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$1 for 12 Months of Australian Web Hosting @ VentraIP Australia

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$1 for 12 Months of Australian Web Hosting @ VentraIP Australia
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Store Repventraip on 16/03/2020 - 12:30 ventraip.com.au (3602 clicks)
GOLDSTARTGOLDFREEGOLDPREM

Rex's Pot o' Gold $1 Promotion
Rex is celebrating St. Patrick's Day by offering a special discount on our 100% Australian Shared Web Hosting…

For the next 72 hours you can get 12 months of web hosting for just $1!

To claim the offer, simply purchase your preferred plan and enter one of the coupon codes listed below:

  • Starter Plan = GOLDSTART
  • Freedom Plan = GOLDFREE
  • Premier Plan = GOLDPREM

Terms & Conditions

  • Discount applies to new purchases of up to 12 months only
  • Maximum 1 use per customer
  • Excludes the renewal of existing services

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$50 cash in VIP Wallet for the referrer after referee signs up to a new hosting service and either a new domain name or transfer an existing domain name, and remains an active customer for at least 60 days

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  • peterpeterpumpkin on 16/03/2020 - 12:36
    +6

    Hi,

    Unfortunately a lot of my clients are with the the absolutely worst major hosting company in the world, MelbourneIT/Netregistry.

    When something goes wrong with VentraIP do you always resolve an issue promptly or do you leave the ticket for months hoping the client will just give up?

    MelbourneIT is really really really incompetent. Really.

    • Wonderstache on 16/03/2020 - 13:05
      +13

      I've had my sites hosted with VentraIP for years now, they provide some of the best support I've experienced. Whether you call them or submit a ticket they're really quick to respond and able to assist.

    • appxl on 16/03/2020 - 13:13
      +11

      VentraIP are seriously the best in the industry.

      Period.

    • Veryveryverycheap on 16/03/2020 - 13:15
      +2

      Agreed I swapped out from Melbourneit to these guys.. unbelievable service can't fault..

    • peterpeterpumpkin on 16/03/2020 - 13:23
      +7

      Thanks guys. I don't think I've ever hated a company as much as MelbourneIT. The support team treat every problem like it's something you couldn't find in the cPanel, even though you it's nearly always something with their configuration or firewall. And who in the world charges so much for 1GB of RAM!

      I've started using foreign servers that are much, much, much faster - from Australia! - much more reliable, and much cheaper. I'll give VentraIP a trial before I discard the Australian industry's competence altogether.

      • Terra Australis on 16/03/2020 - 14:13

        Could you clue us into that foreign hoster, maybe via PM if appropriate

        • peterpeterpumpkin on 16/03/2020 - 14:44

          A company I've trialled over the last few months is Interserver, on the $5 USD/month plan (when paid monthly). Due to our declining dollar it's now over $8 AUD/month, almost as much as VentraIP's lowest plan. Since everything just worked I can't judge support though. From reading some reviews (https://www.whtop.com/review/interserver.net#reviews) it might be as bad as MelbourneIT, and then it's an international call if you want to vent your frustration verbally.

          I don't know what type of server optimisation they're doing, or how much CPU they're allocating, but they gave me 3 GB of RAM and unlimited disk space, and the Wordpress backend is now usable. World's apart to Melbourne IT/Netregistry. It completely changed my productivity. Updating plug-ins is quick. Editing pages is quick. It's like going from dial up to cable.

          If VentraIP's lowest plan can deliver the same speed with 1 GB less of RAM then it may be worth switching (where email is hosted elsewhere, since 5 GB won't cut it).

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 16/03/2020 - 15:06
      +4

      Hi Peterpeterpumpkin!

      As others have already mentioned, we take our customer service seriously and have built our business with your best interests in mind.

      This means that our team of locals (we're all based right here in Melbourne) are available 24/7 via phone, eTicket, and live chat.

      Our average ticket response time is under 30 minutes and almost always results in the issue being solved upon first contact. :)

      If you can't wait for these offers and have a significant number of websites to move, get in touch with our Sales team as we're sure they'll be able to help you out!

