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Posted by affluent, 11-27-2006, 11:27 AM
hi guys, i'm looking for a reseller host that offers client billing and good support, can anyone offer any recommendations?
Posted by rv_irl, 11-27-2006, 11:54 AM
Did you have any other requirements besides that is must offers enduser billing & support? Preference in platform, webspace & bandwidth, budget?
Posted by Tina J, 11-27-2006, 12:41 PM
Try Hostopia --Tina
Posted by lego.ma, 11-27-2006, 01:25 PM
what i recommend is you ownself handle the billing and support. Some host will steal customer from you in this way /// if you encounter any technical problem you can just forward the problem to your host that will be easy also
Posted by 01globalnet, 11-27-2006, 01:39 PM
bulixhost.com resellerpanel.com innohosting.com mosso.com hostopia.com and a few others cannot recall right now..
Posted by Jedito, 11-27-2006, 01:53 PM
You may want to try a reseller who provide you a billing script free of charge or an affiliate program if you don't want to deal with it
Posted by nax9, 11-27-2006, 01:59 PM
This is one thing that I just can't seem to wrap my head around... How can your host handle your billing? How are they supposed to know all of your billing practices, like : when to suspend, when to warn, when to cancel, when to refuse signup, when to charge for addons or not, unforeseen billing circumstances, and so on. If you don't want to handle even the billing aspect, I'd do what Jedito mentioned, and go with an affiliate program. I think Resellerspanel is the most popular one these days.
Posted by web-project, 11-27-2006, 04:16 PM
I recommend to try: resellerzoom.com
Posted by affluent, 11-27-2006, 06:11 PM
hi, thanks for the suggestion. i do not have any other preference, linux or windows will do, and i would like to compare the other options, but the support has to be fast and reliable, ie they have to reply atleast < 1 hour.
Posted by ATLHostMan, 11-27-2006, 06:19 PM
You can outsource ANYTHING in this business. You will have to pay for the services but the answer is YES you can get your full customer service, billing and support done by someone other than you. Anon-e-hostman
Posted by nax9, 11-27-2006, 06:25 PM
Why would you trust someone from outside your own company (or yourself) to handle billing? You're pretty much giving complete company control to someone else.
Posted by ATLHostMan, 11-27-2006, 06:38 PM
In order to grow you have to expand your work force. You have one of two choices. Hire employees or outsource it. Anon-e-hostman
Posted by affluent, 11-28-2006, 06:24 AM
Thanks for all the feedback. Out of those suggestions it seems that only resellers panel and inno hosting offer < 1 hour support. Reseller zoom does not offer client billing, you have to create your own merchant account. Outsourcing the billing and support reduces the cost and risk of starting up a web hosting business and especially if your are a one person team, its neccesary to outsource to provide 24x7 support for the clients. That allows me to concentrate on marketing and other value adds such as web design. i dont want to go with affiliates because i want to set my own pricing, be able to create my own brand and not use a generic template that thousands of other people use.
Posted by prudents, 11-28-2006, 09:56 AM
try to handle the billing support and sales yourself
Posted by rv_irl, 11-28-2006, 10:05 AM
Great to see you interested in InnoHosting, but I must clarify that we will not bill your clients for you. You will need to charge your clients yourself. It would create a lot of complications and raise legal issues if we were to bill your customers. You can use PayPal, 2checkout, WorldPay etc. to bill your customers.. Before signing up with any company, it is always important that you contact their sales dept. to make sure you haven't made incorrect assumptions and also to get a general feel of the company itself as well Good luck...
Posted by Keith W, 11-28-2006, 10:20 AM
From what I have just read on your web site it suggests otherwise.
Posted by rv_irl, 11-28-2006, 11:06 AM
I really can't see where it suggests otherwise... why don't you back your claims up with some quotes from the website.. Let me start you off: Quote straight off our Reseller Hosting page...Where does it say we will actually bill the customers? Notice the key words in bold "billing enquiries"
Posted by Keith W, 11-28-2006, 06:37 PM
Like I said it suggests that you do I can understand why the guy thought you did, if I had not read this thread first I would have thought you did also Maybe you should consider changing the wording to make is clearer and so that people do not make incorrect assumptions Also, please, I am not having a go, I am merely making a suggestion, a suggestion based on how I would perceive the information on your site as a perspective customer
Posted by rv_irl, 11-28-2006, 07:18 PM
Thanks for the suggestion
Posted by affluent, 11-29-2006, 07:32 PM
There have been a few suggestions to do the billing myself, while this is ideal, it does add to the prices and risks of starting up, while this is not a problem for some people, I'd prefer to outsource it for the time being, and i hope to switch over, when i have built a steady flow of clients, to support the cost of handling the billing inhouse.
Posted by nax9, 11-29-2006, 07:37 PM
Billing doesn't cost you a penny, staff-wise. What can cost, and will cost either way, is a merchant account, or Paypal fees, or 2CO fees, billing software. No matter what, you'll be paying for those in a monthly fee to your provider (while giving them complete and total control over your company), or by yourself and you retain control of it.

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