Directories using free hosting = QBC?

Errrr, I just read a post on one of the newest member of the QBC and one of the people here said that the site is even running on free hosting. I would just like to know if directories using free hosting equals to being a member of QBC?

To tell the truth why I am asking this, I am planning to launch a new directory using free hosting. The reason I am using free hosting is that I know I won't use more than 3 mySQL database, 500 mb of space and 5 GB of bandwidth. Another reason is I am still finding a good affordable host in our country (Philippines) which I could use for my directory and blogs.

I don't really want to be labeled as a member of the QBC so back to the question, free hosting = QBC?

 

Do whatever you have to do for your directory!

Free or Paid as long as you provide a quality service to your visitors. But ultimately, you will find that free service is not always the best option.

 

Using a free host actually tells the submitter that you are not serious about your business and not even willing to spend 100 bucks on hosting.

 

Good question...

To be honest most would frown on it as its an indicator that one is not commited and easily would sell fast and/or if things dont work out..
(In most cases i assume)

I myself never have used but have allowed a few sites that use free hosting as i liked the site but i dont know if its exactly appropriate for a directory especially for reviews or if im buying anything from you.

I dont understand why you can get hostgator or someone like go-daddy at worst case senerio.. 1 directory and a few blogs cant cost that much can it?

thx
malcolm

 

I don't see how you can know this, because bandwidth depends on traffic and you could get swamped by it, especially if you offer free submissions.

My take on this is, free hosting means you are either very small-time, or QBC. It's acceptable to start small and build up your directory over time, but don't expect to be taken seriously if your website is frequently down due to bandwidth issues, or runs very slowly. Get paid hosting as soon as you can afford it.

 

I know this because I once had a free directory before. It was PR5 and was listed in most directory lists so I have at least 100 submissions a day. The highest bandwidth I got was around 3.5 gb. Yeah, I probably would have gotten more if I decided to continue with it rather than selling it to a friend (who sadly abandoned it) but it would probably happen months after that.

The fact is even if it reaches 10GB of bandwidth, I would probably be able to find a free hosting to fit that need.

 

The question you have to ask, should be asked to yourself: Are you QBC?
Running on a free host is not QBC. Your actions could be labeled as QBC.
Many people start their sites running at low budget and there is nothing wrong with that.
Now If you start charging 50$/submission, for a directory with a fake PR which is down for half the time, and you do that consiously, now that is QBC.
It depends on your actions and your actions only.
Nobody can blame you if you want to start your business like this, as long as you are fair and honest to your visitors-customers.

 

yea i hear ya..

And i could find another directory to submit to..

 

I have never used free hosting, but I agree with some of the others in the thread that it does not make you QBC, but it does not look very professional. If you are offering a free service, then who cares what people think, but if you are going to be a paid directory you may want to consider an inexpensive shared account - just my 2 cents.

Good luck!

 

I can agree with this ... (if the facts were different)

My real concern is that he let 1 directory go alraedy.. then it went to shit,
Now am i supposed to believe that this one will be different?
How many people paid for a link and Got burnt 6 months later?
Whats the point in making another?

thx
malcolm

 

Very well said!!!

Use of Free Hosting can be termed as non-professional than QBC... This is something similar to using Free PHPLD template versus paid or free PHPLD ver 2.1 versus 3.2.

So can I label a directory owner using free template and free phpld as QBC? The answer would be a big NO.

Can I label such person as un-professional? The answer would be; it depends. It really depends on how the site/directory is being promoted and how the money saved on hosting, template and paid script is being deployed.

 

Free hosting on some place with banners = definate QBC.

If they aren't willing to make the small investment of 5-10$ a month for hosting I'm not taking the time to submit and I doubt other's will.

 

I would personally never label you in any way but as hosting can be got extremely cheaply i would always recommend for you to pay for your hosting.

Many of the free hosts will have various restrictions, you can get no end of good recomendations for a host that wont cost you much.

When i weigh it up, it is amazingly cheap how you can get a months hosting that works out to pence/cents a day.

 

Hehe. Yeah, that's one of the reasons I asked. Because people might remember me to one of the people who sold his directory which resulted (indirectly) to the directory going down. Even though the directory was a free one, I still sold home page links.

I hear your voices and yes I am now in search of a paid hosting.

 

I agree 100%, and to those commenting, that running directory on free webhosting does not look professional. Let me ask you how do you know if site is on free webhosting or not before making those claims? Cause if i recall i been running 2 sites on my server for free for friend of mine for year now, how can you distinguish it from rest of the sites hosted on my server?

So, those saying free hosting directory does not look professional i ask for how you guys find out who is on free and who is on paid hosting ? Cause i have used more free hosting than anyone else here at dp. And i doubt that anyone knew that www.h-log.com was hosted for free for 1 year , only few months back i moved it to my server. But no one called me QBC or dared to either.

So free hosting = QBC is wrong , depends on how the user handles the directory , nothing to do with hosting or template or looks either. Its ethics that count. Plus what is this QBC, some term some, DP member made up probably to vent out his anger/frustration at some incident?

Cheers

 

All I know is 1000's of webmasters are struggling with finding reliable paid hosting, it can be a frustrating task. So I am guessing that free hosting is probably not very reliable, in fact I read some revealing auction posts over at SP from some people selling free hosting sites and they were clear that if a site they are hosting starts using much resources they make sure it slows down to a snail pace so the person eventually upgrades to paid hosting.

paidhosting your example of helping out a friend or some 1-year free deal resulting from something else is not really what we are talking about here.

Statistics says that 99.989 percent of directories that go for a free domain name, free directory script and free hosting fail in the first 6-months.

 

Its exactly what users have been saying mate, i am just trying to figure out how those people can say a site is hosted on free hosting services or not, it beast the brain out of me, trying to figure that part out. Cause the root of this title is free hosting = QBC ? So unless i know how one can tell if hosting is free or not, i do not see how someone can that one site is QBC or not.

 

I don't know a lot of about free hosting but maybe some (or most) of them have some sort of footer ad or advertisement on the site itself?

 

Its not necessary to have footer links or otherwise for free hosting.. one can get free host for forum post as well.