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Would anyone buy a USD2 per year hosting?
I’m going directly to the point.
* 40MB space
* 400MB bandwidth/month
* 1 MySQL database
* 5 E-mail accounts
* PHP 4.3.11, Frontpage Extensions, CGI Bin (Perl 5.6.1), Custom Error Pages, Server Side Includes (SSI/.shtml) supported
* cPanel/Fantastico
* Ability to host your domain with us at no additional charge/use a subdomain under our main domain.
All these for only US$2 per year = US$0.17 per month , that’s RM7.60 per year! (the price of two chicken rice).
If you’re interested, read on.
Me and boringest are planning to buy a resellers hosting package, break down the space + bandwidth to smaller parts and then sell it cheaply. If you don’t quite understand, it’s like buying 100 packs of chicken rice from the factory and then selling them to normal consumers pack by pack at a cheaper-than-normal price. In this way, it’s a win-win situation for us and also the consumers.
Enough of the chicken rice story. The above specification (40mb space and 400mb bandwidth) is only 1 basic module(or 1unit). We want to allow more flexibility, why pay for 2GB space and bandwidth if you’re only using less than half of it, right? That’ll be a waste of money. So with this package, you pay only for what you really need. You can also add more modules in case you need more space + bandwidth.
So, what we mean by modular is that if you want 200MB space + 2GB bandwidth, just get 5 of the basic module and you only pay US$10 per year, that’s only RM38 per year! (still a lot cheaper than any other host out there).
The more space/bandwidth you want, just add on more modules.
We are currently looking to sell a minimum of 80 modules (~20 people) before making a full commitment, so email me at 
if you are interested.
FAQ:
1. How fast is the connection to your server and where is it located?
Our servers are located at DimeNOC, Orlando, Florida in the US. The connection to the servers are from TimeWarner Gig-E (~1000Mbps) and UUNET OC-12 (~621Mbps) and by the end of this year, another from Level 3 Gig-E (~1000Mbps).
2. How do we know we can trust you and boringest?
Well, once we get people who has agreed to buy 80 of the modules, we will show you the invoice of the bill that we have paid for the hosting for the whole year and you can contact the company in question to verify it. So, you are guaranteed at least 1 full year of service.
Also, to my friends, if you’re reading this, you know you can trust pandaboy.
3. Will you and boringest help us install wordpress/nucleus/b2evolution/mambo?
Yes, we can help you if you want, otherwise we’ll just let you have the fun of tweaking it yourself.
pandaboy: I can help you create forum as well. ^_^
4. I am the boss of a hosting company. Why are you spoiling the market?
We expect to get spam mail for this, but other service providers shouldn’t be angry ‘cos there are only limited accounts available! So, don’t worry, the market won’t be ’spoiled’ =)
pandaboy: Also, unlike other webhosting, we’re not aiming to make big money. We, ourselves are web publishers as well so we know what other web publishers really want.
5. Can I host porn/promote terrorism/store illegal files/send spam from your server?
No, we do not support piracy/spammers. We’re allowed to store porn actually but we rather not.
6. Can I put up ads on my account?
Yes, do anything you want as long as it’s not illegal or clashes with FAQ5.
7. What’s the catch?
You pay US$2/year for 1 module, we happy. We however need to IMterview you 1st before you’ll be accepted. (if you know us personally then there’s no need for the interview, we just want to prevent hackers/spammers from signing up). We accept payment by PayPal only at the moment.
8. Is this a joke?
No, me and boringest are serious. We will only start if we have firm commitments for 80 modules.
Thank you for your time and if you’re interested, mail me.. or leave your comments here. Feel free to the spread words around.
UPDATE: If you were to pay by Credit Card instead of Paypal, the price would be US$2.40 per module due to bank transaction costs.
Thanks~
By the way, did anyone email me at the email address above? Seemed like someone emailed me at that address but I did not receive it. From now on, I think it’s better to leave comments here instead, ok? Cheers.
honestly, don’t spoil people’s rice bowl ler if you’re not serious. i used to offer really cheap web design but then i realsied that if im not going to make it my full time job im not gonna spoil real full time freelancer’s rice bowl