Q: Storage & Bandwidth
Hi,
I just bought Tier 5 and have started looking though BD. I'm really surprised that the storage and bandwidth for the higher tiers 5-6 don't get a comensurate increase in storage and bandwidth. The Tier 5 & 6 show 50,000 and 100,000 members, which sounds great until you factor in you still only get the 10Gb of storage and bandwidth that Tier 1 get. So why get tier 5 & 6, you will never be able to have that many members without paying an addiotinal monthly subscription. At 50,000 members thats 25 kilobytes per member, thats nothing. Can you please review your storage and bandwith and make it resonably comensurate to the number of members? After paying $499 I don't want to be locked into yet another monthly subscription, even with a 75% discount. Unfortunately, I will have to refund if it doesn't change. Thanks
Jason_BrilliantDirectories
Oct 3, 2024A: Thanks for your question and for taking the time to check us out! 😊
All BD tiers, including Tier 5 & 6, come with 10GB storage and 10GB bandwidth/month – which works great for 95% of users.
If you surpass these limits, congrats! 🎉 It means your traffic, members, and community have grown significantly. You can double your limits for just $2.50/mo (using the 75% discount from Tier 3-6), making it easy to scale.
BD uses CDNs and integrates with tools like ImageKit for optimized image delivery. Profiles and content are compact, and most media can be embedded from third-party platforms.
If you have any questions, please let us know – happy to assist! 👍
D_beThanks for your reply Jason :) Could you please list what is included in the 10Gb of storage. It seems like digital downloads/products, all images or videos (if not hosted on YouTube/Vimeo), I understand you use CDNs, but digital downloads and images/videos uploaded will rapidly use up the 10Gb. Please let me know whats count toward the 10Gb limit. Thanks
Media assets like images and PDFs count toward the 10GB storage, but they’re optimized to save space. Videos are delivered via CDN for fast load times. If your needs grow, you can easily double storage to 20GB for just $2.50/mo – a simple way to scale as you go!
Hi Jason, thanks for your reply. Can you please confirm if storage for the following items listed as part of the tier 5 deal are taken from the 10Gb storage:
-Sell digtal downloads
-Images saved from the stock photo library
-Newsletters
-Emails
-Private member chat
I had want to sell digital downloads, but with 10Gb thats not going to work, particularly if all the other items are included.
Digital downloads, such as 2-3 page PDFs, are usually only a few KBs each – meaning 10GB can store thousands. Newsletters, emails, and private chat are minimal database data. Images are optimized, and you can always double storage for just $2.50/mo if needed.
Hi Jason, I disagree about DDs, including drawings & images can quickly increase PDF size. So to clarify, you are saying yes, all the items listed come out of the 10Gb. I can see it being filled rapidly, and never achieving 50,000 members without paying an additional monthly subscription. $2.5/mo is the promo price, regular price 10/m, and there lots of add-ons each @10/m. I think I'm a refund.
The only add-on you may want is the VIP Add-Ons Club – it includes all remaining add-ons, 2X storage & bandwidth, and 100k more members for just $23/mo with your 75% discount.
https://www.brilliantdirectories.com/vip-add-ons-club
It also enables us to provide ongoing support & development users have come to expect. We understand if BD isn’t the right fit, but we appreciate you giving us a try.