We hello i am new here and plan to stay here for some time. But on to what i need help with i want to start a web hosting comapny been thinking about it for a few days made one but did not go so well so i am ready for round two.

I am going to start a web host for anime sites but there is a lot i need to learn from people here becuase i really just want to have a good clean start so if some one can give me a list of everythning i need to do i will do that and then i will be able to learn the order and know what my site and services will need to include.

I need to know stuff from which host to use i am think of some on that offers unlimited space and unlimited domains and all that great stuff so i wont have to worry about things like host much space i have when i am just starting this reseller. I will need to kow what type f advertising all that great stuff once i have a list i will be able to do it all on my own.

so if any one is willing to help that would help me alot I am not ready tospend to much money as little as all right now until this starrts to roll and then it will be easy to be done. For servers i been looking at shoutserv.com they look ok i have an account on them and nothing wrong so far but i just want to know.

Thanks Very Much

Well first of all remember there is no such thing as unlimited. Most sites that advertise unlimited space and bandwidth is just trying to get your money. For advertising you could just post here in the advertising forum and try to talk to other site owners that have something in common with your site, see if you can make a plan.

Whats your budget if you don't mind me asking.

It sounds to me like you aren't ready to start a hosting business at all.
1st, there is NO such thing as unlimited space and bandwidth, and you DO have to worry about that.
2nd, you need support that would cost a fair amount of money
3rd, you need a web design service.

We can only point you to the right places, we can't give you step by step instructions.

Well i have a list of stuff to do thats about 2 pages lng hat i wrote with the help of a friend but we want to cross check it thats why we wanted to see what other people would say before we followed the plan.

For a buget well it matters on the what its for if its monly or one time. that changes every thing

and i know there is nothing called unlimited but a host can always get more hard drives servers and technology gets bigger and better. So there nothing that is unlimited but there is something close.

Unlimited Space
Unlimited Bandwidth
$39.99 One-Time

heck for 39.90 One-time we will just sell all of our servers
and move all of our data that would save us 1000's :D

stay away from hosts that promise unlimited deals or ridicules resources like this.

1.ask your self this question can you go down to compusa or circuit city and buy a unlimited hard drive? I think not nor can your provider.

2 Data transfer is a commodity it is not FREE no host can offer unlimited

Thanks alot and what sort of space is good for the price like what sort of ratio should there be.

15GB space, 1000GB bandwidth for about $35 per month
You also need to provide support for atleast $0.25/per ticket

ALSO PLEASE REMEMBER: Shared hosting and reseller are different things.

Thank you i know there different things and tat helps alot i am not sure if i want to charge people for support. and thats an odd ratio like i would almost want to just get the new computer i want get a server line and start running cpanel WHM and all that great stuff.

I suggest, start with a basic reseller plan. Also, go with a web host with a scalable solution to allow for future expansion.

Good luck.

:)

1. Develop a business plan. A real one.

2. WHT will be a great resource for researching many aspects of your business... but don't post asking questions, just sit back and read the millions of things others have already said. Go back a couple of years and read, read, read... observe the trends in what customers have to say as well as hosts.

3. There are a number of industry websites which report on hosts, business transactions, etc. Beware the spin found in press releases. PR people can make a pile of poop sound great. :) LOL!!! But there are some articles and reports out there which will be useful. Dig around.

4. Google is your friend.


No one here can hand your answer to you in this thread. Your answer starts with a Business Plan, and in order to write a good business plan, you need to do good research.

Roll up your sleeves and go for it. :)

:D Bailey

I think i know a good place that i can start with.

1. Develop a business plan. A real one.

2. WHT will be a great resource for researching many aspects of your business... but don't post asking questions, just sit back and read the millions of things others have already said. Go back a couple of years and read, read, read... observe the trends in what customers have to say as well as hosts.

3. There are a number of industry websites which report on hosts, business transactions, etc. Beware the spin found in press releases. PR people can make a pile of poop sound great. :) LOL!!! But there are some articles and reports out there which will be useful. Dig around.

4. Google is your friend.


No one here can hand your answer to you in this thread. Your answer starts with a Business Plan, and in order to write a good business plan, you need to do good research.

Roll up your sleeves and go for it. :)

:D Bailey

Thank you so much i will work on it for a week or so thanks again

I suggest, start with a basic reseller plan. Also, go with a web host with a scalable solution to allow for future expansion.

Exactly.

1. Develop a business plan. A real one.

2. WHT will be a great resource for researching many aspects of your business... but don't post asking questions, just sit back and read the millions of things others have already said. Go back a couple of years and read, read, read... observe the trends in what customers have to say as well as hosts.

3. There are a number of industry websites which report on hosts, business transactions, etc. Beware the spin found in press releases. PR people can make a pile of poop sound great. :) LOL!!! But there are some articles and reports out there which will be useful. Dig around.

4. Google is your friend.


No one here can hand your answer to you in this thread. Your answer starts with a Business Plan, and in order to write a good business plan, you need to do good research.

Roll up your sleeves and go for it. :)

Couldn't of said it better myself.

Thank you very much again i will work on that for about a week and get a solid idea what i want.

You will also need to learn to weed out the good advice from inaccurate advice.

Somewhere above an example was given for 15GB space and 1000GB bandwidth costing about $35 per month. Instead of taking that at face value, imagine that you're a larger company, renting servers from a reputable data center. See what they offer, and crunch some numbers to see what you'd have to charge to stand a chance to make a profit.