Hello, I am toying with the idea of starting a file sharing site, hosting images, videos, ect. Anyone have any idea how much web space would be apporpriate?? Thanks
Just start with a single dedicated box and grow with it.. Trying to predict how much you'll need is near impossible anyway.
It really depends on how many images, videos, and other files you and your visitors are expecting to upload a day. If you are planning to start a file sharing website where people can upload images, videos, files, and etc... I would highly recommend looking into dedicated server solutions. On a shared hosting environment you will run out of resources very quickly, so dedicated server would be your best solution.
You need a marketting plan, and advice from someone with experience in setting up new websites, due to the fact it will depend on many things, from costings per month, to how good your domain name is, in which will judge how popular your website will be.
How far did you go with your FILE SHARING SITE? Do you have any idea on which CREDIT CARD PROCESSING COMPANIES , used by the following FILE SHARING COMPANIES? oron.com filesonic.com duckload.om hotfile.com
What country you are from? Its best if you get a merchant account + CC processing from a local bank. Generally paypal is accepted in all the file hosting websites.