In this mostly male-run business, I just want to salute the knowledgeable and fine women who run reputable hosting companies. Has anyone else noticed that 2 of the best hosting companies are run by women? (just some trivia)

Hosting Matters - Annette
FutureQuest - Deb

Any other reputable hosting companies run by females?

AffordableHost - Tina

Nocsol - Sharefile !!

LOL!
Well ...HostingMatters has 2 women, Annette, AND Stephanie!
I think FutureQuest is family owned...Deb, hubby, kids

Also I think this has been discussed before but unfortunately Im not sure exactly what the topic/thread might have been?:confused:

Hey, salute women who hunting down dedicated servers, too! :)

Originally posted by TimPD
WTF? Since when did I turn into a female? That is rude and defensive. That is a moderator rule broken.

Tim, don't swear!

Be polite.

Thanks

Originally posted by jayjay
Nocsol - Sharefile !!
Thanks, Jayjay for adding that one.

Thanks, Jayjay for adding that one.

No problemo.

But being serious now, there's a few girls at sdcolo that are nice. They don't run the show or anything, but they run something. : )

:emlaugh: . I don't know any hosting girls.

Originally posted by ned patter
:emlaugh: . I don't know any hosting girls.

ned patter...there ARE plenty of hosting girls around..maybe someone will post some threads that have been posted bfor.

HTTPMe - Aussie Bobs Wife.

Originally posted by UmBillyCord
HTTPMe - Aussie Bobs Wife.
:D who stays right away from the puters. :)

Originally posted by chrisb
In this mostly male-run business,
Why is the hosting business a male run business?? Do the figures of business ownership as compared to all businesses, have a higher male % in the hosting business?

I don't buy the whole - "it's a man's world" line. I see no reason why women can't run hosting businesses. I'd bet they'd do a better job than most blokes.

Hey, let's try to stay on-topic shall we. I was talking about hosting companies run by women, in other words, the top person is a woman. Not talking about which is better, or how many of you men really let your wives run the business but act like you run it. :)

Originally posted by chrisb
Hey, let's try to stay on-topic shall we.
Ok, sorry :o I was just curious as to why there are more men in the hosting business. :)
....Not talking about which is better, or how many of you men really let your wives run the business but act like you run it. :)
Damnit, my secret is out!! :stickout :D

Not talking about which is better, or how many of you men really let your wives run the business but act like you run it. ROFL!!! I guess that's one way of putting it :stickout

I guess I'm a bit old fashioned being someone that still believes in the idea that the man is the head of the household (though I also believe the women is the neck... we all know the head doesn't do very well w/o a neck to hold it up and point it in the right direction ;) )

Thanks for the kudos ;) ... and yes, my dear hubby runs this company right along with me and has worked just as hard every step of the way. I doubt either of us could have made it happen without the other as we both have opposite skills. Today we have an entire team keeping things going :)

I do believe there are still more male business owners than females and certainly more male techs than females but I don't think that has as much to do with capabilities etc as it does with time (There is also the issue of interest. There's probably a statistic somewhere that notes men are more inclined to enjoy this type work than women would be...). Women are still making their place in the workforce and it's just going to take time to get everything evened out. The bra burning days, though before I was born, weren't that long ago in reality....

After slavery was abolished, it still took time for blacks to have the opportunity to receive a decent education and to be accepted in society. The affects of that are still very much seen today and it is what has kept their numbers lower in the "business owner" category as well. It's going to take a long time for both women and minorities (often shown in the same category) to firmly plant themselves into our current day 'equal society'. I think we'll see a lot more of both in the generations to come and are already seeing a great deal of growth in the area. Ack! I'm totally off topic now .... with that I'll hush ;)

:( I'm disappointed Deb. :bawling: Here I thought you were the lone executive of FutureQuest.

Let's see....in addition to myself, Stephanie, Deb, and Tina, there are (companies omitted for space considerations):

Martie, Linda, Jan, Diana, LG, Gerilynn, Jordana, Pilar, Carol, Julie, Erica, Elena, Kellie, Stefanie, Leanne, Flo, Simone, Jeri, Trijnie, Madeleine, Adrienne, Barbara, Colleen, Susan, Kacreasa, Lori, Janeane, Theresa, Christine, Sally, Doris, Alice, Kim, Cindy, Stacy, Hazel, and Maryann.

