start a hosting bussiness

[acube]

They are no such thing Unlimited. All things are limited.

Other Hosting Company's used Unlimited Bla Bla to attract clients.
Unlimited Hosting is not possible. Is there any Hard Drive with Unlimited Space ?

One thing I must say if you will start a Hosting Business, Do not offer Unlimited Hosting.

And Lastly Do not Oversell.

[void07]

Yes, I bundle hosting in with it. I rent a couple of dedicated servers from one of the major hosts and let them manage my hardware and uptimes.

Very few people I have run across would ever go out and look for a web designer which is why its very important to sell them on the benefits

They really just don't know where to start and many of them can barely get to their e-mail. Most people are just extremely tech illiterate.

I manage everything for my customers. Not only do they get the web design and extras but I take care of it all. I put it up on the servers, I keep it updated and some clients I even manage their social media.

Its generally a huge relief that they don't have to deal with it. They know they need it but they sure as hell don't want to manage it.

That's what is worth the premium.

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They are no such thing Unlimited. All things are limited.

Other Hosting Company's used Unlimited Bla Bla to attract clients.
Unlimited Hosting is not possible. Is there any Hard Drive with Unlimited Space ?

One thing I must say if you will start a Hosting Business, Do not offer Unlimited Hosting.

And Lastly Do not Oversell.

THIS.

The vast majority of so called "unlimited" hosting IS actually LIMITED. Look at their TOS and AUP and you'll generally find a section on overuse of the service where they can terminate your account or charge you a higher fee if you exceed the threshold.

Overselling is one of the most common mistakes that hosts make BUT it can still be done.

Overselling isn't necessarily bad until it starts impacting customers. Its true that the vast majority of your customers won't use the entire package allocation but you need to have a plan in place if they do.

[mofared]

Yes, I bundle hosting in with it. I rent a couple of dedicated servers from one of the major hosts and let them manage my hardware and uptimes.

Very nice. Here at my place, back then when i was still in school, the principal hired a web designer to make a 5 page or so website.What he did is just bought the domain name, use crappy hosting and say they would "maintain" the website for a year. Pay more for recurring year.

Can't blame them much since at least they design their "own" website template.

What i can see later is just a website with full of spam, but hei who cares they got money for 2k or so for a 20 bucks cost. Not a bad business eh
and great services for illiterate IT people.

[void07]

There is a lot of shady dealings by un or under-qualified people who offer web services and it gives us all a bad name.

Its a lot better business to care about your customers, monitor their websites and keep them happy instead of just getting a one time payment from them.

I personally pick up the phone and call every single one of my customers every month and make sure they are happy with the service they are receiving.

It keeps them engaged and offers me another opportunity to sell more services like page updates.

[Maniac_]

Well, from personal experience, it is impossible to start something online and make good profit off it. I've been offering designs and hosting to local businesses and spread like this. Pretty much everybody here knows me. It's been weeks since i got a website that actually works, and i can say for a fact, making money online is not easy.. When some Indian
teenager comes and charges $10 for an illustrated logo, how can i charge $100-$200?
Its a challenge however, and i love it!

OT: Don't start a hosting business if don't know what it takes.

[Daniel]

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[am21]

Unlimited Bandwidth



I got bored today

[pi0tr3k]

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^much better

[pkwebhost]

I would suggest you Start From Reseller Hosting.
You will get WHM panel in Reseller Hosting. WHM panel is very easy to manage your customers. wht will help regarding this