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Re: Show HN: I recently launched a new cloud hosting company

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Post by jlgaddis »

corobo wrote: post #18
jlgaddis wrote: post #3

There's a lot of information missing from your page that I'd want to know before even considering becoming a customer... Where is/are your datacenter(s)? What virtualization technologies are in use? What type of hardware is in the physical hosts? What operating systems are supported? Minor complaint: clicking "Enterprise" or "Education" in the footer opens up a new mail message. That's not what I wanted nor what I ex…

I absolutely can't stand pages like this. I know it's completely minimal and not really a big deal but this keeps happening. Show HNers - If I've hit the bottom of the page and I click on a "Features" link, or heck, any link in the footer I do not want to jump back up the page. I already scrolled past it. It doesn't give enough information. Either have a separate page that goes into more detail or don't link in the f…

> ... I do not want to jump back up the page.

I thought the exact same thing and almost mentioned it. That's very annoying to me.

Re: Show HN: I recently launched a new cloud hosting company

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Post by michaelmior »

Sounds interesting, but you should have someone edit your copy. Below is a sample of some issues I found.

> We are the first to do this.

Have cheap prices? Not really a selling a point.

> We care about not only the privacy

"the" is unnecessary here

> we guarantee that our interface is top of the notch

The expression is just "top notch"

> so that you could easily spin up and deploy new servers

"can" easily spin up

> every month you'll receive discounts and other prop

What is a "prop"?

Re: Show HN: I recently launched a new cloud hosting company

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Post by Zekio »

Wow, I wouldn't trust that site with even a single cent, even the prices are the same as the ones on the bootstrap template O.o

I like the name though

Edit: Also the about talks about there's been spent years on this, while the website looks like something slapped together in a couple of minutes at best.

Re: Show HN: I recently launched a new cloud hosting company

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Post by BorisMelnik »

al2o3cr wrote: post #17

Marketing page copy: "Unlimited 1GB servers" FAQ when signed in: "Each plan has a maximum capacity for the amount of servers its allowed to create. Due to the significant amount of dedicated resources we provide, we can't literally give you unlimited servers. However, you could upgrade your plan whenever you'd like." So your marketing page is LITERALLY a lie. Good job.

but isn't it the same with Amazon and all these other "unlimited backup" solutions? They are all literally a lie if you dig deep enough...some cases more deep than others.

Re: Show HN: I recently launched a new cloud hosting company

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Post by notacoward »

"Never experience the hassle of ... while saving a bunch of money"

Wait, you mean that if I don't use your service then I'll have hassles but at least I'll save money? That's how it reads. You seem to expect that people will parse it like this.

    (never-experience X) while Y
Unfortunately, most people parse it like this.

    never-experience (X while Y)
Try each one out on "never experience burning your hand while cooking breakfast". Do you see the difference, and why the front-page copy might make some people giggle?

Re: Show HN: I recently launched a new cloud hosting company

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Post by Fomite »

jlgaddis wrote: post #3

There's a lot of information missing from your page that I'd want to know before even considering becoming a customer... Where is/are your datacenter(s)? What virtualization technologies are in use? What type of hardware is in the physical hosts? What operating systems are supported? Minor complaint: clicking "Enterprise" or "Education" in the footer opens up a new mail message. That's not what I wanted nor what I ex…

Yeah, as someone who would be interested in the "Education" section, a contextless email is...not as interesting as I was hoping for.

Re: Show HN: I recently launched a new cloud hosting company

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Post by coreyoconnor »

jlgaddis wrote: post #29
cbuq wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And if you don't have a mailto: program, the "Enterprise" and "Education" links do nothing. To add to your suspicions, the website layout is exactly the same as one of the new bootstrap v4.0 themes, and is just as vague about it's product. ( http://themes.getbootstrap.com/products/marketing )

> ... the website layout is exactly the same as one of the new bootstrap v4.0 themes ... Wow. Yeah, that's bad.

Why is this bad? Is there a licensing issue?

Otherwise, re-using a known layout will not play into my purchasing decisions.

Re: Show HN: I recently launched a new cloud hosting company

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Post by bt3 »

Zekio wrote: post #33

Wow, I wouldn't trust that site with even a single cent, even the prices are the same as the ones on the bootstrap template O.o I like the name though Edit: Also the about talks about there's been spent years on this, while the website looks like something slapped together in a couple of minutes at best.

Do you mean you wouldn't trust that site?

I for one like it, and would rather have my a company of this nature spend years on their product, rather than their website copy.

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