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VPS or Shared Hosting

by TopTarget
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What is the max amount of traffic before switching to VPS? I'm only doing PoF and Facebook right now and I'm receiving about 200 visitors a day. My ROI is pretty good and I don't think I'm losing traffic from being on a shared server. So do you think it's still worth it to go the VPS route?
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  • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
    Originally Posted by TopTarget View Post

    What is the max amount of traffic before switching to VPS? I'm only doing PoF and Facebook right now and I'm receiving about 200 visitors a day. My ROI is pretty good and I don't think I'm losing traffic from being on a shared server. So do you think it's still worth it to go the VPS route?
    You might get a better idea if you ask your hosting company what your current resource statistics look like. Unfortunately, you're going to get a bunch of people blindly replying to this thread just telling you to get a VPS without knowing the actual usage.....
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    • Profile picture of the author amcg
      Originally Posted by Kingfish85 View Post

      You might get a better idea if you ask your hosting company what your current resource statistics look like. Unfortunately, you're going to get a bunch of people blindly replying to this thread just telling you to get a VPS without knowing the actual usage.....
      This is good advice also, it will depend largely on your setup though my thoughts are still valid.
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    • Profile picture of the author TopTarget
      Originally Posted by Kingfish85 View Post

      You might get a better idea if you ask your hosting company what your current resource statistics look like. Unfortunately, you're going to get a bunch of people blindly replying to this thread just telling you to get a VPS without knowing the actual usage.....
      Thanks, I asked my hosting company and they said my resources are fine. I'm also able to monitor inode and processes on my cPanel.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
        Originally Posted by TopTarget View Post

        Thanks, I asked my hosting company and they said my resources are fine. I'm also able to monitor inode and processes on my cPanel.
        If you're not noticing any performance issues/loading with the site(s) and your resource usages are not hitting any limits, then you can disregard any "VPS" suggestions as it's more than likely not needed. Unless you need isolation, root access or dedicated resources, you most likely won't even notice a difference.

        EDIT: Of course, as your sites grow & visitors grow as well, you may start coming close, if not hitting those limits. I wouldn't recommend changing until you start getting close to that..
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        • Profile picture of the author TopTarget
          Originally Posted by Kingfish85 View Post

          If you're not noticing any performance issues/loading with the site(s) and your resource usages are not hitting any limits, then you can disregard any "VPS" suggestions as it's more than likely not needed. Unless you need isolation, root access or dedicated resources, you most likely won't even notice a difference.

          EDIT: Of course, as your sites grow & visitors grow as well, you may start coming close, if not hitting those limits. I wouldn't recommend changing until you start getting close to that..
          That's true. Actually, I tried running POF Pro and I didn't get one conversion that day. I know POF Pro takes up a butt load of resources so that may have been the issue. Or it could have been the offer. Not sure.

          TT
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  • Profile picture of the author amcg
    Originally Posted by TopTarget View Post

    What is the max amount of traffic before switching to VPS? I'm only doing PoF and Facebook right now and I'm receiving about 200 visitors a day. My ROI is pretty good and I don't think I'm losing traffic from being on a shared server. So do you think it's still worth it to go the VPS route?
    VPS if you can afford to - the performance over shared hosting will be worth it. I use AWS and it's more expensive than shared/most other VPS services but I find them reliable and their services easy to administrate.
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  • Profile picture of the author PPC-Coach
    I think you're safe at 200 per day.

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    • Profile picture of the author TapClickMedia
      You're probably fine on Shared with 200/day, when you get into the High 4 digit 5 digit, you should go on a VPS.
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  • Profile picture of the author Greedy
    Originally Posted by TopTarget View Post

    What is the max amount of traffic before switching to VPS? I'm only doing PoF and Facebook right now and I'm receiving about 200 visitors a day. My ROI is pretty good and I don't think I'm losing traffic from being on a shared server. So do you think it's still worth it to go the VPS route?
    No, not for 200 a day. You should be fine with a shared server.
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  • Profile picture of the author DavidLasry
    You can stick with shared hosting for now. I'm also tracking my campaigns on shared hosting because I don't run a lot of traffic to my campaigns. Hence, I can manage with shared server.
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  • Profile picture of the author webhosting
    It also depends on the type of website you are running. Website which consist of the plain HTML requires much less resources than e. g. forum. Also take into account the average number of page views per visitor -- the more page views per visitor, the higher resources you need.

    However, with 200 visitors a day shared hosting should be ideal for 99% of websites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Dinero
    200 visitors per day is just fine for shared hosting. Now if you are talking 4 figures visitors per day then you are better off with VPS.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    Originally Posted by TopTarget View Post

    What is the max amount of traffic before switching to VPS? I'm only doing PoF and Facebook right now and I'm receiving about 200 visitors a day. My ROI is pretty good and I don't think I'm losing traffic from being on a shared server. So do you think it's still worth it to go the VPS route?
    You should be good for now. But you should really start to look at upgrading to keep your options open for growth.
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  • Profile picture of the author Vilvop
    You may use shared hosting from a2hosting company which is able to meet the needs of any webmaster.
    With time you are able to upgrade it to a VPS if it's necessary for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author kpmedia
    It's not just traffic.

    It's also the apps that are running.
    Even with 1 visitor, some need a lot of base resources.
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    • Profile picture of the author gallaco
      In my opinion you are OK now with the hosting you have. I highly suggest Beyond Hosting VPN Linux when you will drive more Traffic. They have very good service
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  • Profile picture of the author boghi
    With 200 visitors per day there isn't need to change to vps.
    When you'll have at least 1000 per day ,then it will be the moment ..
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnny33
    With the amount of visitors that you have and the fact that your host said that you aren't using all of your resources, shared hosting would continue to be fine. There are other reasons to consider a VPS though. With shared hosting, there is potential that your site could be affected based on something that is happening to your "neighbor." A VPS can be tailored to the needs of your site as well to better optimize.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
    Here's a good editorial, I suggest everyone reads it: The Myth of VPS Hosting: Reasons to Avoid It! Part 1 – The Digital FAQ
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