I am finally getting regular work designing, developing, and deploying websites for small businesses and individuals. So far the websites utilize single-user content management systems, so the websites create, as far as I know, minimal load on the shared servers. I have always required that each of my clients purchase annual shared hosting at Dreamhost. For domain registration, I ask that they register with Dreamhost, but some already have a registered domain elsewhere and this is fine with me. I do this so the billing issues are the client's responsibility, not mine.My question is: Since I can register unlimited domains and connect them to my one shared hosting account at Dreamhost, should I not be requiring clients to individually pay for shared hosting and a domain? Should I actually be paying for one hosting account and then hosting all of my client's websites on that account? As I said before, I currently have each client buy their own hosting, because I feel that, for example, if there is high traffic to their site, there would be less a chance of the site going down than if their site was hosted with many others on one account.I am famous for being long-winded, please let me know if I can clarify at all. Thanks!
Hosting and domain registrations for multiple clients under a single hosting account of mine?
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Get a reseller account and set up your clients using that (don't know if dreamhost offers those). That way you have control over their hosting but only have one bill to pay. You also can charge them for their hosting and either give them a really good deal or make yourself even more money. If someone's site starts using a lot of resources get them their own account or dedicated server. The chances of that happening is small but if it does migrating to better hosting would be part of the plan anyway.I use Hostgator's reseller plan and it handles everyone seamlessly and even gives them their own Cpanel control panels, etc. 