Just to name a few. :D

Yeah, I noticed that Ms. Martie posted in this thread a couple of times, but no one but Annette named her. Oh yeah, her company is HostCaters.

My wife and hosting partner (now there's an evil combination:stickout), Maureen, doesn't post here, but reads the forum every day.

Jennifer, owner of RTShosting.

Thanks for posting that. I wish Annette had also posted the companies. Isn't AlphaOmegaHosting run by a woman?

Very interesting topic!

My salute goes to the girls! and to the gentlemen on this thread. :)

Jessica

Originally posted by Deb
... and yes, my dear hubby runs this company right along with me and has worked just as hard every step of the way. I doubt either of us could have made it happen without the other as we both have opposite skills.
In some ways I wish my wife was involved. But she's into the "Mother with 4.8 children" thing. She used to be a secretary for some big wigs at the Commonwealth Bank [before marrying me] and boy, can the lady type!! She also makes a pretty mean cup of coffee too. :D

I'm female (the last time I checked lol) and I have a hosting company... but that's not totally public yet (though I do have customers)...

xcalibre.co.uk - pam

Originally posted by chrisb
Thanks for posting that. I wish Annette had also posted the companies. Isn't AlphaOmegaHosting run by a woman?

Companies, in no particular order, for some of the members of the list above:

HostCaters, Media Designs, PMA Hosting, Pagiweb, Graphiti Design, AlternateDSigns, LovelyDTP, WonderSpace, Extreme Presence, Terraweb Solutions, Metallic, Netdogger, NXLSys, Blogomania, ADC Group, RogueBytes, Kyburz, BlueDiamonde, EdificationWeb, WordMuseum, Mainline, ArtBanshee, Mainstay, Renaissance, Fishpie Web, etc.

Not all of them well known, but there are more than some people think. :)

rockergrrl, I didn't name you as I didn't know if you'd ever given your real name and weren't sure if you were nearly ready to launch into a wider circle or not just yet.

I'm counting the ones I know, Annette. :D Hubby may have his initial first, but I'm the one that runs everything. There are more than I thought as well!

Sara

Also http://www.acornhosting.net run by yours truly. And I made $20 this month. ;) Not bad for a first month, anyway.

--Cathy

congrats on the $20 :)

Originally posted by Annette

rockergrrl, I didn't name you as I didn't know if you'd ever given your real name and weren't sure if you were nearly ready to launch into a wider circle or not just yet.

Not totally ready yet -- well I would've been... well over a year ago.. Got a design for the site -- and then changed my mind on it... and did another one... changed my mind... and another one... changed my mind... 1 years worth of mind changes... LOL :D

Soon.. that's all I can say...

hey quick question for aussie this is off topic but how do you have 4.8 kids? Is one like missing a leg or something? lol sorry just wondering

Probably #5 is on its way...

Just like I have 1.3 kids... :D

Originally posted by Annette


Companies, in no particular order, for some of the members of the list above:

HostCaters, Media Designs, PMA Hosting, Pagiweb, Graphiti Design, AlternateDSigns, LovelyDTP, WonderSpace, Extreme Presence, Terraweb Solutions, Metallic, Netdogger, NXLSys, Blogomania, ADC Group, RogueBytes, Visions Multimedia, Kyburz, BlueDiamonde, EdificationWeb, WordMuseum, Mainline, ArtBanshee, Mainstay, Renaissance, Fishpie Web, etc.

Not all of them well known, but there are more than some people think. :)


Wow! That's impressive. Thanks for posting them.

Hey Cathy Congrats for the $20.. I'm sure there would be a lot more. My first foreign project was also for $20 . I was supposed to comment on the site http://www.urgentfreight.com ... :)

I have 3 lady clients running successful business .One of them is doing very well. I think she does not post on WHT though...

Have a great day :)

Regards
Amar

Also http://www.acornhosting.net run by yours truly. And I made $20 this month. Not bad for a first month, anyway.

well done!

Originally posted by interactive
hey quick question for aussie this is off topic but how do you have 4.8 kids?


I think it means that he is missing .2 "swimmers". :(

Congrats to the lady on the $20. It must've felt great.

Originally posted by interactive
hey quick question for aussie this is off topic but how do you have 4.8 kids? Is one like missing a leg or something? lol sorry just wondering
4 out and No.5 is only 80% done. :D

Originally posted by rockergrrl
Probably #5 is on its way...

