[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: *gasp* Perils of fan fiction archiving

[Dina Lerret]

On 6/2/06, Steve <bboyminn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Dina Lerret" <bunniqula at ...>
> wrote:

> Are their any photos or files that other websites might be using on
> you Site?

Very unlikely.  It's just an image title graphic and background image,
which are both fairly small in byte size.  Silverbloom has probably
20-25 graphics accessed across the entire domain with most tied into
site skins.  No vids are hosted there.

My first site has the multimedia archive (vids galore, images, etc.)
and... believe it or not, I don't know what my bandwidth allocation is
because I've been with that webhost for a decade.  Their
pricing/packaging structure has changed but I'm okay with the pricing
I've had for years.  The site has had excellent uptime and the current
packages are offering hundreds of gigs for bandwidth.


> One thing you can do is keep track of the history statistics that
> track who has accessed your website, and you might discover that one
> or two users are stealing all the bandwidth.

It's mainly a fiction archive and I'm not against folks linking to
pages and like I said... highly doubt anyone would be interested in
the cheezy graphics. {g}


> Also, to maintain a real non-profit website, you can count on spending
> at least US$100 per year. I'm told it cost something like $120,000/yr
> to keep the Leaky Cauldron up and running.

Ugh, the UK host replied back and quoted me $60/month for 250megs
webspace and 80gigs bandwidth. {shakes head} No can do, so gotta move.
 Well, I've got to support two people on a $20,000 annual income and
*no way* can I allocate more than $500/year for website expenses.
Currently, I pay ~$33/month between two webhosts, not including domain
renewals.

Oh yeah, I heard about the larger site expenses! {whistles}  I know
AFF.net once mentioned $200-250/month.  Ouch!

Dina