Take the opportunity to check your periodic service providers

andymilk | January 6, 2009

Your who?

I just had a client run into an issue with her hosting provider, who charged her more at the end of the year for a disk usage overage. There wasn’t any sort of automated disk usage monitor or reminder being sent to her, but there sure was a billing receipt sent! It was also time for renewal with this hosting provider and we determined she could save 50% off her yearly bill if we switched her to another hosting provider.

The moral of the story?

Make sure you periodically (yearly, quarterly, monthly) take the opportunity to see if there’s a better deal for the same service you already have out there. It’s one thing to stick with a service provider because of reliability, quality support, and responsiveness, but it’s another to just go on cruise control and leave things how they are because you don’t have the time to make a switch or you don’t know how to make a switch.

Find the time or find someone who can help you!