Making money with webhosting

Discussion in 'General Business' started by klkhosting, Jan 4, 2010.

  1. #1
    Can you make money in 2010, with a new webhosting company, there are so many companys including hostgator...
     
    klkhosting, Jan 4, 2010 IP
  2. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    Yes still can have market share.
    What more important is target the smaller niche compare to HG.
    Or team up with small time webhosting company to reduce cost in the same time increase efficiency.
     
    mentos, Jan 4, 2010 IP
  3. erwindegrave

    erwindegrave Active Member

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    Yes you can. just don't target the general public as your client. Target those people surrounding you. Like for example, offering your services to schools, organizations and bloggers whom is located at your place :)
     
    erwindegrave, Jan 4, 2010 IP
  4. Steve Powers

    Steve Powers Peon

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    First,I think the website is too simple.Maybe you can try to make it more attractive.
    If you want to make it international,the domain name may be another problem.
     
    Steve Powers, Jan 5, 2010 IP
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    skorpion Peon

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    Build your hosting company local first and expand from there.
     
    skorpion, Jan 5, 2010 IP
  6. iwillguide

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    yes we can make some with hosting companies ..like hostgator,lunarpages etc
     
    iwillguide, Jan 5, 2010 IP
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    cool is there really money in webhosting
     
    asianseekerz, Jan 5, 2010 IP
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    Do it right and you will make money.
     
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  9. 3dom

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    Go with VPS or - better! - software-as-service (CRM/e-shop/classifieds with monthly rent) scheme.
     
    3dom, Jan 5, 2010 IP
  10. diana.lucky

    diana.lucky Peon

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    Try hostgator affiliate, i earned 50$ from it:) with one sale
     
    diana.lucky, Jan 5, 2010 IP
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    Hostgator affiliate programm is awesome, i earned 100$ fast with this programm
     
    mardo, Jan 5, 2010 IP
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    alwa3d-walid Guest

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    It's good to have your site design simple, but make it more professional
    Expand the circle for your interest in targeting visitors (schools, organizations ....)
    Good luck in making money online
     
    alwa3d-walid, Jan 5, 2010 IP
  13. usapatriot

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    You can but it is a very competitive space.
     
    usapatriot, Jan 5, 2010 IP
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    ezyweb Well-Known Member

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    Its really hard to make it as a web host because there is so much competition - if you're a web designer than you can upsell to clients
     
    ezyweb, Jan 6, 2010 IP
  15. mardo

    mardo Peon

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    You need unique and great design, because you have to work hard if you want be a competitor to other hosting services
     
    mardo, Jan 6, 2010 IP
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    Yes you can search Local business they could buy. In Asian region almost people use to go for local Web Hosting co rather online.
     
    aviana, Jan 6, 2010 IP
  17. Sensei.Design

    Sensei.Design Prominent Member

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    Well I just started a Webhoster in Germany and you can definetly make money even though it's really hard to find customers nowerdays (but this applys for nearly all other niches too)

    You just need a good provider and the right advertisement and then things will work out if you are really serious about what you are doing
     
    Sensei.Design, Jan 6, 2010 IP
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    Adv for new hossting company is not affordable price, becuase is an hard sector. The most important company has a great brand and economy power, so I think you can build a little niche in your local. Good luck with that.
     
    alb3rt1, Jan 7, 2010 IP
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    I agree with Sensei.Design. If you create a good product, you can be successful. In web hosting, this consists of friendly, fast and helpful customer support, and fast, trouble-free and high server uptime. I am not sure if any of you recall, some years ago Rackshack (now merged with ThePlanet) started offering affordable dedicated hosting when everyone else though the market was too saturated. It turned out he was so successful, became so popular and big and opened several datacenters within a few years.

    You can do it.
     
    HRG-Tina, Jan 7, 2010 IP
  20. techcz

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    There are money for sure but hosting biz is quite hard. So you have to work hard to make money. I just quit this field almost 1 year ago.
     
    techcz, Jan 7, 2010 IP