[HELP]How to start a webhosting?

[Mareshal]

I am searching for more than 3 weeks now a good reseller, that will allow me to host everything. I asked ecatel.net, and most of warez hosting, but they don't allow hyips(investment programs). Some of them only allow hyip linking, not hosting. I think is better to start with a reseller, and then if you get customer you buy VPS or if necessary a dedicated server. Starting with dedicated server is almost waste of time. Because you have to pay monthly the bills for it(around 150$) even if you don't have websites hosted on it.

Creating a webhosting company is not a quick way of making money, but is a bit safer. I read almost all threads over here about webhosting, but now my head is rounding...

I found a few resellers, 5-6, but I don't know which is the most reliable, which is most trusted, and so on. I suspect some of them, for overselling, which is very bad for me.

I don't want to risk 150$ for nothing. I'd better risk at most 40$.

Any opinions? How did you start your hosting? Just tell me your history in a few words.

thanks

Mareshal Reviewed by Mareshal on 8th Jun 2009. [HELP]How to start a webhosting? I am searching for more than 3 weeks now a good reseller, that will allow me to host everything. I asked ecatel.net, and most of warez hosting, but they don't allow hyips(investment programs). Some of them only allow hyip linking, not hosting. I think is better to start with a reseller, and then if you get customer you buy VPS or if necessary a dedicated server. Starting with dedicated server is almost waste of time. Because you have to pay monthly the bills for it(around 150$) even if you Rating: 5

[ChosenOne]

+1 for this text.

[Mareshal]

thanks. I tried this on WHT and other forums about hosting, but no one is telling this, at least not for free. Some even said: "You shouldn't expect anyone on Webhostingtalk to tell you how to run your business, at least not for free. Many of the members here are your direct competition, their secrets to success are proprietary information.".

I don't agree with this.

[Mareshal]

ok, money is not a problem for me at this moment really. But I don't want to invest 150$ and get monthly back 30.

I need life experienced here: how EXACTLY did you start? and I am asking here for those who have their hosting already. What is the knowledge for this? Do I have to be a linux expert or what? What exactly do I have to know?

[User12399]

Mareshal I've PMed you some info

[Mareshal]

yes, got it. as I said, I am searching...searching...searching. Noted that info too. thanks

[User12399]

lol k no probs

Good luck anyway.

[Mareshal]

No one wants to give me some hints?

[clarksta]

getting some resellers is ok to get a few customers and move on
the key to good success is providing a good relationship with your customers and providing a good service

just think back to the first time you bought some hosting and think about all the stuff you where thinking about
well you should think like that again about your clients this time and make the choices easy for them

[Whoo]

I suggest you get a decent VPS, think about what kind of clients you want to host (Warez sites, personal site's, business websites). You make a target audience and then I suggest you sign up on several forums and put your topic up.

Let's say you post at like 20 forums. There has to be atleast a few client's that will be interested in using you. Give them a good service, let them spread the wordt, in the mean while maybe buy some advertising and you could go