Just like I have 1.3 kids... :D
The more you have, the easier they get. :D

My wife wants 1 more after this one but I'm putting my foot down. We'll see who's boss. :stickout

A woman just knows these things (being .X of kid -- comes naturally ;) )

I don't know how you survive with 4 kids -- let alone #5 on the way... and your wife wanting a #6 in the future... My 2 year old drives me batty!! And to think, I have #2 on the way.. *faints* Now I'll never get anything done!! :bawling:

Hey, people. This thread isn't about Aussie Bob, his wife, kids, or his positive cashflow. :)

shut up chrisb no offense i was just asking a question im sure you've never ever asked one. as for children i wouldn't know since i aint married lol and as for the person who made 20 way to go! it starts somewhere lol

Originally posted by rockergrrl
A woman just knows these things (being .X of kid -- comes naturally ;) )

I don't know how you survive with 4 kids -- let alone #5 on the way... and your wife wanting a #6 in the future... My 2 year old drives me batty!! And to think, I have #2 on the way.. *faints* Now I'll never get anything done!! :bawling:
ok :D at the risk of incurring the scorns from chrisb for deviating this thread ever so slightly ;) I'll say that as the kids get older, they get easier to manage. When they get around the 5+ age, they tend to look after themselves and get out from under your feet. My wife was away on one of those "Women's retreat" weekends and I had all 4 kids. They were a breeze.

Keep breeding rockergrrl and keep building your hosting business. :agree: :D

Originally posted by Aussie Bob

Keep breeding rockergrrl and keep building your hosting business. The only limits are the ones you place on yourself. :agree: :D

lol umm aussie?

Originally posted by chrisb
Hey, people. This thread isn't about Aussie Bob, his wife, kids, or his positive cashflow. :)
Everything's about me Chris. :eek: :D :stickout

Elena here from SurrenderOnline.com

Love the industry and having much fun working for Surrenderonline, we get looked after here... ha ha

having great fun using this forum while Phillip is away.

Hope to see more and more women in the hosting biz.

cheers
:)
Elena
www.surrenderonline.com

I am a girl too :blush:

Been doing this insanity since '97 although quietly (not a lot of advertising), I have a handful of well-cared-for clients (going for quality, not quantity)... My Site. (http://www.door-county.net)

Very excited, I just got my new license plates last week: "WEB HOST" :smokin: So if you're driving down the road and you see a car with those plates, and a woman behind the wheel, know that she is the one with the affinity for Penguins. And wave!


:D Bailey

Do I smell a Women of Hosting theme for a future issue of Playboy?

Pics with Avatar faces ;-)

Seriously, Annette and Stephanie rock. I haven't had a chance to work with any others on the list.

I was shocked by the number of women who run hosting companies. Shocked because the IT world on a whole doesn't have to many women.

I am also surprised by the number of women involved in the hosting industry, from the standpoint of a designer/developer. All of my clients are businesses run by, and primarily staffed by, males for whatever reason (perhaps Deb is right as far as the issue of equality goes, or maybe it's something else, I don't know). Any female employees of the companies seem to want to fill out administrative and/or clerical roles and don't want to take on a role in the design, development, or promotion of the sites; they almost seem to be afraid of the Internet in general as well.

Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say in a backhanded way is congratulations and keep up the good work to those of you of the fairer sex who do own, co-own, and/or take on an active role in the hosting business. I hope to see a lot more of you soon, contributing knowledge, ideas, and expertise.

As far as the Women of Hosting theme for Playboy goes, I don't think it'd work very well. The minute the women were asked to show their racks, they'd bring in pictures of their datacenters. :)

Thanks Bailey for letting us know about your hosting company. Nice site.

Originally posted by TheGAME1264
As far as the Women of Hosting theme for Playboy goes, I don't think it'd work very well. The minute the women were asked to show their racks, they'd bring in pictures of their datacenters. :)
LOL... Good one. :)

Brian

I don't think we should be demeaning these fine women, and comparing them to playboy images.

Originally posted by chrisb
I don't think we should be demeaning these fine women, and comparing them to playboy images.
No, you're absolutely right.

But I do think TheGAME's post comparing racks and datacenters was humorous...and in good taste. :)

Brian

Our CEO at Cephren.ca is a woman. Has been since 1999.
I would say half the people in management are women.

We men are just getting obsolete.

