What happens though when all of that happiness is suddenly washed down the drain and you realize that your cheap dedicated servers are not as cheap as they were promised to be? Now the smiling face of that pretty girl or guy looks sinister as you realize that you have been had.
How unfortunate! Now you need to contact the company and ask for some form of compensation. (And good luck on that, specially if you have to deal with customer support via email!) Yes, all of this could have been avoided if you read the fine print of the contract…which of course the company goes out of its way to shrink on the actual website.
This article will help you to understand the method behind cheap pricing. First, try and understand that no matter what the company states on their wonderfully crafted website, they are looking for a solid cash investment from you. They don’t want a few dollars by the month, despite whatever the laughing guy or girl suggest on the site’s homepage. They actually want a figure that should be close to £50 to do business with you, or maybe more, if they can get it. Therefore, when you click on more information you will notice that the original three or four pounds plan they promised is only available if you pay in advance for the year.
Some companies extend this prepay period out to a few years or even several years. One company offers a ten-year contract advertising with prices at just £2-3 a month. So, if you prepay for a few years in advance, then your lump sum would equal just a few pounds a month. Clever, huh? That may not look like a good deal now, considering you now have to spend your grocery money this week on a web hosting provider.
Here’s another trick to look out for. Let’s say you want to pay only by the year, or maybe, even at intervals of three or six months. The web hosting company is okay with this…but now is ordering you to pay a setup fee which brings your grand total to…you guessed it, £50! Simple lesson learned: when it’s time to decide on a web hosting package, look for the one that is not having any set up fees and that you can pay on a short-term basis.
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This post was written by on January 19, 2010
