Which way to go??

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Posted by cspgsl, 12-04-2005, 05:49 PM
My target in the first year is to provide hosting to +/- 50 domains. I want my customer to build his/her own site and I need the ability to add pages to their website (that I would create using a resident site builder app) that would access databases that I sell as add on features to the plan I am selling. The way that I want to sell this excludes the need for my customer to do anything else, other than the ability to create e-mail addresses. I am a little confused (which would be no surprise to my friends). I dont know whether I need a reseller plan or a shared hosting plan. I view the prime management difference as the use of a WHM in the reseller plans where it isnt needed in a shared plan (correct me if Im off base here). If one determines that I should be looking at a reseller plan, does anyone have an opinion on Icestorm.com or Bluewho.com? I would be gratefully for any guidance here
Posted by webair-gene, 12-04-2005, 07:10 PM
I'm slightly confused as to what exactly you're trying to do, can you possibly clear that up?
Posted by cspgsl, 12-04-2005, 07:14 PM
Sell a website to a client that he builds and then sell add on database access that he would provide to their clients. i.e. a plumber offering a Q&A database to his existing and potential customers
Posted by webair-gene, 12-04-2005, 07:51 PM
do you want the client to have access to email and a control panel?
Posted by Commit1 Anthony, 12-04-2005, 09:01 PM
Get a reseller account with cPanel included on it. You'll have full manage over your client's sites.
Posted by cspgsl, 12-04-2005, 11:00 PM
Thanks for the opinion. Onward we march
Posted by CartHost, 12-04-2005, 11:35 PM
yes, and cpanel with fanstasico, which has some site builder apps, and other things that are easily installed with a few clicks
Posted by mripguru, 12-04-2005, 11:55 PM
Yes - but those applications usually are a bit outdated and/or insecure. Fantastico is more of a risk than it is a benefit (I realize that it's a neccessarily evil in this biz since people just like installing things and/or are too lazy to do it themselves ). Thanks,
Posted by cartika-andrew, 12-05-2005, 12:00 AM
Why cpanel? lots of different options available - I would recommend the original poster try all the control panel options and determine what is best for them... Pretty much every control panel has some sort of script autoinstaller - however, as mripguru has so appropriately pointed out, there are inherent risks with these sort of auto-installers - and seriously, people should consider manual installs if they can - or at the very least, ensure that the scripts they install, they either keep updated or remember to remove them if they dont get used.