{"id":800,"date":"2025-03-13T18:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=800"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:48:58","slug":"summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Time Hosting | How to Recognize It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2376 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/dedicated-server-hosting.jpg\" alt=\"summer time hosting\" width=\"850\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/dedicated-server-hosting.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/dedicated-server-hosting-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/dedicated-server-hosting-512x211.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhostingtalk.com\/showthread.php?t=1386659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">summer time hosting<\/a>?\u00a0That\u2019s typically when the majority of these providers will be out of school and on their summer vacations. Yes, we\u2019re talking about teenagers. While I applaud all of them for their entrepreneurial spirit, the reality is that once summer is over and they\u2019re back in school, many of the projects they\u2019ve launched historically go by the wayside, as well as their clients. So every spring, the hosting forums tend to see lots of threads opened with the OP (original poster) asking some type of question about starting a commercial hosting company. Some just want to host game servers (at their homes or with hosting providers) because that\u2019s the trend right now, while others want to delve into shared and VPS services.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/#The_legality_of_it_all\" >The legality of it all<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/#Running_a_commercial_gaming_or_hosting_business_from_a_residence_is_bad_%E2%80%93_for_many_reasons\" >Running a commercial gaming or hosting business from a residence is bad \u2013 for many reasons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/#Support_becomes_a_major_issue\" >Support becomes a major issue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/#There_are_exceptions_to_the_rule\" >There are exceptions to the rule<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/summer-time-hosting-how-to-recognize-it\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_NETWORK_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED NETWORK: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_legality_of_it_all\"><\/span>The legality of it all<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is where it gets tricky. In most states, you cannot sign a binding contract with someone under the age of 18. The problem here is that prospects searching for hosting providers don\u2019t have access to the owner\u2019s age. Sites are currently ultra-easy to launch with WordPress and WHMCS, so prospects can easily be fooled into thinking these new ventures are well established and seasoned providers.<\/p>\n<p>Liability becomes an issue as the terms of service cannot be legally enforced. The how, where, why, who and what of these sites is compromised.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Running_a_commercial_gaming_or_hosting_business_from_a_residence_is_bad_%E2%80%93_for_many_reasons\"><\/span>Running a commercial gaming or hosting business from a residence is bad \u2013 for many reasons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>At data centers, hosting providers offer services backed by security guards, multiple alert systems, backup generators, DDoS protection, remote access like IPMI, redundant carriers and high speed ports. They typically are capable of assigning a large number of IP addresses as well, with justification.<\/li>\n<li>In a residence, the ISP there may or may not authorize commercial operations on their connection.<\/li>\n<li>Plus, most homes only have one connection, be that with Spectrum, Verizon or whoever. There\u2019s no redundancy.<\/li>\n<li>There\u2019s no DDoS protection because that\u2019s cost prohibitive<\/li>\n<li>When power goes out during storms or for whatever reason, that connection goes silent, and so does the server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Support_becomes_a_major_issue\"><\/span>Support becomes a major issue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Quite often these summertime gaming and web hosting providers are one man operations, meaning they won\u2019t have true 24\/7 live chat if that is offered on their site, nor will they be able to answer support tickets around the clock. I\u2019ve personally known of two such providers, both of which are no longer in business. One of them had sense enough to ask a reputable provider to take over his business, while the other simply turned his server off and left his clients high and dry.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_exceptions_to_the_rule\"><\/span>There are exceptions to the rule<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Every now and again, one of these young entrepreneurs does this the right way and continues to grow their business with the help of their family and friends. I personally knew of a 16-year-old technician who did very well for himself, building a solid client base and growing that over the years.<\/p>\n<p>I find it amazing what the younger generation is capable of in terms of launching a commercial business, especially in this industry. For potential clients however, the path is full of potholes. Step in the wrong one and your online business could be in peril of vanishing come school time. Step very carefully.<\/p>\n<p>Ask a lot of questions when you\u2019re querying prospective gaming or web hosting providers. Never commit to long term contracts upfront to save a few bucks when first signing on with a provider. Give it a few months, then decide based on their uptime and support.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/unnamed-e1408122780935.jpg\" alt=\"ProlimeHost RAID Server Solutions\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>\u00a0all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>\u00a0and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For everything from gaming, AMD, GPU and AI servers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASIA_OPTIMIZED_NETWORK_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\"><\/span>ASIA OPTIMIZED NETWORK: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Procuring an Asia optimized server improves the connection speed and quality between the server and the users in Asia or China. This can reduce latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth issues that can affect the performance and reliability of the server and the applications hosted on it. For more information, please call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What is summer time hosting?\u00a0That\u2019s typically when the majority of these providers will be out of school and&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[211,209,120,145,123,43,24,107,113,198,76,106,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-800","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-geneal","8":"category-tutorials-tips","9":"tag-ai","10":"tag-amd","11":"tag-asia-optimized","12":"tag-cheap-dedicated-servers","13":"tag-china-optimized","14":"tag-dedicated-server","15":"tag-dedicated-servers","16":"tag-dedicated-servers-usa","17":"tag-gaming-servers","18":"tag-gpu-servers","19":"tag-summertime-hosting","20":"tag-virtual-private-servers","21":"tag-vps","22":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}