HostFilez.com - $170/Month PR4 – File Hosting

URL: HostFilez.com
Established: 6 April 2006
Traffic Details: Traffic Stats
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?url=hostfilez.com
Monthly Revenue: $170
PageRank: 4
Expiration Date: 4/6/2007
Registrar: godaddy.com
Type of site: File Upload site.

Description:

This site is using a free upload script however it is heavily modified with many extra features! The design is custom. I had a contest on namepros for the header. I spend maybe 10 minutes a day working on the site. It promotes itself through people posting links to there files.
Currently hosting 1182 files. 16761.57 MB Total!

Site Features:

Secure upload system
- Stores files in a protected folder without filenames
- Prevents users from executing scripts like php files (even if a user uploads a php script or html file, it gets downloaded like any other download)
- Options to limit uploaders and downloader’s from uploading or downloading more than once every x minutes
- Option to let users upload/download small files without being limit
- File size limit
- File reporting system allows users to report illegal files
- Admin panel with options to delete files, see how much bandwidth they have used, and ban reported files, preventing them from being uploaded again (even if they have a different file name!)
- Option to only allow certain file types
- Timer on download page
- Fully (and easily) customizable!
No Mysql needed…
It also created a list of all uploaded files for your users to see, however I have disable this feature for privacy, it can easily be enabled.
I have added a support forum using the free forum software Mybb
Terms, FAQ
…


Revenue Details:

I was using Google adsense however all of my sites were on this account so I do not know the exact revenue from that now I have switched this site to YPN, so I included those stats. This site has the potential to make much more, however I have not put any pop ups on the site, or sold text links, with this type of site you can add many adds. You do not need to keep the current affiliates.

Hosting

Currently I have all my sites hosted on a unmetered dedicated server, You can keep the site on for a month or two however it must be moved eventually. The site goes through about 200gb monthly. The server I have costs me $150 a month through quickpacket, however this runs all my sites. I believe you can find cheaper hosting such as VPS.

Reason for selling

I have many other projects I would like to start working on, and to be honest I am just bored with this site, I'm sure with the proper owner, this site can grow much more. I prefer payment of paypal, its actually the only thing I have worked with, but I might be open to other payments.

Legality

We do get the occasional notice for an illegal file, I remove the file as soon as I get the email and have not had any problems.

I do no have a price set in mind, just put offers out

Email me for further questions arimannis[at]gmail.com AIM: FYUTA6969

 

I'll bid $200 as profit is really only $20 /mo ($170 minus $150 server costs).

 

Way to low sorry, profits are more than that, as I said that is my server cost with many sites, anyone can run the site for much cheaper, all you need is a VPS plan with 500gb and 20gb of storage. Infact you could even go with 10gb per month, if you deleted some of the old files.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/hosting/virtual.asp?se=+&ci=466&display=virtual
Also I will host the site for a month free, untill you can get it switched over. So when you look at your way, you would be making up to $150 a month profit, more with popups.

But thank you for your bid and interest

 

Please PM the revenue stats from the previous two months. Thanks

 

May Stats
http://hostfilez.com/stats/sn3.png
http://hostfilez.com/stats/sn4.png

June Stats
http://hostfilez.com/stats/sn1.png
http://hostfilez.com/stats/sn2.png

current bid is at $500 via AIM

I have set a bin at $1500

 

Please PM the revenue stats Thanks

 

Revenue Stats are posted on this thread.

 

Lowering bin to 1200!

 

What script do you use?

Is it licenced?

 

I use a free script called flatfilehost, however it is heavily modded, the script is not licenced.

 

bin lowered to $1000 won't take anything lower.

 

need to sell this thing!

 

Tried you on aim, you seemed to be offline.

Send you a PM. Please let me know.

 

where are the visitors coming from?
Haven you been advertising ? if yes, where?

 

No paid advirtising, I link the site from my other sites techtakeover.com, arimannis.com, which I will continue to do even after sold, and promoted the site when it was first released throught various forums by posting links to files hosted on the site, rite now the site promotes itself, from users posting links to there files, on forums, family, friends...

 

Hi,

I'm interested.

How much do you think you were making with adsense?
Can you show some screenshots of the back end?

Thanks,
messa

 

I estimate I was making around $120 with adsense, as none of my other sites really have any traffic. Also with hostfilez.com i'm sure any add network will except you because of the amount of traffic and PR

Backend Screenshots
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8296/be1se7.png
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5830/be2nn0hl4.png

 

I really like this site, would you consider a bin of $700?

 

Yes I will take that, as no one seems to be interested.

 

700 is too much for me so i cant bid