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Donnyb

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I launched my website recently and It's currently on a shared hosting plan.
It's a pretty basic website with about 25 pages, I have quite a few buttons in place and some spry tooltips and a spry menubar.
I haven't started seo'ing yet since I'm still tweaking some small things about the website, so the site has almost no traffic.

Now I was thinking about getting vps hosting level 2 at hostgator.
But I don't know if it's a waste of money, should I wait until I have more than 1000 visitors a day before I get vps hosting?

Also, I read a lot about vps hosting being fully customisable with root acces etc, but I don't realy have a clue what that means, do you have to customise it, or will it run fine just standard?
Thanks in advance.
 


3. Get A Server - I don’t care if its a small VPS (virtual private server) or a large dedicated host. Everyone has to start somewhere. Don’t start your SEO empire on shared hosting. You loose time getting it setup, you loose investment money with higher hosting costs/site. Invest in a server.
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Link: Blue Hat SEO-Advanced SEO Tactics » SEO Empire - Part 1

If you haven't read the entire article, I suggest you do. It's pretty much a crash course in getting setup in SEO'ing.

Having root access means you are pretty much the admin on the VPS and can enable/disable any features. For example if you are having problems configuring something on a shared server and wondering why something in php, sql, etc doesn't seem to be working, it might be because that feature is disabled.
 
Also on VPS the loading speed should be faster, which will be an other factor in ranking (if its isn't already).
 
NefariousFlame said:
Link: Blue Hat SEO-Advanced SEO Tactics » SEO Empire - Part 1

If you haven't read the entire article, I suggest you do. It's pretty much a crash course in getting setup in SEO'ing.

Having root access means you are pretty much the admin on the VPS and can enable/disable any features. For example if you are having problems configuring something on a shared server and wondering why something in php, sql, etc doesn't seem to be working, it might be because that feature is disabled.
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I read the article nice stuff thanks.

theentry said:
Also on VPS the loading speed should be faster, which will be an other factor in ranking (if its isn't already).
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So your loading speed can actualy improve your ranking?
That would be a good reason to go for vps hosting.
 
Donnyb said:
I launched my website recently and It's currently on a shared hosting plan.
It's a pretty basic website with about 25 pages, I have quite a few buttons in place and some spry tooltips and a spry menubar.
I haven't started seo'ing yet since I'm still tweaking some small things about the website, so the site has almost no traffic.

Now I was thinking about getting vps hosting level 2 at hostgator.
But I don't know if it's a waste of money, should I wait until I have more than 1000 visitors a day before I get vps hosting?
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No need to go for a VPS at all, and 1000 daily visitors can be handled on any shared hosting plan.
If you're running a static website 1000 visits or 10000 visits would make just a small difference ( except for bandwidth,depending on your content )
Donnyb said:
Also, I read a lot about vps hosting being fully customisable with root acces etc, but I don't realy have a clue what that means, do you have to customise it, or will it run fine just standard?
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, with a VPS you manage the server as you need, but considering that you have no clue what root access allows you to do, you wouldn't be able to take advantage of such things.
You could go with a managed VPS if you're not a server guy, but reading your post you don't sound like someone that needs a VPS.

A VPS would cost you way more than a shared hosting plan and give you more hassle because there is more stuff that you should take care of, even if you got a managed VPS.

At this stage I'd suggest you to stay on the shared plan and don't think about getting a VPS until when you'll need it. You'll save money and time.
 
Icecube said:
No need to go for a VPS at all, and 1000 daily visitors can be handled on any shared hosting plan.
If you're running a static website 1000 visits or 10000 visits would make just a small difference ( except for bandwidth,depending on your content )


Yes, with a VPS you manage the server as you need, but considering that you have no clue what root access allows you to do, you wouldn't be able to take advantage of such things.
You could go with a managed VPS if you're not a server guy, but reading your post you don't sound like someone that needs a VPS.

A VPS would cost you way more than a shared hosting plan and give you more hassle because there is more stuff that you should take care of, even if you got a managed VPS.

At this stage I'd suggest you to stay on the shared plan and don't think about getting a VPS until when you'll need it. You'll save money and time.
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Thanks man, I've decided to go with a shared plan for the first month.
When traffic realy starts to get heavy I can always update to vps.
 