      • Chazzozz on 16/03/2020 - 18:12
        +1

        +1 for VentrIP's support. I've had to contact them a handful of times and each time it's been promptly answered AND fixed.

        • bargainbuyer11 on 16/03/2020 - 19:17
          +1

          I can confirm this. Switched over form crazydomains to VentraIP and things are soo much better. Support is better and friendlier and there are no hidden fees. Everytime I have requested for support, on an average I get a reply in 20-30 mins which is amazing.

      • peterpeterpumpkin on 22/03/2020 - 18:23

        I just wanted to say I've tested your Live Chat and the reviews check out so far. Please keep it up!

    • redbigot on 16/03/2020 - 21:30

      I've just moved from Netregistry to VentraIP, very happy with the move process and performance since.

      I still have open tickets at Netregistry with numerous (slow) interactions showing a lack of competence, care or professionalism.

    • shopclothing on 17/03/2020 - 09:27

      works perfect been in the ventraip for 10 years an no issue, however i do all the restore myself dont want to pay extra $10 :)

  • teknikal on 16/03/2020 - 12:38
    -1

    Promo code don't seem to work. I get a message saying "This promotion has not yet started. Please try again later."

    • peterpeterpumpkin on 16/03/2020 - 12:38
      +1

      17 Mar 12:01am–19 Mar 11:59pm

    • joshm998 on 16/03/2020 - 12:38
      +1

      It starts tommorow

    • johnwinkle on 16/03/2020 - 14:14

      because the promotion has not started yet. please try again later

    • JimmyF on 16/03/2020 - 14:42
      +5

      To be fair, it does say

      For the next 72 hours you can get 12 months of web hosting for just $1!

      Meaning from now…..

      What they really meant to say was

      For 72 hours you can get 12 months of web hosting for just $1!

  • kaiden on 16/03/2020 - 13:46
    +2

    Never see any offers for existing members :(

    • JimmyF on 16/03/2020 - 14:43
      +2

      No this is the drug dealer trick….. First hit is 'free' (or basically free) and then you're hooked so pay full price.

      They do have some discounts for existing customers once a year, but nothing major like this.

      • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 16/03/2020 - 15:08
        +2

        We run discounts for our existing customers May and November every year (this year is no different!) so keep an eye out for some great deals very soon!

        • freeman61 on 17/03/2020 - 19:02

          Agree with Jimmy F.

          Very good service, but would be good to receive some of the offers touted to "new users" for existing client base. Been with these guys for the last 5 - 6 years, but unfortunately, they don't offer impressive deal / renewals once signed up. (i.e. reseller accounts)

    • timps on 16/03/2020 - 19:44

      Come off it, that's just not true. November last year you could renew for like 40% off and I paid til March.
      Last time they did the same thing I paid for a full year at half price. They do specials all the time for existing customers.

  • littlesoldier on 16/03/2020 - 14:09
    +1

    Does it support hosting python scripts?

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 16/03/2020 - 15:18
      +1

      We have some quality of life restrictions to avoid causing issues but you should be fine.

      If you want to be 100% sure, get in touch with our team who can look at exactly what you're trying to do and provide more detailed feedback: https://ventraip.com.au/contact-us/

  • Terra Australis on 16/03/2020 - 14:13

    Is this limited in any way? Ie. Do I need to click on at midnight tonight or can I relax?

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 16/03/2020 - 15:13
      +1

      The offer is based on the stock we have available on our servers (the last thing we want to do is overstock them!) but we've got quite a bit of stock so we doubt you have anything to worry about! ;)

  • jellical on 16/03/2020 - 14:20
    +2

    Shame that VPS is crazily expensive. Would love to try some Australian company, but vultr seems to be at least twice cheaper.

    • littlesoldier on 16/03/2020 - 14:29
      +1

      To be honest, its 2020 now and SaaS and IaaS has been been so much more mature than before
      Instead of paying lots to get a VPS /dedicated server , its more flexible and cost effective to use cloud services like AWS or Azure

      • jellical on 16/03/2020 - 14:38
        +2

        It depends. In my case it is not, Azure/AWS are super expensive unless you really have a product where you need a lot of resources for a limited time. With a platform using about the same resources during the whole time VPS servers are cheaper.

