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jackconnorhull
7y

*Got a request for installing and configuring an online shop for a client*

Me: Do you have a web space already?
Client: No, I don't want to pay for it. (FYI: They only cost about 20€ a year)
Me: Okay, but free hosters are often slow and unprofessional. I really do not recommend using free hosting services.
Client: Doesn't matter, do it.
Me: *Working on the shop for several weeks, finally goes online*
One week later, client contacts me saying shop is offline. I realize the free hoster he used shut down their services (bankruptcy), resulting in the loss of about 90% of the work that I had done (no proper backups due to complexity)
Client: How can that even happen? You'll redo the shop, right?

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  • 8
    7y
    if you own a business you have to pay rent even on the internet.
  • 14
    7y
    "Well look at this! Your free hosting you just haaaad to have shut down. Who knows more about the server hosting now, you son of a bitch. But sure! I'll redo it at double the cost because this is fucking overtime."
  • 0
    7y
    @Jop- The shop system that was used compresses its files and content, an import of old files unfortunately is not possible without destroying the whole thing :/ The only thing I could backup was media (like images, descriptions and stuff)
  • 4
    7y
    @jackconnorhull What's the name of it? I have to avoid it at all cost.
  • 0
    7y
    Couldn't you like, nightly backup both the database and all the files. I'm sure it could be a 10gb backup, that gets sent to Amazon storage every day, but who cares right? Also, you can provide your own (or a third party) hosting as a service and include those costs in your invoice. Free hosting is unprofessional indeed, and I'm sure you don't want your clients to think you are unprofessional
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