Oh the Pain!

last saturday i blogged about my new server being finally online. i was wrong. it was a false start.

apparently, the cable internet i subscribed to didn't allow single account users to let their accounts be used in such a manner. their corporate accounts do allow servers to run properly using their internet facilities, but such accounts costs PHP9,000/month compared to my current PHP1,688/month account, or a full PHP7,312 premium for basically the same bandwith and service.

this is, for me, representative of the many obstacles struggling entrepreneurs such as myself have to go through to set up a viable business. theoretically, many business entreprises would work and be profitable, but often, as in this case, there are hidden costs and problems along the way, ones that could eventually kill the business if not resolved immediately. sometimes some start-ups can't even begin because of these.

sigh! such is the cost of doing business.