        AWS is also overly complicated, not sure about Azure.

        • littlesoldier on 16/03/2020 - 14:47
          +1

          I think at the end it really depends on what you are running
          eg. Running a website 24x7 pretty sure that share hosting is so much more cheaper

          However, if you are running a function / service that doesn't execute all the time
          Cloud services cost can be calculated based on compute time
          you may only pay less than $1 for light usage services

        • dazweeja on 16/03/2020 - 15:03
          +1

          Check out AWS Lightsail if you haven't already. Pretty simple. Even the cheapest instances are very responsive which I think has a lot to do with Amazon's network connections.

          • jellical on 16/03/2020 - 16:49

            @dazweeja: Thanks, yeah I checked it already and even have one instance up and running as a replica. Vultr is slightly cheaper tho.

      • timps on 16/03/2020 - 19:46

        its more flexible and cost effective to use cloud services like AWS or Azure

        This is completely not true. There's not a lot of instances this works out cheaper in the long run unless you're using so little AWS that it costs less than a single VPS would.

        AWS and Azure are inifnitely more flexible. And for a bunch of use cases where you need to spin usage up and down you can do so very quickly. But for an enormous number of services and always on things it gets very expensive very quickly.

        • littlesoldier on 16/03/2020 - 22:34
          +1

          Again it depends what you use it for

          In my use case, I have been using different types base on its use case

          Used to have a dedicated server that used to handle 3 millions site visit per month
          Used to have a VPS in the US that runs a commercial shopping cart which I can easily do lots of configuration and SSH to it (Managed via cpanel VPS and SSH)

          Now, my recent projects are more towards SaaS base
          I use AWS SES to send out around 20k members emails per month in one of my site, it only cost me around US$6 to send out such amount. This is far cheaper than getting a VPS or even a share hosting. (Also given sending out bulk emails in single server / IP will easily get marked as spam from most email engines like Gmail)

          I use Azure functions to run some analytic scripts that connect to Google Analytic and create custom reports. These azure functions are serverless and are charged base on compute time. For my use case, I run daily and each time around a minute or so, this only case me a few dollars per month. (While it runs for just a minute, it takes around 4 minutes to wake up the services, so not ideal for transaction type functions that required immediate feedback)

          Yes, you are right Cloud infrastructure like AWS and Azure can easily get a bill hit, and I did have a careless setup sometime ago being charged by AWS over $100 for a month, simply because I forgot to delete a unused EC2 instance and associated storage. So before using Cloud services, it is critical to totally understand what you need and how the cost are being calculated. Always go on the free tier than moved on to paid tier is what I would suggest.

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 16/03/2020 - 15:15
      +1

      If you're on the lookout for a VPS, get in touch with our sales team as they may be able to help you out with something that suits your budget and requirements. :)

      • jellical on 16/03/2020 - 16:52

        Will do next time I'm ready to move :) Cheers.

  • Uncle Roger on 16/03/2020 - 14:44
    +1

    VentraIP is the real deal. The best!

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 16/03/2020 - 15:14

      You're the best for supporting us, Merelee! Thanks for empowering us to do what we do! :D

  • zzymurgy on 16/03/2020 - 15:23

    Hmm I wonder whether I could use this to migrate my hosting from Zuver…

    • dbell on 16/03/2020 - 18:30

      It's the same company.

  • n1ckwylie on 16/03/2020 - 15:27
    +2

    Hey so I'm not too well-educated on web hosting and all that, so a quick question. I get that this service basically will allow you to have a website online for a year for a dollar, but is a website the only real utility of this?

    For example, if I wanted to put a game server online, like a persistent Terraria world for my friends and I to log into, could this be a solution? It's annoying hosting my own servers because I therefore need to leave my machine on the whole time.

