Take a look at the comparison chart below. It shows the costs and time needed to start a dating website if you were to seek a professional consultant for a customized solution, the do-it-yourself (buy software) solution and of course, the Datingsite Hosting solution. Just add up all the cash value plus time saved by choosing the Datingsite Hosting solution!
Description Design and development dating software by Web design firm Buy dating software and install yourself Use full-featured Datingsite Hosting
Technical skills (programming, HTML, graphic design) Minimal Very High None
Level of customization High Very High High
Software development cost $1,999 $499 Free
Ongoing maintenance and upgrades cost $350/month
(approx. minimum 10 hours per month, $35 per hour)
$100/month
($100 per feature, 1 feature per month)
Included
Web hosting (20GB disk space, 100GB bandwidth) $30/month $30/month $29.95/month
hosting with Microsoft SQL Server for database $20/month $20/month Included
hosting with Flash Communication Server for video/audio webcam chat $20/month $20/month $5/month (optional)
24x7 server and network monitoring $20/month $20/month Included
1 million real member profiles 0 0 $10/month (optional)
Total time to start up 1-2 months to design, implement, test, and deploy 3-4 weeks to install, modify, and setup 15 minutes to setup an account
Total cost to start up $1,999 $499 $0
Total monthly cost $440/month $190/month $29.95/month

  • Zero cost to start up
  • No software/hardware to purchase
  • No consultation fees
  • Low monthly maintenance cost
  • No technical skills and programming needed
  • Instant setup
  • No software/hardware upgrades needed (we take care of them, free!)
  • Rich of features (we always add new features)
  • Easy-to-use Web-based Administration tools.
  • Robust database using MS SQL Server (better than MS Access and MySQL)
  • Flash audio/video webcam chat (no advertisement banners)
  • No worries about server, disk space, and bandwidth issues
  • Outstanding customer support
  • 24x7 server and network monitoring
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