Re: [cobalt-developers] Bandwidth

["Steven Werby" <steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Baker <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a RaQ3 and have a bandwidth limit of 10gb/month, what do you think I should
be offering to virtual sites on my server and what is 10gb in mb??

Offering?  This is a very broad question and it's something you need to arrive at
yourself through research and analysis.  One gigabyte = 1,024 megabytes.  I'd
recommend getting someone technical on staff if you haven't already, b/c if you had
to ask that question you're going to be in for a world of hurt when customers start
asking you technical questions and making requests.

> Maybe one of you could really help me and recommend what I should offer each of the
packages in bandwidth at www.yoursitehere.co.uk/hosting.shtml

You probably want to offer a monthly traffic allowance that's high enough to attract
customers and make them feel comfortable they are getting a good deal.  But
experience suggests that most customers will use very little traffic.  Research the
competition and do some sensitivity analysis on pricing points and expected customer
traffic usage to arrive at your final decision.  I doubt you'll find anyone on this
list that will do this for you, except maybe on a consulting basis, in which case I
am available.

BTW, your post was more appropriate for cobalt-users.  This list, cobalt-developers
is for people tweaking/building/breaking their Cobalt products to do something they
weren't intended or factory-configured to do.  Simple virtual hosting doesn't fall in
that category.

Best of luck!

Steven Werby {steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx}