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I pay about $1.5k/month for colocation and the amortized cost of hardware, and that's the major expense. The site isn't finished so much as frozen. I.e., I hav

I pay about $1.5k/month for colocation and the amortized cost of hardware, and that's the major expense. The site isn't finished so much as frozen. I.e., I have a lot of stuff I plan to do, but it's been a suspiciously long time since I've done anything at all.

graeme 10y ago
Probably simpler accounting then. I have a lot of individual invoices to keep track of + multiple revenue streams, some of which have sales taxes, some don't. (You have been keeping invoices, right? You need those in case of audit, which will almost certainly happen at some point). I'm assuming you are declaring all expenses which are business expenses. If you're doing that and the number of invoices is small, then you probably have a fundamentally simpler business than most businesses. Might still be worth a one off conversation with a good tax lawyer or accountant to see if you're making any business-101 level errors. If you've never had that sort of conversation, it's somewhat likely. Example: in Canada, most entrepreneurs I know have no idea that health insurance is a business deduction, and that they can get group health insurance through a chamber of commerce. This usually pays for itself due to the tax deduction plus reimbursements. So there may be similar no brainer, no maintenance changed you could make, once.
patryn20 10y ago
If you don't mind me asking, how much of that cost is colocation and bandwidth respectively?
- idlewords 10y ago
  I get bandwidth as part of the whole package at both facilities I use: Full rack at HE (Fremont) @ 10 Mbps: $900 1/4 rack at Datacate (Sacramento) @ 10 Mbps: $350
  - patryn20 10y ago
    Thanks for the info. I'm looking to move a rack from DFW to somewhere on the west coast. Everyone I ask so far indicates I'll be paying more to do so.
    - idlewords 10y ago
      I found the whole procurement process to be really frustrating, as someone new to the world. You have to talk to salespeople (even for what is a commodity service) and pricing is very opaque. Moreover, there are pitfalls like the fact that a rack never comes with enough power to run more than 1/3 full, and everyone treats this as normal.
      - patryn20 10y ago
        Yeah. I have experience procuring space for clients, but even so it's tough to get a reasonable deal on the west coast. In Dallas, I can routinely pickup a full rack with dual 20amp circuits, dual ethernet drops, and 200-400mbps unmetered for $700 a month. That's what I'm paying for racks in two separate Dallas datacenters currently. If you're willing to go north a little bit, ViaWest might give you basically the same deal in one of their Oregon datacenters.
        idlewords 10y ago
        The Dallas thing sounds pretty sweet. Would you mind emailing me (maciej@ceglowski.com) so I can pepper you with questions?

graeme 10y ago

Probably simpler accounting then. I have a lot of individual invoices to keep track of + multiple revenue streams, some of which have sales taxes, some don't. (You have been keeping invoices, right? You need those in case of audit, which will almost certainly happen at some point). I'm assuming you are declaring all expenses which are business expenses. If you're doing that and the number of invoices is small, then you probably have a fundamentally simpler business than most businesses. Might still be worth a one off conversation with a good tax lawyer or accountant to see if you're making any business-101 level errors. If you've never had that sort of conversation, it's somewhat likely. Example: in Canada, most entrepreneurs I know have no idea that health insurance is a business deduction, and that they can get group health insurance through a chamber of commerce. This usually pays for itself due to the tax deduction plus reimbursements. So there may be similar no brainer, no maintenance changed you could make, once.

patryn20 10y ago

If you don't mind me asking, how much of that cost is colocation and bandwidth respectively?

idlewords 10y ago
I get bandwidth as part of the whole package at both facilities I use: Full rack at HE (Fremont) @ 10 Mbps: $900 1/4 rack at Datacate (Sacramento) @ 10 Mbps: $350
- patryn20 10y ago
  Thanks for the info. I'm looking to move a rack from DFW to somewhere on the west coast. Everyone I ask so far indicates I'll be paying more to do so.
  - idlewords 10y ago
    I found the whole procurement process to be really frustrating, as someone new to the world. You have to talk to salespeople (even for what is a commodity service) and pricing is very opaque. Moreover, there are pitfalls like the fact that a rack never comes with enough power to run more than 1/3 full, and everyone treats this as normal.
    - patryn20 10y ago
      Yeah. I have experience procuring space for clients, but even so it's tough to get a reasonable deal on the west coast. In Dallas, I can routinely pickup a full rack with dual 20amp circuits, dual ethernet drops, and 200-400mbps unmetered for $700 a month. That's what I'm paying for racks in two separate Dallas datacenters currently. If you're willing to go north a little bit, ViaWest might give you basically the same deal in one of their Oregon datacenters.
      - idlewords 10y ago
        The Dallas thing sounds pretty sweet. Would you mind emailing me (maciej@ceglowski.com) so I can pepper you with questions?