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Crucial Paradigm reseller web hosting is an easy way to manage a number of web accounts – whether you have several websites or domains of your own, or you're looking to sell web hosting services to clients or associates.
In business since 2003, Crucial Paradigm is a firmly Australian company that has made an impact on the global market. Crucial Paradigm offers web hosting to everyone from students to big business – and their excellent reseller package fits right in to their business-friendly mandate.
Crucial's Linux reseller plans all feature Web Host Manager (WHM) and cPanel control panels, for streamlined account and website creation and management. Designed for reliability and profitability, Crucial reseller hosting employs powerful servers – located in Australia – and a trusted network ensuring you and your customers can have confidence in Crucial's maximum uptime.
All Crucial Paradign reseller plans come with free backups, RV skin, RV site builder, site transfers, templates, control panels and 24/7 email ticket support. For an Australia-based reseller hosting solution, Crucial is a dependable, powerful option.
Price Value
Crucial Paradigm offers five reseller hosting plans, starting at $15 a month. There are some restrictions on the smallest packages (you can only host up to 10 domains in the starter RS plan, for example), but the larger ones offer expansive disk space and bandwidth, not to mention two free dedicated IP addresses.
Crucial Paradigm was founded with the business customer in mind. Nowhere is that clearer than through their reseller packages: they pay attention to the details you need to run a solid web hosting business. Email support is available 24/7 – you can pay a few dollars extra for access to telephone support. While Crucial Paradigm reseller hosing plans do include everything you need to set up your web hosting business, take a look at their add-on products and services: your final bill may be slightly higher than you planned.
Reliability
Crucial Paradigm offers a 99.9% network uptime service level agreement on all hosting packages. Their Sydney, Australia data centre is monitored around the clock, powered by uninterruptible power systems (with redundant power supplies) and protected by the best in fire suppression and detection systems. The data centre is protected by onsite security personnel, CCTV surveillance, biometric hand scanners and secure access cards.
Control Panel
Crucial Paradigm reseller hosting plans include Web Host Manager (WHM) administrator control panel, as well a cPanel control panels for all subaccounts. These two levels of control panels work together seamlessly for integrated website management.
Through WHM, resellers may quickly and easily set up (and terminate) accounts, track disk space and bandwidth usage, communicate with clients, manage DNS and passwords and much more.
Customer Support
Crucial Paradigm is known for its top-notch Australian email support: email tickets submitted through the Crucial.com.au support desk should receive a response within 30 minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They also have a searchable knowledgebase, video tutorials, a library of downloads and many useful trouble-shooter wizards, many of which are of specific interest to resellers.
For those who wish access to telephone support within business hours, a fee of $10/month will be applied.