Free hosting <-- What do you demand?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by Anghus, May 31, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi there,

    Within coupple of months we will start offering free hosting from our site. The idea is that the users can host their website for free with his/her own domain name.

    But I'm wondering what you are looking for and what is important for you as users?

    Here is what we have thought so far:

    - Users will get between 1-2 GB of space
    - Own domain name
    - Free traffic
    - FTP account
    - 10 email accounts
    - Can choose whether to host in Europe or USA

    Let me know.
     
    Anghus, May 31, 2007 IP
  2. guk6kk

    guk6kk Peon

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    #2
    - No Ads
    - Woodcrest with 8gb ram and 146x4gb rpm 10,000 x10 clustered
    - 100mpbs up and down dedicated
     
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    #3
    To be more specific than "europe" (ie UK, Germany or such)

    No fees to move the domain afterwards
    No Ads
    .Net 2.0
    Ajax 1.0
    MS SQL
    (to keep others happy guess you can include PHP, MySQL)
    unlimited subdomains
    own nameservers
    access to application config files
    modify DNS records
    Automatic installation of .net db schema
     
    AstarothSolutions, Jun 1, 2007 IP
  4. Brennan

    Brennan Notable Member

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    #4
    People may want cPanel, fantastico, etc. Also you may want to offer the option of paid hosting as well.
     
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    No ads
    ~5gb space
    250-350gb bandwith
    Unlimited MYSQL
    Ability to use own domain
    Support for Google adsense or other ads
     
    digitalphoenix, Jun 1, 2007 IP
  6. pangea

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    #6
    Some of these demands are pretty specific....why are you asking this? What will be your 'angle' to get money back?
     
    pangea, Jun 1, 2007 IP
  7. 8everything

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    A gallery were all of the uploaded images are organized would be ideal :)
     
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    IMO that's a lot and especially for free hosting.
     
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    No ads is my major one.
     
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    wierdo Well-Known Member

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    I have been looking for free hosting with all of the following for a long time, but still haven't found it.

    No ads
    at least 200 mb
    at least 2 gb bandwith
    UNLIMITED PHP!! - that's the only thing my current host lacks
    fairly fast connection

    I wouldn't say those are high expectations, would you guys?

    P.S. If you ever do get a free host up with the above specifications, PLEASE let me know.
     
    wierdo, Jun 1, 2007 IP
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    no ads is def the most important.

    also quality.

    Just curious how do you plan to monetize?
     
    jgjg, Jun 2, 2007 IP