Where is everybody from ARF?

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by Eric H

Just curious what the difference between using a host company vs owning your own server?

Cost would be one thing, but the convenience of letting someone else manage the technical details, perform constant backups, etc., is immeasurable.

I have had a company host my site for 13.5 years and can't remember suffering a minute of downtime. I pay them about $50/month.

That adds up over time, but on the other hand, devoting a computer to use as a server and spending zillions of hours maintaining the enterprise is also a cost.

Guess it depends on what you think your time is worth. Some people enjoy messing with that kind of thing, but not me

Phil Nelson

[cooljjay]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

Cost would be one thing, but the convenience of letting someone else manage the technical details, perform constant backups, etc., is immeasurable.

I have had a company host my site for 13.5 years and can't remember suffering a minute of downtime. I pay them about $50/month.

That adds up over time, but on the other hand, devoting a computer to use as a server and spending zillions of hours maintaining the enterprise is also a cost.

Guess it depends on what you think your time is worth. Some people enjoy messing with that kind of thing, but not me

Phil Nelson

Cost is one thing but then you do like they do here...ADVERTISE..what I hear is that either these companies pay you to post there ad on your website or they pay you per click. I really wish they would go to a host site, no more down time would be nice