Sorry to hear that. There are always going to be upset writers with a service like this, but it sounds like they have been unprofessional in this instance.

Their servers appear to be actual servers. The major catch is that they are totally unmanaged. The only thing Kimsufi’s technicians will do for an existing customer is replace a broken server. The company’s several data centers do have a decent system for automatically installing a wide variety of preconfigured operating systems, though.

I’m a little surprised you didn’t know about Kimsufi. It’s essentially a division of OVH, which you appear to use yourself. I’m guessing you’ve gone with OVH’s “So You Start” server offerings.

https://ovh.com/us/news/cp1355.the_ovh_offering_expands_with_new_lines_of_dedicated_servers

If you’re paying $12 per month, you don’t have a dedicated server. Sounds like you have a VPS.

Wow. Sounds like you have a lot of things in motion. Best of luck with it all.

I would stop paying for a dedicated server unless you are using it. It’s just a waste of money unless you need that amount of resources. Additionally, you could gain all the knowledge you need from managing an unmanaged VPS.

I’m also about to launch a minor side effort with proofreading at Fiverr, which apparently allows much larger fees as “extras” that are in reality rather indispensable to a complete project. The nominal “five-buck” project offering persists mostly as a teaser that displays the talents of the freelancer for new clients who might want to blow a few bucks on a small sample project before laying out bigger bucks for what might prove to be a pig in a poke.

Furthermore, I’ve been ramping up to a full-out writer’s website on a domain name that has been in my portfolio for a few years, but that awaits completion of the aforementioned WordPress research. Security against spamming and cracker attacks is obviously a high priority, and administrative capabilities, multi-level caching, reliable backup options, SEO functionality and lead-capturing pathways are similarly indispensable considerations. Playing with Google Maps also seems a worthwhile experiment, and a fair number of other ideas cry out for testing on a beta website.

Complicating the issue still further is the steep learning curve attached to mastering the management of a small dedicated server from Kimsufi. I haven’t yet had time to pay proper attention to the do-it-yourself implications of this totally unmanaged server, so it sits there month after month, sipping away at the meager contents of my bank account. Fortunately, the shared hosting accounts that currently harbor my active websites cost remarkably little to support!

Until the later stages of a great deal of preparatory work, my existing websites will remain small, unimaginative exhibitions of default WordPress goodness, simple-minded Drupal experimentation or even pure HTML simplicity. :^]

In truth, I have indeed been contemplating the specific niche of writing directly for website owners, but so far, this mulling has been focused on the possibility of cold-contacting privately owned dental practices, small law firms, local health services and other smaller concerns. I hadn’t thought as such of the wider marketplace of blog owners. One hears stories of difficulties with timely payment and demanding clients who keep adjusting the goalposts. It’s something to consider, though!

It sounds like you are doing well through it Firth. Good to hear.

I was quite surprised you said you only write for Constant Content. Have you not tried to seek work elsewhere? Have you not considered launching your own website or writing directly for a website owner?

Kevin