    • antigrate on 16/03/2020 - 15:38
      +1

      This isn't what you're looking for. You need to look into setting up a dedicated VPS (Virtual Private Server) or look into game servers which are pre-configured. If it's just a Terraria server and you want it in Australia, you'll probably be paying about $10 a month for something pre-configured: https://www.gameserverhost.net/game-server-rental/terraria

      • n1ckwylie on 16/03/2020 - 21:22

        Legend. Super helpful explanation, thanks.

  • Kassa on 16/03/2020 - 15:46

    Do you offer free website transfer? Currently I am on coudways , and wants to move

    thanks

    • bagabargain on 16/03/2020 - 15:58

      What wrong with Cloudway? I'm thinking of relocating my sites to them as they offer a different setup than all other web host. But now having second though because the Aussie $ has tank.

      • Kassa on 16/03/2020 - 16:04

        Yes thats one reason,, cost me $40 a month… Cloudways customer service is great,, and speed is good.. havent compared with ventraip though

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 09:54

      Our team will transfer your website for free. We offer free migrations to all our new hosting customers.

  • [Deactivated] on 16/03/2020 - 15:58

    I currently have a hosting plan with you. Does this offer mean I can purchase another one for $1 and host my other website on it?

    • bagabargain on 16/03/2020 - 16:12

      I take a guess this will work if you use a diffferent email address :P

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 10:10

      You can purchase an additional new hosting service for one of your other websites that is not currently hosted with us, using your existing VentraIP account.

  • AustriaBargain on 16/03/2020 - 16:10
    +1

    How’s this compare to a digital ocean droplet in Singapore for $5US a month?

  • zaki89 on 16/03/2020 - 16:43

    I would recommend them. My company has hosted around 150+ website with them.

  • ChipsChicky on 16/03/2020 - 16:45

    @ventraip
    I am already with ventra. Can i extend my cutrent hosting for 1 year by this offer ?

    • m9 on 16/03/2020 - 17:41

      It's already in the OP..

      Excludes the renewal of existing services

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 10:33
      +1

      Unfortunately, this promotion only applies to new purchases and excludes the renewal of existing services. However, our Mega May promotion is fast approaching which is known for its big renewal discounts, so keep an eye in for that.

  • Misha Bakunin on 16/03/2020 - 17:39
    +5

    if i sign up with your great deal on a premier plan then after a year wish to downgrade the plan to one of your others, is this easy, or will i be locked into that paricular plan?

    Also are all 3 of the plans $1??

    • Calran on 16/03/2020 - 19:51
      +2

      bump

    • CartoonPizza on 16/03/2020 - 21:12
      +1

      All the plans are $1.

    • dagold on 17/03/2020 - 00:28

      Don't know if it helps but the only option on the premium I can see is to upgrade the plan to a business VPS plan. not change it to one of the other options.

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 10:47

      There are no lock-in contracts at VentraIP so you can easily change your plan after a year if you wish.

      The promotion is offering all 3 Hosting plans at $1.00

  • corepda on 16/03/2020 - 22:05
    +1

    Do you have any offer on domain names?

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 11:02

      Not currently, However, our Mega May promotion is fast approaching which is known for discounted domain offers, so keep an eye in for that.

  • Encify on 17/03/2020 - 00:52

    So when signing up for hosting, if I have to put in a domain because it needs one, what happens if I have the same one already in use with ventraIP for hosting a site?

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 10:59

      As the offer only applies to new services. The service would need to be configured to a domain that is not currently hosted with VentraIP Australia.

  • adityadsh on 17/03/2020 - 07:57
    +2

    Can I sign up with your great deal on a premier plan then after a year downgrade the plan to one of your others, is this easy, is it possible?

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 11:00

      There are no lock-in contracts at VentraIP so you can easily change your plan after a year if you wish.

  • shopclothing on 17/03/2020 - 09:25

    Great deal , just purchase ,
    been in ventraip for more than 10 years from my clients to and my business never let me down, loving it.

  • bluechimp on 17/03/2020 - 09:33

    Is the site down for anyone else?

