Paypal

Actually, I purchased my hosting plan from the provider I am using because the company accepts PayPal. So, PayPal is more like a blessing than a burden, at least in my case.
 
Paypal is the most commonly used payment method in this industry but as webhosting is intangible sellers have no protection under the PP seller protection programme if a buyer disputes a payment
 
Grabahost said:
Actually, I purchased my hosting plan from the provider I am using because the company accepts PayPal. So, PayPal is more like a blessing than a burden, at least in my case.
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That has been my experience as well. Originally I had spoken to one person who hated paypal. But afterwards talked to more people who like it than not and my experience with it has been nothing but good also.
 
easyhostmedia said:
Hi

I see several points

1) your site design. this looks cheap and amateurish
2) you offer Plesk, which a majority of people use cPanel
3) you need a billing management system like Clientexec/WHMCS (their are some free ones if you look online)
4) every page you go too is totally different in design

try a few cut price plans on ebay to give you a start
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After viewing a demo of cPanel I am seeing why more people like this platform. While using Plesk I wondered why I could not set up a domain under a directory I specified and cPanel does that. It allows a person to set up a subdirectory and point a domain at it. Back when I was running a linux server without administrative software and I wrote my own config file I could virtually do anything I wanted. Granted it took more time but it also made me aware of what the apache server was capable of and when I got into Plesk I was wondering where some of that functionality was that I needed. Plesk offers a lot and some of the stuff that didn't seem to be present when I went into domains was actually there in the admin area outside of the domains screen. Yet it still lacks much of what cPanel offers which is becoming my primary choice after taking a closer look and I am considering moving my own domains to cPanel.
 
webling said:
After viewing a demo of cPanel I am seeing why more people like this platform. While using Plesk I wondered why I could not set up a domain under a directory I specified and cPanel does that. It allows a person to set up a subdirectory and point a domain at it. Back when I was running a linux server without administrative software and I wrote my own config file I could virtually do anything I wanted. Granted it took more time but it also made me aware of what the apache server was capable of and when I got into Plesk I was wondering where some of that functionality was that I needed. Plesk offers a lot and some of the stuff that didn't seem to be present when I went into domains was actually there in the admin area outside of the domains screen. Yet it still lacks much of what cPanel offers which is becoming my primary choice after taking a closer look and I am considering moving my own domains to cPanel.
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never used Plesk so cant comment on it, i have used cPanel and Directadmin along with kloxo and webmin. people prefer cpanel for its features and ease of use.
 
easyhostmedia said:
Hi
3) you need a billing management system like Clientexec/WHMCS (their are some free ones if you look online)
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I am looking into this and seriously considering it. I wrote my own software for ordering but I didn't code in a domain search utility even though I have that on another area of the site. After looking at WHMCS I see it contains pretty much everything and the cost was reasonable and coupled with the fact it has support built in, it may become a part of my site very soon.
 
webling said:
I am looking into this and seriously considering it. I wrote my own software for ordering but I didn't code in a domain search utility even though I have that on another area of the site. After looking at WHMCS I see it contains pretty much everything and the cost was reasonable and coupled with the fact it has support built in, it may become a part of my site very soon.
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best thing is to take the 30 day trial of WHMCS and see if it is what you want,
 
easyhostmedia said:
best thing is to take the 30 day trial of WHMCS and see if it is what you want,
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I looked at it on their demo site and it has everything I want. The thing is I had several scripts doing the same thing and the client would have to login to each one separately. With WHMCS there is one login to access everything. I didn't buy the software outright but I did purchase lease so this way if I do decide later to simply buy it then I can spend the money at that time rather than spending it all up front.
 
webling said:
I looked at it on their demo site and it has everything I want. The thing is I had several scripts doing the same thing and the client would have to login to each one separately. With WHMCS there is one login to access everything. I didn't buy the software outright but I did purchase lease so this way if I do decide later to simply buy it then I can spend the money at that time rather than spending it all up front.
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with WHMCS i purchase monthly as this comes with constant free support if needed, with a owned licence support costs extra after the first year
 
easyhostmedia said:
with WHMCS i purchase monthly as this comes with constant free support if needed, with a owned licence support costs extra after the first year
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Thanks, I'm considering doing that also even though in the long haul it costs more. I lease plesk also and once cPanel is installed will lease that as well. Costs a bit more that way but as you say, constant free support and upgrades.
 
webling said:
Thanks, I'm considering doing that also even though in the long haul it costs more. I lease plesk also and once cPanel is installed will lease that as well. Costs a bit more that way but as you say, constant free support and upgrades.
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i get my licence through licencepal as it works out $5+ a month cheaper as in the UK we have to add VAT to their prices, but the saved $5 allows me to have WHMXtra installed.
 
cloudhostia said:
I agree with a few people above in saying that it isn't paypal that is stopping consumers from purchasing your service. Revamping your marketing methods or possibly reformatting your packages of services could bring in new customers.
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This is also what I am gathering from what others are saying. Thanks for your input.
 
Well more than 230 million people use paypal so i dont think there is a problem with paypal :)

But if your cusomter target is places which paypal is not an option then you should check other paying method.
 
sady92 said:
Well more than 230 million people use paypal so i dont think there is a problem with paypal :)
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most of these are ebay users which as Paypal and ebay are the same company then ebay will only allow its users to offer paypal as a payment option.
Paypals policies are designed to help fraudsters

sady92 said:
But if your cusomter target is places which paypal is not an option then you should check other paying method.
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2checkout is a good option as users can even pay using paypal. WHMCS have a deal that the moment for ist users offering 2checout without paying their $49 signup fee.
 
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