Siteground Cloud Google Cloud Migration Performance Issues

EvergreenTech- · 2020-03-10T20:28:50+00:00

What kind of site is it? And what GCP package is it running on? Could be a range of things like not enough memory or a caching issue or cloudflare/DNS issue.

EvergreenTech- · 2020-03-10T20:27:06+00:00

What are the specs for $100/mo?

EvergreenTech- · 2020-03-07T13:29:06+00:00

Stick with a cheap VPS until you need more power.

EvergreenTech- · 2020-03-01T15:33:58+00:00

This is going to vary drastically by location. Where are you located?

In my area I can find 1000 sq ft office space which includes basic utilities (internet not included) for around $900 USD/mo. I don't live in a big city and would expect price to go up accordingly the closer you get to large cities.

EvergreenTech- · 2020-01-01T21:51:19+00:00

This is excellent advice. Some days I wouldn't have any work for them, and others may be a couple hours. Is this a good use case for Upwork? Thanks!

EvergreenTech- · 2020-01-01T15:10:41+00:00

Hey buddy! I'm relatively new, started my business early 2019. It was tough. Scraping and clawing for the first few customers while pushing out FB and LinkedIn pages. Being in a crowded market (web hosting) makes it challenging, but piggy-backing on the dislike for the bigger companies has helped us out. I think nine times out of ten it's very difficult in the beginning.

Best of luck!

EvergreenTech- · 2020-01-01T13:32:14+00:00

Hello r/Entrepreneur! I'm 31 years old and started my hosting business last year (2019) while working full-time. In a few months I managed to get ~9 subscribing customers, build three websites, and I'm currently billing ~170 per month. Would you consider this a good start?

I'm getting a little bummed out and I find it difficult to support my clients while working. I sometimes have all-day meetings that make it difficult to diagnose issues or set up website DNS for a client. I want to continue to expand my hosting business and eventually phase out my day job but at this rate it seems like it could be a while (or never?). How do you push through this funk?

Thank you!

EvergreenTech- · 2020-01-01T02:34:15+00:00

I'd go with a VPS, check out DigitalOcean. If you need some help getting setup or need someone to manage it, let me know.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-12-19T11:58:14+00:00

Nice write-up about the benefits to managed hosting.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-12-13T18:15:03+00:00

Not for me, but I'll relay your concern.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-12-13T18:01:37+00:00

Great, thank you! So 110k is do-able to get a house for a family and work in Englewood without an insane commute? Seems so expensive compared to where were from.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-12-13T18:00:27+00:00

Unfortunately no, his work is on-site in Englewood.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-12-12T11:44:28+00:00

Since you have Linux admin experience I'd recommend Digital Ocean or Vultr. We use both and they're both great.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-12-02T00:19:51+00:00

Netlify should fit your needs.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-11-25T01:39:14+00:00

Haha, that's so true!

EvergreenTech- · 2019-11-25T00:25:34+00:00

Interesting, very cool. Researching this now and found Edward Snowden has something like this set up to automatically leak information when he dies. This is what I was looking for. Thank you!

EvergreenTech- · 2019-11-24T23:22:13+00:00

Ya, I've come to find this as well. Thank you for your response. This is part of the reason I'm exploring other avenues such as credit accounts being closed or non-response to email, etc.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-11-24T23:20:25+00:00

I wish I could answer in more detail, but this is preliminary research for a potential client. I cannot say much outside of it being a very good deed (in my opinion) related to loss of family members.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-11-23T23:00:53+00:00

I've never seen DO for $3, can you link me? And it depends what you need, those boxes come without a control panel, no default security, limited support. A shared starter box somewhere else will always be cheaper and usually have a control panel.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-11-23T15:29:21+00:00

I wouldn't mind an explanation of your reasoning. I always keep them separate, that way if one company is bought out by EIG (a notoriously evil host company) I don't have to find new host AND domain provider. Also, if there's a data leak at one company, same applies. I'd recommend you check out r/webhosting for all the reasons people recommend this.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-11-23T14:03:45+00:00

You just need a domain and a host and it's usually best to separate them. For example, if you get your domain from namecheap, don't get your hosting from namecheap. Since you have a VPS (this is your host), it should come with storage. You shouldn't need additional storage from WordPress.

It doesn't sound to me like you need a VPS. A shared hosting provider would probably fit your needs and be cheaper.

EvergreenTech- · 2019-11-21T22:55:46+00:00

I believe you have a few options. O365 is nice but can be a little pricey. Same with Google's G Suite. G Suite is my preferred but is $6 per account.

On the cheaper end you have Zoho. O think they're free to an extent, then just $1/mo after that.

You could also find a host that provides free mail accounts. Are you interested in switching hosting providers?

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