Well all,

Looks like Googles coming to take over. I see they offer domain registration now and they also offer website creator with free webhosting on googlepages.com. Looks like we got some new compitition coming very soon.

I am afraid this won`t be competition:)))) who can compete with google?:))) name me some companies please

Please, Yahoo offer hosting, Godaddy offer hosting, Google will be in one market, But they won't dominate by any means.

yahoo hosting is of very poor quality, they say, though never tried. Godaddy I agree, but they are not as hige as google is. The main question will the google provide paid web hosting and will there be any kind of appropriate technical support?

hige=huge, misprint:)

he main question will the google provide paid web hosting

I think my vote would be no. They haven't charged for services yet so I dont see them starting here :).

then I dare to assume that they will not create any "threat", most people would prefer paid hosting with a real tech support, but if they will charge....hosting market will be turned inside out, IMHO

If google started offering 'GHost' like they do with 'Gmail' we're screwed....

from netcraft

The prospect of a Google free hosting service has been a source of concern for some in the web hosting industry, who worry that Google's strong brand identity might drain off potential prospects. In recent months major hosting providers have raised the specs on their cheapest shared hosting accounts, offering up to 5 gigs of web space and 250 gigs of monthly data transfer.

Is this one reason specs are going up for low prices?

There's a huge gigantic market out there for sure for newbie webmasters, Google's hosting will for sure eat up most of this sector..

I think my vote would be no. They haven't charged for services yet so I dont see them starting here :).

I see free hosting - 10gig HD space and 10tb BW :D :D goopanel (control panel)

waiting with bated breath:)

100mb storage and unlimited bandwidth as stated in the Terms of Use.

They also say that this cannot be used for any commercial purposes.

Definitely see this for newbies. At least at the present. If they add things like a good control panel, ability to install your own scripts, databases, etc... then yes, unless we have a very specific niche market and loyal customers, it's going to be hard to compete. Staying in this business gets harder everyday with all the overselling going on. And for Google, it won't be overselling. They have all that space/bandwidth at their fingertips.

Just like "Google checkout" there hosting probably wont be that great.

Well all,

Looks like Googles coming to take over. I see they offer domain registration now and they also offer website creator with free webhosting on googlepages.com. Looks like we got some new compitition coming very soon.

Where have you seen this? Any url?

Just like "Google checkout" there hosting probably wont be that great.
How is Google Checkout not good?

It doesn't support recurring payments, but that's all, they weren't targetting that type of customer to begin with.

How is Google Checkout not good?

It doesn't support recurring payments, but that's all, they weren't targetting that type of customer to begin with.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-6553495-1.html?tag=cnetfd.sd

Google hosting will only be directly competitive against the "low cost" hosts like midphase, 1and1, lunarpages, etc...

Google will not be competition against niche market hosts, or premium host providers.

In fact, I hope google quickly enters the market, because it will help more consumers realize that they need better hosting... and that means more business for us.

:)

I thought its the end of hosting business when 1and1 offered the 3 years free hosting .. then I thought its the end of business when godaddy start the hosting .. nothing happend in fact, business is grow fast ....

If google started offering 'GHost' like they do with 'Gmail' we're screwed....
Naaaah. If google entered the hosting market, they would no doubt take a large chunk of whatever section of the market they entered. But the hosting industry has so many sections, that they can't cover all those market sections. They will no doubt offer a simple product for the masses, and won't effect those hosts offerring targetted services etc. They also might increase awareness of what web hosting actually is. I would guess that 95% of the general public wouldn't have a clue what web hosting is.

I can see them moving further into enterprise search, through their current hardware appliance sales. But that's a very tight nice. If they were to go into hosting, my bet would be to provide technology that delves further into automation and efficiency.

If google entered the hosting market
What do you mean *IF* ? They've been offering hosting for almost a year now...

They haven't charged for services yet

Sure they do.
Google does, in fact charge for services to a degree. There are a few services which you can only get to as a paid subscriber. I ran across one of them the other ay, though for the life of me I can't figure out what it is/was.

Personally, I see this like another geocities/yahoo/insertfreewebhosthere. No real hosting provided, lots of limitations, and hey, let's not give out access to essential services (ftp, mysql, php, cgi). Kind of sucks from that respect.

They've been offering hosting for almost a year now

The key word is in the sentence itself:

If google entered the hosting market

In order to have entered the "market" you need to offer paid hosting solutions which satisfy customer needs. As they currently do not (that I'm aware of) offer these types of services, they're not "in the market". Oh sure, they offer free web hosting, but it's only on their terms, no uploads (again from what I saw), very very bad things there. Of course, I could be wrong, and they MAY start offering php / sql / paid hosting but I doubt that'll happen soon.

What do you mean *IF* ? They've been offering hosting for almost a year now...
Where is their hosting product? Got a linky?

