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    Free hosting?

    Hello, does any one here run a free webhosting biz?
    If so, how do you make money out of free service?

    I also started a related thread here
    http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...threadid=84069


    Thank you.

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    Talking

    The words 'free','profit' and 'sustainable' just dont mix for me.

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    I have a free space option (http://signup.matrix28.com) you sell the banner space to advertisers.
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    Thanks for the info. How do you display banners?
    Do you use some kind of apache module to insert banners automatically?

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    Yes they are inserted automaticaly on the users pages and are veryhard to cover up (I've tried)
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    Will you tell me how you do it automatically?
    If you mind telling it open, please PM me, thanks.

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    I believe you can use a apache module called mod_layout.

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    Thanks TinmaN!

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    Matrix, whered you get that script for that from?

    Thanks
    Darren

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    I found threads here
    http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...ight=modlayout

    http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...ight=modlayout

    And this is another thread I started.
    http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showt...&threadid=84069

    It seems that the mod_layout is the popular way to insert header/footer, but I need to use some kind of scripts(perl?).

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    I'm the owner/operator of 250Free. Stick a .com at the end of the name and you'll be visiting our site.

    Can you make money in the free hosting business? YES. Is it easy? Heck no. Most people can't do it.

    There's no secret about the angle. Two minutes at 250Free and you'll see the aim. The money's not in advertising. The money's in paid hosting. 250Free lives from customers who move on to paid offerings. Wanna learn to be the King of support? Become a free host.

    There may be easier ways to make money in hosting. But every smart business person knows you need to find your niche. I have. My company is growing steadly, carrying a nice profit, and I am proud of my product.

    Brian

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    Ok..... what tpe oif signup script would you use for it?

    Thanks
    Darren

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    The core of 250Free is based around SolutionScripts.com orginal HomeFree script. That will carry you to around 25,000-30,000 users before a custom solution would be needed.

    Brian

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    Is there any free scripts you know of? I was thinking of starting free hosting

    thanks
    Robbob

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    What kind of feature do you think you are going to offer for free?
    PHP, sql, CGI?

    I think I should be really careful when offering a free hosting.
    Maybe I should disable sendmail function, and not allow CGI scripts and such?

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