people will forget to cancel after their trial ends.
3. They think that people will be too lazy to move their files off their servers when it's time.
What do you think? I still am skeptical that this is a good marketing strategy, but I'd like to hear all your opinions.