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I'm looking at creating a few projects once ES 1.3 is ready to go and was hoping for some feedback regarding server related expenses. Currently I'm using a cloud package with SiteGround (which I'm very happy with!) but was planning in the future to purchase a dedicated package that would only be used for ES based sites.
The Chive posted an interesting story about their history which included a mention of a $16,000 hosting bill during one of their early months of the site back in 2008 (I'm sure even back then they had ridiculous amounts of traffic)! Read more at: http://thechive.com/2014/09/03/how-thechive-came-to-be-and-where-were-going-10-photos/
For site owners with large EasySocial communities, what would you recommend as far as budgeting for hosting as well as any other expenses that go hand in hand with larger sites?
The Chive posted an interesting story about their history which included a mention of a $16,000 hosting bill during one of their early months of the site back in 2008 (I'm sure even back then they had ridiculous amounts of traffic)! Read more at: http://thechive.com/2014/09/03/how-thechive-came-to-be-and-where-were-going-10-photos/
For site owners with large EasySocial communities, what would you recommend as far as budgeting for hosting as well as any other expenses that go hand in hand with larger sites?
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