Where is their hosting product? Got a linky?
http://www.google.com/a/enterprise/

Google Apps which includes an online web site creator amongst other things :(

Google will eventually offer fully featured free web hosting with the lot, their idea is to make money on data. Instead of paying people to put adsense on their sites, why not get people to put their own data and make money off them. Google is a major threat to everyone and for those that say 'bring it on', when they unleash their full commitment to make money in this area you will lose a big chunk of 'unseen' profits/customers.

Those that say Yahoo, 1&1, Godaddy didn't make a dent in their business don't realize that each of these host actually did, combined they host millions and millions of domains, and if they had not been there, then it would of been divided into the smaller players.

http://www.google.com/a/enterprise/

Google Apps which includes an online web site creator amongst other things :(
Seems like they're coming in through the side door and more a challenge for the application hosts out there. I don't see them as a threat. If anything they might increase awareness to what hosting actually is. Their Page creator seems the closest thing to hosting on our turf, and suited to the newbies. Google can train them. :)

Google will eventually offer fully featured free web hosting with the lot, their idea is to make money on data. Instead of paying people to put adsense on their sites, why not get people to put their own data and make money off them. Google is a major threat to everyone and for those that say 'bring it on', when they unleash their full commitment to make money in this area you will lose a big chunk of 'unseen' profits/customers.

Those that say Yahoo, 1&1, Godaddy didn't make a dent in their business don't realize that each of these host actually did, combined they host millions and millions of domains, and if they had not been there, then it would of been divided into the smaller players.

I totally agree with universal. I wish they would all go away! :eek: Don't we all remember back in the good old day when godaddy was just a domain registrar? Ive pointed LOTS of people there for domain registration. Check them out now..they offer hosting, certs, traffic pkgs., etc. and the list continues to grow.
Take a look at other domain registrars and I think you will find they just about ALL offer hosting pkgs. too, along with several fee based add ons. Its not pretty.

google sell hostings :S thats new news :S

I totally agree with universal. I wish they would all go away! :eek: Don't we all remember back in the good old day when godaddy was just a domain registrar? Ive pointed LOTS of people there for domain registration. Check them out now..they offer hosting, certs, traffic pkgs., etc. and the list continues to grow.
Take a look at other domain registrars and I think you will find they just about ALL offer hosting pkgs. too, along with several fee based add ons. Its not pretty.
Yeah, but hosting is so much a natural extension of their business model, it was hard not to see them offerring it. There are a LOT more hosts in the market today, than back in 2001. I can feel it, with growth slower than compared to when I built httpme. Not that I'm complaining as I make a nice living now and have a great lifestyle. :)

I do think the market is not expanding as much as new hosts are entering it. I think there's a definate massive oversupply of hosts out there, with the trend getting worse and worse. This is just my opinion - I have no stats to back this up.

I agree with Aussie Bob,

Perhaps Google would act as a cleaner : )

More worried about MS offering hosting built into windows or smilar.

If Google does go all out full featured hosting this hopefully will put in a nail into the super oversellers. Just imagine the exedus from the cheap hosts towards Google. free. Why pay 5 bucks for almost unlimited when you can have it for free.

WAW !!!!!!!!!!!!

This is really Great and I went there to make a Real Test


Man, Unbeatable !!!!!

I went there but I really scare about they in the future post some ADs on your website which would be unprofessional. But is a great Idea.

In the meantime, find your niche and try to dominate that. I am sure Google will be taking the shotgun approach of landing "everyone".

I like their page creator, it is ajax and powerful, still buggy but opens up a world of potential to webmasters with clients who wish to update their own site... without installing a cms.

nothing google has tried to do other then search and ads has ever been that great.

gmail is ok, but its been a "beta" for years.. what a joke.

Google will eventually offer fully featured free web hosting with the lot, their idea is to make money on data. Instead of paying people to put adsense on their sites, why not get people to put their own data and make money off them. Google is a major threat to everyone and for those that say 'bring it on', when they unleash their full commitment to make money in this area you will lose a big chunk of 'unseen' profits/customers.

Those that say Yahoo, 1&1, Godaddy didn't make a dent in their business don't realize that each of these host actually did, combined they host millions and millions of domains, and if they had not been there, then it would of been divided into the smaller players.

If you are competing in “Unlimited everything” for $1, then sure be afraid. We have enjoyed a steady trickle of customers from the big 3 (GoDaddy, 1&1, Yahoo) for over 3 years, in fact we take over 100 customers from those companies every month. The reason for it, is the larger the company the less able they to provide customer support for a specific niche market. These companies are acting like a filter for noob users, and are helpful to the ecosystem of the hosting market.

nothing google has tried to do other then search and ads has ever been that great.

gmail is ok, but its been a "beta" for years.. what a joke.


Yeah the beta status it was in for soo long was terrible. Although its a great service now :D

looks like google is trying to make some fast cash to pay for all the lawsuits there getting agaist youtube.

I dont get why they bought it. seems like the dont make any money off it, just pay people money that sue them :S