The importance of choosing the right Internet service provider
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» MargR - Hi, Chris, I actually don't want to discuss this specific art
Hi, Chris,I actually don't want to discuss this specific article, but I do want to discuss your TOPIC, so I assume it's okay to do so.
Obviously you know something about business on the internet. I have heard that if you build a good web site some of the bigger guys might be persuaded to advertise on it and pay you for said advertising. Is that true? If so, how does one go about approaching these folks? What must a site have to be eligible? Maybe you could write an article on this soon. In the meantime, I'll check back here in a couple of days for your answer.
Why not stop by Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns and take a look at my topic.
Thanks for all your wisdom!
Marg Ruttan
Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns Editor
-- posted by MargR
» ChrisM_3 - Chris McClean Hi Marg, Thanks for stopping by. You are
Chris McCleanHi Marg,
Thanks for stopping by.
You are correct regarding advertisers wanting a space on your website if it looks well travelled. However, the real key to getting the advertising is to give them what they want. Advertisers will pay you depending on how many visitors you send to their site. Usually advertisers want to know, how many unique visitors surf your website on a daily/monthly basis, where are they coming from (Canada,USA,Signapore etc.), what are your most popular pages, what is your target audience, what are your techniques for promoting your site, etc.
You should make this information available in an online media kit for potential advertisers to read before they contact you.
Some companies such as Aaddzz - http://www.aaddzz.com/pages/selling and Net-On`s Ad Network -
http://www.net-on.com/adsite.htm will sell your advertising space for a small fee.
If I haven't written an article on this topic for next month, it will be here in October. (I write one article per month)
I will stop by your B & B area.
Chris McClean
-- posted by ChrisM_3
» splat - Since I work for an ISP, I just wanted to clarify the comment ma
Since I work for an ISP, I just wanted to clarify the comment made by Chris about the ISP's connection to the Internet:The ISP's connection is probably the most important aspect to ask about. As Chris said above, a T3 line is very fast, but you should also ask if they own the *entire* T3 (many ISP's only buy part of one from another company). Also be sure to ask if they have redundant connections to other backbone provider. One T3 is great, although if it goes down, you're left without access. Redundant connections are the only way to avoid this, and most ISP's know it, but don't spring for the backup connection.
There are many, many low-quality ISP's out there, who believe building customer base is far more important than improving their network. The amount of color in an ISP's ad does not coorspond to the quality of the service they provide.
-Dan
Computer Gaming Editor
Webmaster, Net Access Corporation
-- posted by splat
» Jeff - I hope I don't sound too much like a brainiac or show-off... act
I hope I don't sound too much like a brainiac or show-off... actually, why should I? I looked it up! The fastest connection available is not the T3 any more. At Accentric, Simplenet's high speed internet access centre, their definition of OC-3 is 155,000,000 bits per second or 155 MBPS. I think it kicks T3's butt!
That's my 3 cents (tm)!
Jeff Justiz
Contributing Editor
Ice Hockey
eMail: jjustiz@yahoo.com
-- posted by Jeff
» ToddE - Although connection speed is important, I would like to stick up
Although connection speed is important, I would like to stick up for Dan at the Net Access Corporation. I would be interested to know how much of the bandwith they use. You say OC3 is good, which it is amazingly good.If a server can get by just fine on a T3 it should be fine. Think of it this way, I believe they will do around 75mb/sec. Each user on a 56k is maybe getting 8k/sec on a compressed file max right? Do you know how many users it would take to fill that 75mb/sec yet alone once you download a page the server rests, because its then on your hard drive. I think T3's are just fine for over 98% of ISP's.. It all depends how large you grow though.
Think from how much you actually need. It would proubaly be better for them to get better server machines then to upgrade to OC3. Just some feedback to think about.
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Todd Ebersviller
Internet: USA HyperBanner Network!
E-mail: admin@usa.hyperbanner.net
-- posted by ToddE
» Wen - I also work for an ISP and have had my share of ISP's in the sev
I also work for an ISP and have had my share of ISP's in the seven years that I have been on-line. You made some really good points in your article.I would like to point out that while having a fast connection (a T3 preferably) is important, another important consideration is the number of hops to the backbone and how it gets there. I live in Upstate New York. The ISP I work for goes through rural New Jersey and experiences very little traffic. One of our competitors goes through Washington DC, a very busy hub. The other goes through New York City which is even worse. It can make their service unbearably slow at peak hours.
Before signing up with an ISP I would randomly e-mail (or have a friend with e-mail do it for you if you do not have e-mail) five different customers (you can usually find their addresses on their personal web pages) and, after apologizing for bothering them, ask them their opinion about their ISP. Five is not that large of a sampling, but you should get a good idea about their services.
Another great resource for finding an ISP is thelist.com with almost 5000 ISP's listed by area code.
Wen
Desserts Editor
-- posted by Wen
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