Oh, ChrisB, get a sense of humor. It's called topical humor. There was even a ;-)

The glass ceiling for women exists in the IT industry and it's a shame. There have been a few women who have broken it, Meg Whitman of eBay and Carly Fiorina of HP, but they are few and far between.

It's heartening to see the sheer number of women running web hosting companies.

I know of another company that is run by a woman, but the sales and marketing sections are run by the men. In this case, The men have better sales qualities and the woman has better management qualities. So to view the company from the outside, the men are prominent and the woman is behind the scenes.

I wonder if this is common.

I'm a small host with just a handful of customers in a niche market .. I get by with a lot of little jobs that keep small amounts of $$ coming in

and we didn't actually burn our bras you know :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Cephren
Our CEO at Cephren.ca is a woman. Has been since 1999.
I would say half the people in management are women.

We men are just getting obsolete.

Does this mean I have to go to the doctor and ask for an Intel P4 Feminine Upgrade with 38DD RAM? :)

And chrisb...lighten up, mi hermano. It's all in fun. I seriously do have a lot of respect for anyone who successfully runs a hosting business, man or woman. And I think it's good that women get involved because it keeps the competition level and therefore the service level high.

Originally posted by susannad

and we didn't actually burn our bras you know :rolleyes: :D


Another woman here, too. WiredDog is me: Jodi--another woman in the mix.

Originally posted by chrisb
I don't think we should be demeaning these fine women, and comparing them to playboy images.

Hey thanks Chris, I don't find that Playboy remark humorous either. At least you had the courage to say it wasn't funny (that's the whole point isn't it) while many just rolled their eyes and moved on (including me).

Kay from Tamba Internet

Does this mean I have to go to the doctor and ask for an Intel P4 Feminine Upgrade with 38DD RAM?

:D

Originally posted by JTY
Kay from Tamba Internet

Kay's the one that tried to auction herself out several months back :)

Originally posted by Cephren
Our CEO at Cephren.ca is a woman. Has been since 1999.
I would say half the people in management are women.

We men are just getting obsolete.

Has she been the CEO since 1999, or has she been a woman since 1999?

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Has she been the CEO since 1999, or has she been a woman since 1999?

:eek:

No matter what anybody says, being a man i am very proud of women that are serving this industry and wish them best of luck :)

Salute to you all!

SimplyWebHosting.com is co-owned by a woman, Amy - she reads WHT but doesn't post.

Does this mean I have to go to the doctor and ask for an Intel P4 Feminine Upgrade with 38DD RAM?

hey aren't you lucky I've kept my sense of humour :eek:

otherwise .. well, your best advice would be not to buy any long-playing records





lol

Originally posted by susannad


hey aren't you lucky I've kept my sense of humour :eek:

otherwise .. well, your best advice would be not to buy any long-playing records





lol

It's okay. Barry White's just as enjoyable by myself as it is with female company. :)

This is a pretty good thread..Thanks chrisb :)

I've been pretty impressed. This thread has a real positive tone, lots of positive comments.

I think we as women and we as a society have made a lot of quiet progress lately.

B J
(yes, those are really my initials, and yes, everyone laughs)

OK 'The Game' lol

if Barry White can ease you through your last hours ;) ( better than Barry Manilow)

and when did you last see a long playing record ?

* John F. Kennedy voice *

I...er...umm...would like to answer that question...er...with another flippant off-topic remark about how incredibly stiff my hair is today. :)

And yes, Barry White is much better than Barry Manilow. I find the latter somewhat disturbing in a disturbing sort of way.

Originally posted by chrisb
In this mostly male-run business, I just want to salute the knowledgeable and fine women who run reputable hosting companies. Has anyone else noticed that 2 of the best hosting companies are run by women? (just some trivia)

Hosting Matters - Annette
FutureQuest - Deb

Any other reputable hosting companies run by females?

Hey, where is my name???

:D

Joana

but you remember JFK, Game :)

I could see a thread in website reviews
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=564335

What about us teenage boys? I started out with nothing, free hosting, now im up to a ded server :) 15 when I started, 16 now :) but anyways good job women of web hosting!

Originally posted by OverSkilled
What about us teenage boys? Well, there have been more than a few threads here about teenage boys in hosting already... sadly enough. But congratulations for not being in any of those!

they aren't in here as the post is "Salute to the Women of Hosting" and that excludes teenage boys


strangely enough