    • ployer on 17/03/2020 - 10:01

      It's working fine for me

      • bluechimp on 17/03/2020 - 10:22

        Strange because it works on my mobile, but not on the desktop. Tried two computers

  • ployer on 17/03/2020 - 09:52

    Do you have to renew at the end of the 12 months or just use it for 12 months and end it?

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 11:13

      The choice is yours! With no lock-in contracts, cancelling this service can be done at any time, however, if you choose to continue the service it will be ready to renew for another year
      Note - You can also change your billing cycle upon renewal if you prefer to pay as you go.

      • Korban Dallas on 17/03/2020 - 22:51

        hello @ventraip amazing deal.

        Signed up with the promo code but it says:

        Next Renewal Date
        Friday, 17 April 2020

        Next Invoice Generation Date
        Tuesday, 7 April 2020

        Billing Cycle
        Monthly

        Renewal Amount
        $28.95 AUD

        • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 18/03/2020 - 10:43

          It appears you may have selected a monthly billing cycle instead of an annual billing cycle. This can be easily amended, you'll just have to get in touch with our billing team. https://ventraip.com.au/contact-us/

          • the fig man on 19/03/2020 - 15:25

            @ventraip: Hey Ventra, I also signed up for the $1 deal but it looks like I'll get billed next month ? Do you have an email for billing I can reach out to, thx

  • MicWit on 17/03/2020 - 11:38

    Any deals on reseller accounts?

  • randomdude14 on 17/03/2020 - 11:59
    +1

    Can I purchase without a domain, and do the domain transfer later?

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 13:52

      When purchasing a hosting plan, there is a selectable option to use an existing domain and update my nameservers. This will allow the service to be purchased without affecting the domain entered. For more info about the existing domain option, contact our support team.

  • Misha Bakunin on 17/03/2020 - 11:59

    can you signup without a domain? my dilemma is that i am waiting for my ABN to be re-activated in order that I can buy an aussie domain you see… Should i just buy some random cheap one to tide me over?

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 14:36

      Select the option to use an existing domain and update my nameservers when purchasing your hosting plan. This will allow the service to be purchased using a domain name that is not yet registered.

  • miss arrow on 17/03/2020 - 12:26

    Thanks VentraIP!

  • Hybroid on 17/03/2020 - 12:36
    +1

    What's the catch? $347 down to $1 for a year's service with no further commitment is not a normal offer.

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 17/03/2020 - 14:38

      There's no catch here, just a great way to experience our 100% Australians, Fast and Reliable Web Hosting for a fraction of the normal price.

  • csheps16 on 17/03/2020 - 17:45
    +1

    You beauty! If you're a student you can combine this with the GitHub offer to have a website with premium hosting for 12 months for just $1

  • Misha Bakunin on 17/03/2020 - 18:49

    when does this sale end exactly please?? just got to get my domain sorted…

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 18/03/2020 - 10:45

      The promotion will expire on 19th March 2020 at 11:59 pm. So you still have some time.

  • Encify on 17/03/2020 - 20:13

    How long does it take to process, Ive been waiting for a few hours and its sitting in pending

    • Korban Dallas on 17/03/2020 - 22:37

      took 10 minutes. You have paid?

      • Encify on 17/03/2020 - 23:58

        Of course :)
        Maybe because I chose the use existing domain, etc - but I already have that domain hosted…was planning to remove that one as on freedom now to a premier plan
        Worse case Ill change it to one of the many domains I have for the business - except I now have 364 days left….not sure if its already counting down haha
        Lodge a ticket asking whats happening

    • Store Repventraip @ VentraIP on 18/03/2020 - 10:52

      Provisioning is processed immediately once payment is received. So something may have happened during the process. Please give our billing team a call on 13 24 85 (Dial 3 for billing) they can further investigate and get the service online.

  • Lunawuna on 17/03/2020 - 20:17

    Thanks

  • johnwinkle on 17/03/2020 - 21:33
    +1

    can i get this web hosting plan before I secure a domain?

    • Misha Bakunin on 17/03/2020 - 22:08

      i don't think so i am in the same boat, i think ill just register a random cheap one or something

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