Not trying to bring up an old topic but didn't I tell you to start small Zack? LOL.

I told you that in your thread when you wanted advice on the Dedicated Server and after that, I even PM you about it telling you that you should actually think 2 times before committing. I guess you now know that it's not as easy as 1-2-3 handling a Dedicated Server and etc.

At least you are not too late. Good luck on your Reseller account.

Yea I agree. Only upgrade to larger hosting services if you absolutely feel the need to and know it will benefit you and your customers. It may be easy to think you can grow fast in your head, but it takes time, planning, and more time.

When the time is right and you know a dedicated server is in order, you will know.

It is always good to small like said above you can always expand but if you have to many resources it might be hard for you to handle it and also expensive.

I do have a little bit of advice for you, make sure you don't move around to much because customers will get tired of it and move somewhere else, i haven't read your last post so i don't know much about what it said, i can only take a guess by reading what you have written in this thread. Just a suggestion though, try not to move to much from a reseller to a dedi, from a dedi back to a reseller, then from a reseller to a vps. Maybe get a vps and slowly start migrating to a vps when its time?

good luck with your process. keep us informed.

Patience is eternity.

Kudos to you for not giving up on your business and current clients. You've gotten some experience out of your previous dedicated server and keep that in mind. As your business grows so will your mind.

As it was said above, advertise locally in your district. Here are some suggestions below:

1) Check with your local marketing agencies for pricing.
2) Look into flyer advertising, your local newspaper.
3) Contact local computer stores to offer their customers a month of free hosting, or some sort of a discount (It would also promote their services, since they are offering their customers a free service)
4) Look into small billboard advertisements. (Could be a bit costly, depending of the location)
5) ** Locally, i would focus on website design for local business to enhance their marketing target efficiently by having a website. (You could also offer basic SEO services for their business through google, indexing their website, and local business registry through Google Places)

We started out with a VPS, turned out it was the wrong decision and gone back to a reseller and have now just upgraded to a dedicated server

Regarding the local advertising, flyers and business cards worked just great for us.

Give some of your business cards to your friends and relatives.

As someone said "happy people tell others".