Starting my own hosting business but need help

Discussion in 'General Business' started by twin-08, Jan 11, 2009.

  1. #1
    hello i have started my own hosting business but need help, i got my site set up www.home-hosting.info but i would like to know if you would pay hosting for me not cause am a noob or new and no-one mightn't trust me but for my prices if you dont wanna click my site i post them here. I also do custom plans

    Starter
    1gb space
    1 add on domain
    10gb bandwidth - 250,000 visitors per month
    .com, .net, .info, .org (co.uk is extra)
    All for just £8.30 per year Or 83p monthly (with domain)
    With out domain just £3.45 per year Or 35p monthly

    Pro
    5gb space
    3 add on domain
    40gb bandwidth - 1,000,000 visitors per month
    .com, .net, .info, .org (co.uk is extra)
    All for just £10.15 per year Or £1.15 monthly (with domain)
    With out domain just £6 per year or 60p monthly

    Master
    10gb space
    5 add on domain
    120gb bandwidth - 3,000,000 visitors per month
    .com, .net, .info, .org (co.uk is extra)
    All for just £11.95 per year Or £1.20 (with domain)
    With out domain just £8.50 per year or 85p monthly

    Platinum
    Unmetered space
    16 add on domain
    Unmetered bandwidth - no end to your visitors per month
    .com, .net, .info, .org (co.uk is extra)
    All for just £15 per year or £1.50 monthly (with domain)
    With out domain just £12 per year or £1.20 monthly
     
    twin-08, Jan 11, 2009 IP
  2. The Modified Scene

    The Modified Scene Peon

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    Add me to MSN, . I'll help you out.
     
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  3. twin-08

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    ok added =]
     
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  4. GetYourWriter

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    I can help you too, just PM me.
     
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  5. Ibn Juferi

    Ibn Juferi Prominent Member

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    Plans look good, I am interested. Where is the server located?
     
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  6. twin-08

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    pm sent dude thanks

    its in Dallas,Texas
     
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  7. ZacharyDavis

    ZacharyDavis Guest

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    Well, if your server is in Dallas, why are your prices not in American Dollars?
     
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  8. JenniP

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    #8
    Personally I'm not quite sure what your asking, as the your original sentence implies you want someone to pay for your hosting, where I think your asking if someone would pay you to host their sites.

    Anyway feedback on your plans.

    After reading your website and the plans you posted here, I have no idea what your offering. Is it plain HTML hosting, PHP hosting, ASP.NET hosting or something. Do you have any kind of management tools such as cPanel. What kind of databases do you have available mySQL, SQL Server etc.

    So assuming its basic PHP, mySQL with some kind of control panel hosting, your prices are cheap, especially with a domain from the more popular UK registrars being more expensive then your packages of a domain plus your hosting. Trouble is your prices just look too cheap to me, while I know big companies can do dirt cheap hosting, for a small company I just don't see the margins there to not just to make a profit but to keep the company going, especially if your spending a large chunk of the money you get in on a domain.

    Then comes your website, it just doesn't have the look of a professional outfit its littered with grammatical and spelling mistakes. Also are you really a limited company (A quick companies house search says not), if your not you can't use Ltd in the company name.

    None of which says you cant provide a great service however I think a lot of people are going to run away before you get the chance to prove it.

    Sorry if this comes over as being a bit blunt, but its usually better to be told these things straight out.

    Jen

    Edit

    Just had a look at the hosting company you are getting your reseller hosting from, and they say you will have to do tier 1 support (Basically you handle customer queries), do you know enough about hosting to be able to do this?

    Also they have a whole lot of things in their TOS you don't have in yours such as no video hosting or proxy services, if you don't cover at least what your TOS requires of you, you may end up with a terminated reseller account very quickly.
     
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  9. twin-08

    twin-08 Peon

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    as i live in the uk i would like them in pounds =]

    Jen - yes i understand you but am only asking if the hosting is cheap or to cheap. It does come with Cpanel, i will take the ltd out of my name. I do know the website isn't anygood its because i can't code layouts so i needed a quick one to start. And its nice that you are telling the truth i would rather have someone who tells it what it is before they lie about it. Thanks for the help i will be looking into professional website. Also we have all got to start somewhere even the noobs,

    thanks twin 08

    Edit also the T&Cs are hard for me as i don't know where to start.
     
    twin-08, Jan 11, 2009 IP
  10. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    As a matter of fact,you can copy the TOS from other web hosting site.
    And do remember to change the host name to your host name.
    This is due to the TOS is always the same for all the hosting company and if you want,you can modify it a bit.
     
    mentos, Jan 14, 2009 IP