How much money is in virtual/shared hosting? - GoFuckYourself.com

dnsmonster · 07-06-2004, 09:23 PM

Basically I came up with what I believe to be a very solid virtual hosting setup, a control panel is currently in the works. Initially this was built for my own and friends sites. Now I am thinking if I could start a small virtual hosting company of my own. My question is, how well do such things do? Any first hand experience?

Alex · 07-06-2004, 09:28 PM

I am looking into doing that too. But i am going the easy way, i got convinced into it today. I went out bought the domain and WHM account. I will offer mainstream hosting from my account and send adult hosting traffic to a affiliate host when i get it all set up. I dont know how it will turn out, but you arent alone.

TwinTone · 07-06-2004, 10:13 PM

Nothing against either of you, but there is much more to being a host then having a CP on some server..

dnsmonster · 07-06-2004, 10:37 PM

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Originally posted by TwinTone
Nothing against either of you, but there is much more to being a host then having a CP on some server..

That wasn't a good joke, try again.

Magg · 07-06-2004, 10:54 PM

You wont get anywhere unless you have thousands in marketing budget, get a GOOD site - and pay for the brand name of the designers, and actually offer a good service and use hosts which the hundreds of thousands already are using.

IE: count servermatrix, ev1, nocster, managed.com all these low budget crackhouses out.

Every 14 year old and his 9 year old cousin have servers there.
You need something new - new location, host which isnt as well known due to pricing or target market.

Then you need a niche - everyone and their mother tries to push webhosting... so why the hell should they choose you?

Are you going to be another one of the 2 minute hosts which competes on price?

Are you going to be another one of the 3 minute hosts which tries to compete on "quality"?

Or are you going to be original and be nothing like the rest, and offer something that no one else that will make people want to stay with you month after month - and you be able to charge a decent amount per client?

Are you going to have the budget BEFORE you get any customers to get all the custom coding done for whatever you plan to offer, as well as make the user experience a more enjoyable one?

Areyou going to have the budget BEFORE you get any customers, to launch a massive advertising campaign targetting your market, as well as branch markets?

Are you going to have the budget BEFORE you get any customers, to hire staff to handle the clients PROPERLY that you bring in from the above advertising campaign?

Are you going to have the patience and determination to work 15-20 hour days, and countless sleepless nights to ensure that ONE customers satisfaction?

And after all that, are you sure you have the money to pay for a REAL host before you start ANYTHING?

Keev · 07-07-2004, 12:14 AM

how bout customer service? not gonna mention names but a buddy has gotten several people coming to him becuase of lack of professionalism from a company in here.

07-06-2004, 09:23 PM	#1
dnsmonster Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: A warm place. Posts: 634	How much money is in virtual/shared hosting? Basically I came up with what I believe to be a very solid virtual hosting setup, a control panel is currently in the works. Initially this was built for my own and friends sites. Now I am thinking if I could start a small virtual hosting company of my own. My question is, how well do such things do? Any first hand experience? __________________ I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about, I'm completely, absolutely and definitively out of my fucking mind.

07-06-2004, 09:28 PM	#2
Alex So Fucking Banned (YEA!!) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 10,963	I am looking into doing that too. But i am going the easy way, i got convinced into it today. I went out bought the domain and WHM account. I will offer mainstream hosting from my account and send adult hosting traffic to a affiliate host when i get it all set up. I dont know how it will turn out, but you arent alone. __________________ Care about me? Who? Me! Who?

07-07-2004, 12:14 AM	#6
Keev Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 5,335	how bout customer service? not gonna mention names but a buddy has gotten several people coming to him becuase of lack of professionalism from a company in here. __________________ ReliableServers.com - NO REF LINK!

07-06-2004, 10:13 PM	#3
TwinTone Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 220	Nothing against either of you, but there is much more to being a host then having a CP on some server..

07-06-2004, 10:54 PM	#5
Magg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ICQ: 132497047 Posts: 4,467	You wont get anywhere unless you have thousands in marketing budget, get a GOOD site - and pay for the brand name of the designers, and actually offer a good service and use hosts which the hundreds of thousands already are using. IE: count servermatrix, ev1, nocster, managed.com all these low budget crackhouses out. Every 14 year old and his 9 year old cousin have servers there. You need something new - new location, host which isnt as well known due to pricing or target market. Then you need a niche - everyone and their mother tries to push webhosting... so why the hell should they choose you? Are you going to be another one of the 2 minute hosts which competes on price? Are you going to be another one of the 3 minute hosts which tries to compete on "quality"? Or are you going to be original and be nothing like the rest, and offer something that no one else that will make people want to stay with you month after month - and you be able to charge a decent amount per client? Are you going to have the budget BEFORE you get any customers to get all the custom coding done for whatever you plan to offer, as well as make the user experience a more enjoyable one? Areyou going to have the budget BEFORE you get any customers, to launch a massive advertising campaign targetting your market, as well as branch markets? Are you going to have the budget BEFORE you get any customers, to hire staff to handle the clients PROPERLY that you bring in from the above advertising campaign? Are you going to have the patience and determination to work 15-20 hour days, and countless sleepless nights to ensure that ONE customers satisfaction? And after all that, are you sure you have the money to pay for a REAL host before you start ANYTHING?