Im planning on reselling dedicated servers.
EV1servers.net servers to start off with, and then on to servermatrix etc.
I need someone to go through ALL the servers on ev1servers, and give
me a better price on each.
I know most of ev1's servers are overpriced.
I want someone to go through each server, and give me a more accurate
price, that more people would be attracted to.
The pricing should be in the following format:

Server specs:
Ev1's price:
Price suggested:

The price shouldnt be overly cheap, but it should be extremely
attractive to the end-user.

I would also like to know which would be the best places to advertise my company.
I know about WHT, and am planning to buy banner space there, where else?

I need a quick answer, but dont skip the details.

Thank you.

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Clarification of Question by ehwhat-ga on 03 Aug 2004 09:58 PDT

Please note, there needs to be a min of 10% cut on the servers.
Just make the prices EXTREMELY attractive.
At the same time, remember to not make it overly cheap.
Regards.

Thanks for asking!

In making comparative suggestions, I've reviewed often a dozen or more
"similar" listings in the WHT archives of the past month. Apples to
apples exact comparison is rare, but I've adjusted for EV1
configurations as accurately as possible. None of the suggested prices
are rock bottom, but they would be considered "very competitive".


Intel Celeron 1.3 GHz 
512 RAM/60 GB Hard Drive
1000 GB Monthly Transfer

EV1 Price: $99/month
Suggested: $69/month

Comparison(s):

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/119616-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/119494-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/304342-1.html
http://www.askdedicatedserver.com/dedicated-hosting/1/Value_Intel_Celeron_1.30_GHz.html

   
Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz   
512 MB RAM - 80 GB Hard Drive
1300 GB Monthly Transfer

EV1 Price: $119/month
Suggested: $ 89-99/month

Comparison(s):

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/304719-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=239654


Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz
1 GB RAM - (2) 80GB Hard Drives
1300 GB Monthly Transfer

EV1 Price: $149
Suggested: $119

Comparison(s):

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/302277-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=225578


Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz  (Bargin Basement)
512MB RAM - 80GB Hard Drive
1000 GB Monthly Transfer

EV1 Price: $129
Suggested: $99

Comparison(s):
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=287821
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/290910-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/278727-1.html


Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
1 GB RAM - 80GB Hard Drives
1400 GB Monthly Transfer 

EV1 Price: $149
Suggested: $119

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/302277-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/302277-1.html


Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
1 GB RAM - (2) 80GB Hard Drives
1400 GB Monthly Transfer
 
EV1 Price: $189
Suggested: $149

Comparison(s):
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/302277-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/296040-1.html


Intel Pentium 4 3.06 GHz  
1 GB RAM - (2) 120GB Hard Drives
1500 GB Monthly Transfer

EV1 Price: $239
Suggested: $199

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/304206-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/298860-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=293669


Intel Dual Xeon 2.0 GHz 
512MB RAM - 73GB SCSI Hard Drive
1000 GB Monthly Transfer 

EV1 Price: $199
Suggested: $159

Comparison(s): 

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/301402-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/178253-1.html


Intel Dual Xeon 2.0 GHz 
1 GB RAM - (2) 73GB SCSI Hard Drives
1500 GB Monthly Transfer

EV1 Price: $249
Suggested: $199

Comparison(s): 

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/301402-1.html
https://www.servermatrix.com/solutions/sx24_server.html



Intel Dual Xeon 2.4 GHz 
2 GB RAM - (2) 73GB SCSI Hard Drives, DRAC card 
1700 GB Monthly Transfer 

EV1 Price: $299
Suggested: $249

Comparison(s): 

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/thread/301402-1.html
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=282092



Advertise or List Your Business
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The following hosting directories offer opportunities to list your
products and services directory-style, as well as purchase banner-type
advertising.

