There are so many hosting companies out there nowadays. I was just wondering how long it usually takes for a new company to get to the stage when it can have a profit from the business?

We started making a profit in our third month.

After 1 month it rolled in

wow that seems rather quick

Guys what is the most important thing I should remember in order to have such a quick growth?

Prepare, Save, and Prepare

Thanx

Early to bed,
Early to rise,
Work like hell
...and advertise

-Matt

Be realistic with your hosting plans (space, bw, price).

in reply to ur message, DefHosting

I have checked VibeHost.com (his reply is in this thread). So far I have seen much better deals but they say that they got profit very quickly. How companies with, lets say, more expensive hosting plans get their customers? This remains mystery for me.

Originally posted by tirins
There are so many hosting companies out there nowadays. I was just wondering how long it usually takes for a new company to get to the stage when it can have a profit from the business?

Took me about 6 months with very little advertising...

Once the old house is sold though, I plan to do some major advertising. Funny thing is, alot of my income comes from dialup access, probably more than web hosting. I have more friends that hate paying high prices for dialup access, and many local businesses that hate paying high prices for web hosting, when they do very little traffic.

Just my two cents... YMMV...

Steve

Originally posted by Santoman


Took me about 6 months with very little advertising...

Once the old house is sold though, I plan to do some major advertising. Funny thing is, alot of my income comes from dialup access, probably more than web hosting. I have more friends that hate paying high prices for dialup access, and many local businesses that hate paying high prices for web hosting, when they do very little traffic.

Just my two cents... YMMV...

Steve

Whos dialup service are you reselling ?

Companies can turn a profit overnight, the question is, will that company be around tommorow?
The faster you grow, the faster you will have unforseen issues. A well planned out slow approach will always succeed.
Turtle and hare scenario.
Hare today, gone tommorow

Originally posted by rackvillage
Companies can turn a profit overnight, the question is, will that company be around tommorow?
The faster you grow, the faster you will have unforseen issues. A well planned out slow approach will always succeed.
Turtle and hare scenario.
Hare today, gone tommorow

I totally agree

Originally posted by successful


Whos dialup service are you reselling ?

dialupUSA. They offered a pretty good deal, and they also offered quite a few networks, so I'm covered quite well nationally.

They are also very informative with network status. All and all I'm very happy with them. I know AASP was offering dialup access for as low as something like 4.95, but, I'm very happy with the support I've gotten from dialupUSA.


Steve

Originally posted by tirins
in reply to ur message, DefHosting

I have checked VibeHost.com (his reply is in this thread). So far I have seen much better deals but they say that they got profit very quickly. How companies with, lets say, more expensive hosting plans get their customers? This remains mystery for me.

They might not offer the best deal going however they may offer great customer service which at the end of the day will make or break your business.

Originally posted by Paul-ukhost


They might not offer the best deal going however they may offer great customer service which at the end of the day will make or break your business.

I have found the same. Even though my prices are low, there are alot of webhosting companies out there.

Customer service is king. I have one client that has problems with things alot. I'd rather take the time to help him out, even with simple things like mail settings, than give him the cold shoulder. He can easily find another web hosting company.

I think it is this way with any business.

I know, I personally carry a 2-way pager, that allows me to handle incoming help desk tickets immediately no matter where I am. I found that to be important. No one wants to wait HOURS for help.


Steve

Rackvillage you are completely correct. We took a few months to plan our business out and thats why we feel we were so successful early and same goes for people like Ryan at gearhost.com ho planned for years about his company.