Donnyb said:
Thanks man, I've decided to go with a shared plan for the first month.
When traffic realy starts to get heavy I can always update to vps.
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In the meantime, I suggest you get a cheap vps and start fiddling with it. By the time you decide to move to a vps, you would be ready for it.

For learning, you can start with 128MB vps and you will easily find one for below $30 per year at the offers section of any web hosting specific forum..
 
Ok.. first of all.. don't sign up for any of the vps services offered here, especially the ones from users like the one above where its painfully obvious that english is a second language.

If you don't know anything about linux, I'd suggest learning. In the meantime look for a managed VPS service, there are lots of them out there. With VPS accounts you typically get what you pay for. So stay clear of all those $5-10/month ones as they're probably hosted at a fly-by-night host or it's so over-crowded (from overselling) that you won't be able to do jack-crap due to a heavy server load.

Here are some good resources for learning the basics in regards to setting up a base linux distro from initial install, adding users, setting up ssh + a firewall..all the way to installing a webserver, openvpn + more:
Slicehost Article Repository - VPS setup, servers, Ruby on Rails, Django, PHP, DNS, Slicemanager and more
Linux VPS Guides and Technical Articles - Linode Library
Also here's a great guide for all noobs... they even have videos for ya: Setup Unmanaged VPS 4 Linux Noobs! - vpsBible
And I can't forget: HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

Now this is my own personal opinion but i'd stay the hell away from hostgator. I hate their company with a passion but beyond that they're really NOT known for their dedicated/vps support. You said you were looking at their level 2 vps... that's around $30.... my suggestion if you want a solid vps from a service that i've been using for 4+ years (and each year it gets better) would be the basic package from linode.com. $20 bucks for a 512MB xen vps in your choice of datacenters (they have 5 of them). The reason why i've always fallen back to linode is because of their support system as well as their backend. It's all custom + allows you to setup your dns/rdns directly though it (so you don't have to host dns on your vps, saving RAM for more important things), IP failover support and you can upgrade/downgrade the account with one click (in case your traffic ever spikes + u need more ram/space/etc..). If you want something cheaper or you have a specific question/requirement let me know....i've had accounts on probably 15 or so different hosts in the past 4 years & can hopefully point u in the right direction.
 
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I was on a hostgator shared hosting plan (baby plan, $8 a month) and got about 800k hits a day for 3 days (total of over 2.5 million hits). The server did just fine.

I don't really have anything against hostgator. I signed up with fake, ridiculous details (my signup name was something like Big Bawls), and the livechat is pretty helpful. My name showed up in the chatbox, and they didn't inquire about it at all. Very big plus for a hosting company (not).

But I fucking hate hostgator because their payment system is a pain in the ass. I payed them $20 for a month of hosting a week ago and nothing worked. Hostgator ate my money like a hungry alligator.

I'm now using namecheap shared hosting, and I don't know why, but shared hosting is a boss when it comes to handling a ton of traffic.

I don't know, I am a retard when it comes to hosting and VPS's, but shared hosting has worked like a charm for me.
 
If you cannot use root access then:

shared = vps

If regards to eli's post he is talking about a SEO EMPIRE not a 25-page-site, so kinda figures.
 
Flash4Ever said:
Before jumping to VPS, buy a book about Linux server administration and shell.
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Before buying that Linux book, look for a managed VPS provider so you can concentrate on making money with your website, and not about server admin.This is someting we offer @ amerinoc.com
 
fuck buying a book... seriously.
go to articles.slicehost.com... they have step by step walk throughs that even my mom could use to setup a vps in under a half-hour (or 10 minutes for someone who can type fast).
 
in619 said:
Before buying that Linux book, look for a managed VPS provider so you can concentrate on making money with your website, and not about server admin.This is someting we offer @ amerinoc.com
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brentdev said:
fuck buying a book... seriously.
go to articles.slicehost.com... they have step by step walk throughs that even my mom could use to setup a vps in under a half-hour (or 10 minutes for someone who can type fast).
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I don't mean a 1.500 Linux Bible book, but a simple tutorial book to master Linux commands. Even if you have a licensed cpanel on your VPS you need to know to manage it by SSH one day or another.
How a 100 pages book can hurt making money activity?
Lucky you if you don't need.
 
I used to and I'm using Shared hosting for my sites. Just yesterday I got a VPS (just the basic one) and then I realized, I should have brought it much earlier. A VPS with root access can offer you a lot more advantages than a shared hosting account.
 
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