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05-18-2003, 10:01 AM #1Newbie
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Is this enough to start?
Please read what I have and tell me if this is enough to start a hosting company. Forget the fact that I am trying to attract clients. I realized you need advertising and other ideas to attract clients. But I want to make sure I am set up properly before I even attempt to attract one client. No sense in having clients if I can not provide good services. Thanks in advance.
1) Reseller account
2) SSL cert
3) Merchant account
4) Billing software
5) Support via ticket submission
Yes, I also have a domain and a site designed, so no smart comments about that please. Could you please add what I am missing. Thanks.
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05-18-2003, 10:09 AM #2Web Hosting Guru
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For a start, it should be enough!
I guess I know what you want ; )
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05-18-2003, 11:17 AM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Yep, thats all I started off with.
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05-18-2003, 11:26 AM #4Newbie
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Thanks for your timely responses guys. I just wanted to make sure. Thanks again.
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05-18-2003, 11:36 AM #5Aspiring Evangelist
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Perfect to start with. Good Luck.
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05-18-2003, 11:40 AM #6Web Hosting Guru
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All the best!!!
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05-18-2003, 07:52 PM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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Ditto the good luck!
I actually started with only item 1. Fortunately, what I did have, however, were a few friends with successful small businesses that wanted a web presence. I was their "computer" guy, and they looked to me for guidance. And thus, I'm turning a profit and I don't even have a web page up yet.
I guess there's different ways to do this, which leads to my next question, in another post . . .
Artie
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05-18-2003, 08:04 PM #8Newbie
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Originally posted by artied2
Ditto the good luck!
I actually started with only item 1. Fortunately, what I did have, however, were a few friends with successful small businesses that wanted a web presence. I was their "computer" guy, and they looked to me for guidance. And thus, I'm turning a profit and I don't even have a web page up yet.
I guess there's different ways to do this, which leads to my next question, in another post . . .
Artie
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05-19-2003, 02:27 AM #9Registered User
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sounds like you have everything covered. Best of luck !
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05-19-2003, 04:35 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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I believe good forum software (vBulletin I'd say; if not Invision) would be benificial for them too... I consider this as important as a ticket system.
Other than that, seems good. Enjoy.What does one host say to the other? "(HostA) Want to go see a movie?" "(HostB) Sure, can your parents drive?"
I'm premium, and no, I did not have to pay $6 a month to figure that out.
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05-19-2003, 05:36 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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Do you have a server admin or knowledge of your OS and software?
Also remember the time and dedication which needs to be included with that support ticket systemMatt Wallis
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