Comments on: How to Start and Run a Hosting Business - Part 2 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/ Work from Home, Business Opportunities, Websites for Sale - Run an Online Business Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:11:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Matias http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-97444 Matias Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:36:17 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-97444 Thank you, this topic me has been many usefulness utility ________________________________________________ Visit: www.tiendas.com www.interdominios.com Thank you, this topic me has been many usefulness utility

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]]> By: Steve http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-94178 Steve Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:46:45 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-94178 Great series. Have really enjoyed it. Great series. Have really enjoyed it.

]]> By: Adie Cooke http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-94147 Adie Cooke Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:14:51 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-94147 Thank you. Thank you.

]]> By: Ruchir http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-94142 Ruchir Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:15:11 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-94142 For cPanel and WHM license prices, check out this page: http://www.cpanel.net/purchase/cpwhm_pricing.htm For cPanel and WHM license prices, check out this page:

http://www.cpanel.net/purchase/cpwhm_pricing.htm

]]> By: Ronald Su http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-94009 Ronald Su Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:30:38 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-94009 I agree one finding a host with A-level support. Starting up a hosting business isn't hard. The tough part is maintaining it. Supporting your customers will give you tons of headache. I agree one finding a host with A-level support. Starting up a hosting business isn’t hard. The tough part is maintaining it. Supporting your customers will give you tons of headache.

]]> By: Adie Cooke http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93979 Adie Cooke Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:05:38 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93979 Gary, Thank you very much for this it is appreciated. Gary,

Thank you very much for this it is appreciated.

]]> By: Gary Jones :: BlueFur.com http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93978 Gary Jones :: BlueFur.com Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:58:57 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93978 I understand just though I would fill in some of my own knowledge. I understand just though I would fill in some of my own knowledge.

]]> By: Adie Cooke http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93975 Adie Cooke Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:56:14 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93975 Thanks for your input, remember this is all purely for a Case Study. Thanks for your input, remember this is all purely for a Case Study.

]]> By: Gary Jones :: BlueFur.com http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93967 Gary Jones :: BlueFur.com Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:14:46 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93967 You said "One sleep-at-night benefit is being isolated from other clients, no matter how heavy their traffic is it won’t affect your website or customers." That is actually not true at all. Most VPS providers use the server in a burstable mode. This means that if one of the other VPS's on the server is getting a lot of heavy traffic it can bring your own VPS down to a crawl by bursting up to the maximum CPU, RAM and Connection. A VPS is good for developers with one or two sites. A VPS is not a viable solution for a reseller, especially if they have outgrown your reseller account. "...hence I would need to pay for Level One support as soon as I launch the site which is an added start up and ongoing cost. This is because of software installs and other technical issues." This is a good idea but remember that most support for a VPS is reactionary based on your tickets. If your asleep at 3 AM and one of your services go offline your users won't be back online until you submit a ticket or restart the service yourself. cPanel if you buy it from a provider is anywhere from $20+ if you buy cPanel as a seperate license it can be $48+ depending where you buy it. I'm not sure if your UPS is enough of a seperator to be successful in the hosting industry. Also your costs didn't cover the need to answer support 24/7 or the cost of a helpdesk. Good luck with your business. You said “One sleep-at-night benefit is being isolated from other clients, no matter how heavy their traffic is it won’t affect your website or customers.”

That is actually not true at all. Most VPS providers use the server in a burstable mode. This means that if one of the other VPS’s on the server is getting a lot of heavy traffic it can bring your own VPS down to a crawl by bursting up to the maximum CPU, RAM and Connection.

A VPS is good for developers with one or two sites. A VPS is not a viable solution for a reseller, especially if they have outgrown your reseller account.

“…hence I would need to pay for Level One support as soon as I launch the site which is an added start up and ongoing cost. This is because of software installs and other technical issues.”

This is a good idea but remember that most support for a VPS is reactionary based on your tickets. If your asleep at 3 AM and one of your services go offline your users won’t be back online until you submit a ticket or restart the service yourself.

cPanel if you buy it from a provider is anywhere from $20+ if you buy cPanel as a seperate license it can be $48+ depending where you buy it.

I’m not sure if your UPS is enough of a seperator to be successful in the hosting industry. Also your costs didn’t cover the need to answer support 24/7 or the cost of a helpdesk.

Good luck with your business.

]]> By: Jason http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93962 Jason Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:55:59 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-start-and-run-a-hosting-business-part-2/#comment-93962 You do know that you can install MySQL for free with "yum install mysql-server" or the appliciable command for your distro, right? Jason You do know that you can install MySQL for free with “yum install mysql-server” or the appliciable command for your distro, right?

Jason

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