JBIZ718
07-29-2002, 03:56 AM
I am up late at night not being able to sleep as usual, so i figured i would just write something that came to mind. Before people start attacking the grammer, its probably bad, its 2 am cut me some slack.
Anywho, as I listen to the new crystal method cd, my thoughts on hosting came to mind. First for anyone reading this, try to follow.
The Hosting Game:
When i started 3 years ago in this game I knew nothing. Markets were different, things were pricey, did not know much. Back then the edumacation of this business was important, at least to me. I spent about 9 months researching this maze of madness, from everything from basic stuff like ftp to hacking 1001 or so it seems. I noticed over the time Ive been on this board and many others that people have some type of misconception about the game that we all play. First people that are not in our Matrix dont understand what we do. It is a world that is beyond them(hence my sig), as too many, checking there email and getting stock quotes is enough for them. It is not understanding how they get the information that interests them, but as long as its there who cares where it came from. Have you ever tried to explain to your friends what you do. About 5 minutes into it they want to shoot you. Finally it came to I sell Internet Realestate, explaining that as many know is mind blowing, but many can at least put a basic finger on that one.
Second like many who enter into a business expectations are high, hopefully things will be easy and the $$$$$$$$ will just fly in. Well like any other business it does not work as such, except in this world. Whether its the right name, or marketing approach, a small company can be a overnight sucess. My company is long gone now but my first week I was 40 accounts deep. I was growing strong. I was thinking it cant be this easy, and about 2 months later a wake up call happened. Welcome John Doe hacker.. Having a backup was sweet, but my life went from good to hell. How can someone do this, after all that time and energy. Well that day passed and life went back to normal, but I slowly needed to know more about what they wanted. I checked out 2600, and got into some serious security stuff, which now fills my PO Box daily, I read up on security daily, and new security measures, backup strategies, anything to cover you in bad times. Actually friends have said I am so paranoid its mad, I look at it differently, must be me, anyone who has been hacked can probably say why didnt i do that extra step.
Anyway as my theory moves forward, Ive come to realize that this game we play though many argue, flame or strive for something new, will continue to evolve, but my advice to any newbies and anyone else is
1. spend some time researching your game
2. advertise at local schools, suprisingly big winner
3. research security and backup strategies, extrememly important, more so then anyone thing.
4. dont take short cuts.
5. sleep now, because you wont get much
6. whatever companies you work with, ask questions, I was reading the quest article on yahoo, and just another sign of more questions that should be asked.
Anyway Im not sure what else I can say, let me know. Also i continue to reference this as a game, and well my view on it.
Anywho, as I listen to the new crystal method cd, my thoughts on hosting came to mind. First for anyone reading this, try to follow.
The Hosting Game:
When i started 3 years ago in this game I knew nothing. Markets were different, things were pricey, did not know much. Back then the edumacation of this business was important, at least to me. I spent about 9 months researching this maze of madness, from everything from basic stuff like ftp to hacking 1001 or so it seems. I noticed over the time Ive been on this board and many others that people have some type of misconception about the game that we all play. First people that are not in our Matrix dont understand what we do. It is a world that is beyond them(hence my sig), as too many, checking there email and getting stock quotes is enough for them. It is not understanding how they get the information that interests them, but as long as its there who cares where it came from. Have you ever tried to explain to your friends what you do. About 5 minutes into it they want to shoot you. Finally it came to I sell Internet Realestate, explaining that as many know is mind blowing, but many can at least put a basic finger on that one.
Second like many who enter into a business expectations are high, hopefully things will be easy and the $$$$$$$$ will just fly in. Well like any other business it does not work as such, except in this world. Whether its the right name, or marketing approach, a small company can be a overnight sucess. My company is long gone now but my first week I was 40 accounts deep. I was growing strong. I was thinking it cant be this easy, and about 2 months later a wake up call happened. Welcome John Doe hacker.. Having a backup was sweet, but my life went from good to hell. How can someone do this, after all that time and energy. Well that day passed and life went back to normal, but I slowly needed to know more about what they wanted. I checked out 2600, and got into some serious security stuff, which now fills my PO Box daily, I read up on security daily, and new security measures, backup strategies, anything to cover you in bad times. Actually friends have said I am so paranoid its mad, I look at it differently, must be me, anyone who has been hacked can probably say why didnt i do that extra step.
Anyway as my theory moves forward, Ive come to realize that this game we play though many argue, flame or strive for something new, will continue to evolve, but my advice to any newbies and anyone else is
1. spend some time researching your game
2. advertise at local schools, suprisingly big winner
3. research security and backup strategies, extrememly important, more so then anyone thing.
4. dont take short cuts.
5. sleep now, because you wont get much
6. whatever companies you work with, ask questions, I was reading the quest article on yahoo, and just another sign of more questions that should be asked.
Anyway Im not sure what else I can say, let me know. Also i continue to reference this as a game, and well my view on it.