Dedicated Servers Seek
http://www.dedicated-servers-seek.com/

Host Compare
http://www.hostcompare.com/showcases/dedicated.html

Hosting Catalog
http://www.hostingcatalog.com/hostcat.pl?page=dedicated.sc

Host Approval
http://www.hostapproval.com/dedicated_servers_1.html

TopHosts
http://www.tophosts.com/showcases/dedicated/

Host Review
http://hostreview.com/

CPU Reviews - Cheap Webhosting Directory
http://www.cheaphostingdirectory.com/

Host Search
http://www.hostsearch.com/

DevShed Dedicated Servers
http://www.devshed.com/dedicated-servers

Web Hosting Resource Index
http://webhosting.resourceindex.com/showcase/dedicated.html

Find A Host | Dedicated Server Directory
http://findahost.smesource.com/Servers/

Ask Dedicated Server | Searchable database dedicated server offers.
http://www.askdedicatedserver.com 

HostSpot
http://www.hostspot.com

Web Server Index | Database, specializes in dedicated servers.
http://www.webserverindex.com

ISPcheck - Search for dedicated servers and Internet access options.
http://www.ispcheck.com

Ask Web Hosting | Directory of shared, dedicated, colocation offers
http://www.askwebhosting.com/

Web Server List
http://www.webserverlist.com 

Hottest Hosts Directory
http://thewhir.com/find/web-hosts/ 

Best Host Search Database
http://www.besthostsearch.com

Colotraq - Searches
http://www.colotraq.com

C|NET Services Listing
http://google2-cnet.com.com/Dedicated_servers/7026-6544_7-0.html?tag=dir



Additional Hosting Directories
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You'll find many more hosting directories listed in the ODP Directory
and the Yahoo Directory.

ODP | Hosting Directories
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Hosting/Directories/

Yahoo | Web Hosting Directories
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/Communications_and_Networking/Internet_and_World_Wide_Web/Network_Service_Providers/Hosting/Web_Site_Hosting/Directories/



Pay Per Click Advertising
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Overture | PPC Search Engine
http://www.overture.com/

Click the "View Advertisers' Max Bids" to view the bids offered per
click for each of the advertisers in the following search for
dedicated hosting:

Example Search: Dedicated hosting
http://www.overture.com/d/search/?type=home&mkt=us&Keywords=dedicated+hosting


Google AdWords
https://adwords.google.com/select/

Using the Google AdWords program you can advertise your products
and/or website in the PPC listings on the right side of the page, next
to Google Search Results.

Example Search: Dedicated hosting
://www.google.com/search?q=dedicated+hosting

Webmaster World | AdWords Forum for marketers and webmasters
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum81/


Answer Strategy
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Comparison of dedicated server offers

Google Search Terms:

"dedicated server" hosting directory
Dual Xeon 2.0 GHz "dedicated server" 
Dual Xeon 2.4 GHz "dedicated server" 
Celeron 1.3 GHz "dedicated server" 
Celeron 2.0 GHz "dedicated server" 
"Pentium 4" OR P4 2.0 GHz "dedicated server" 
"Pentium 4" OR P4 2.4 GHz "dedicated server" 
"Pentium 4" OR P4 3.06 GHz "dedicated server" 
Dual Xeon 2.0 GHz  site:webhostingtalk.com
Dual Xeon 2.4 GHz  site:webhostingtalk.com
Celeron 1.3 GHz  site:webhostingtalk.com
Celeron 2.0 GHz  site:webhostingtalk.com
"Pentium 4" OR P4 2.0 GHz  site:webhostingtalk.com
"Pentium 4" OR P4 2.4 GHz  site:webhostingtalk.com
"Pentium 4" OR P4 3.06 GHz  site:webhostingtalk.com


I hope you find this information useful. Should you have questions
about the material or links provided, please, feel free to ask for
clarification.

---larre

I would recommend looking at this forum on dedicated servers:

http://www.v7n.com/forums/forum14.html&sid=e68c924bc8ada1c2619b9666d01952e0

It seems that the people who run and the people who frequent this
forum have a lot of bad things to say about RachShack / EV1Servers. A
lot of bad experiences, poor support, general unprofessional
behaviour. I haven't used this myself, and these reports could be
wrong, but I've found that in the hosting market, it is incredibly
difficult to find a reliable competant hosting company. I would say
"you get what you pay for" but this really isn't true either. The
cheapest of the cheap are almost always junk, but more expensive hosts
usually suck too... so just be careful before you start your business
reselling a service that's unreliable, because that image will get
transferred to you as well.

Well, Im planning on offering servers at the suggested prices (above)
and some extra features, including:
Nessus scans of your server(s) through your control panel (Like SM has
started offering).
Monitoring of server, if its down for more than 5 minutes, automatic reboot.
Extensive tech support for an additional fee.
etc.

So, EV1 really doesnt do anything but provide the servers.