I’m All Done!
Thu, Mar 09 2023 8:05:22 PM PST

Woot! I have completed the switching everyone over to the new renewal system. I am sending out a notecard update card to everyone. It will send this to you only once you are online to make sure it is received.

Thank you so so so much for your patience!

–LustyLexxi Larimore

I’m moving in RL
Sun, Jan 29 2023 4:52:16 PM PST

Hiya! I am moving in RL to another state so I won’t be available tomorrow as our internet service will be cut off. I will do my best during this time to answer any questions/etc. I’m not sure when I will be arriving at our hotel destination but I will sign on as soon as we are at our hotel. Sending notecards or reaching out via Hostcrate’s Discord is best – otherwise your message may get lost.

Thank you
LustyLexxi Larimore

Group Notice Sent by: LustyLexxi Larimore
Officially Moved
Hostcrate has officially moved to its new office location. I am still working on moving the remaining accounts over (should be done this week). If you are in overdue/expired status, you’ll be risking termination within the next few hours as I will be performing stream terminations of all expired streams. I have sent a lot of notices.

NEW LOCATION: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Midnight%20Cove/27/32/23

Thank you
LustyLexxi Larimore

Price change notice in case you missed it:
Part 1: https://news.hostcrate.stream/2022/12/the-tough-decision-part-1/

Part 2: https://news.hostcrate.stream/2022/12/the-tough-decision-part-2/

Part 3: https://news.hostcrate.stream/2022/12/the-tough-decision-part-3-final/

Hiya!

I just wanted to keep everyone updated on what is happening. The price increase change has already taken affect. I am now working on moving everyone over to our new rental system as we will no longer be using CasperLET rental boxes. This may take me a hot minute so please be patient and bear with me as I am only one person moving everyone’s account into the system. Once I have finished, I will send a notice that it has been completed so keep an eye out.

Please direct any questions, comments, and/or concerns my way if you have any.

Thank you,
LustyLexxi Larimore

Hello everyone,

Link to Part 1 and Part 2, read these first if you haven’t already.

I did this one in video format to hopefully make it easier. Forgive the way I sound, still recovering being sick.

Still have questions, comments, concerns, please let me know. Thank you. –LustyLexxi Larimore

LOWERED PRICING: READ THAT POST HERE

The tough decision: Part 2

WARNING: This is gonna be long. Please read it. If you aren’t a customer or are looking to become a customer of ours this doesn’t affect you nor have anything to do with you 😉

The below pricing structure will take effect for existing customers January 1st, 2023. Once that time comes I will enter you into the new system that we are using for our streams (NO MORE RENTAL BOXES!).

I did the calculations and with the help of my husband, the new pricing will allow me to do what I previously stated in part 1 post. It will allow the room to grow & expend with new servers as we need them. It will allow me to hire staff with a good salary so I don’t burn out as I have had been doing for what feels like forever with doing all the work I do, alone. To be able to cover the operating costs & not have it come out of pocket as that is the opposite of what a business should be doing. It will allow me to earn money from my business to take care of my family: i.e. paying our bills like groceries, buying food/toys/treats for our 3 dogs, lights, being able to buy myself lunch with using earnings from my business if I wanted to, etc.

The previous pricing…I couldn’t do any of that really. Our budget plan was $0.40 a week. Not including the 5% transaction fee to process funds from L$ to USD (https://gyazo.com/c54d21c11e2a3e90df9fcf4c2e66adba).

Servers alone are expensive. Now even more with how data centers are no longer offering unmetered bandwidth as they give you an allotted amount on a server you order then charge for anything you use that is over that amount. Streaming services require plenty of bandwidth.

Here is our new pricing:

REGULAR STREAMS (non licenses):

VIP Licenses:

Daily Rental:

The daily rental is for those who come in and need something on the spot but not for that long. Like retired DJ’s who want to do an event for a friend, for example.

I know that the pricing is quite an increase. But in order for Hostcrate to continue doing business and providing the reliability that we are known for with the customer support I do my very best to give: we have to cover expenses which includes but not limited to land tier, staff pay (I’m staff too ya know)/hiring more staff, servers, to be able to deploy new servers, software, billing software, cover any bandwidth overages, advertising so we can get our name out there in SL & RL, etc.

If I would of continued the same pricing, I would eventually have to close up & retire which I didn’t want to do, at all. I don’t/won’t use shitty servers at shitty data centers who charge pennies for mediocre service. I take pride in providing reliability & proper customer service – it is important for my customers to have that & I won’t settle for anything less, ever.

I hope I don’t lose any customers or upset anyone. But this is what is best for Hostcrate to continue to be around in the future.

There will be a part 3 which will show you our new place, the new rental system we will be using, etc, that we can settle into for a while (whew no more moving & especially no more of those damn rental boxes!!!).

I appreciate you all. If it wasn’t for YOU, the customers, I wouldn’t be here today! Thank you!

-LustyLexxi Larimore