Hey I Plan to start a free hosting company very soon. I was wondering what do you look for in a free host?? some simple questions HDD Space - ?? Bandwidth - ?? Addon Domains - ?? Mysql - ?? Support - ?? here is what i think HDD Space - 3GB Bandwidth - 15 GB Domain - 3 Mysql - 3 Support - via forums should i get offshore or onshore hosting? should i offer subdomain names like (clientdomain.5ms.net) And last what is the best free automate cPanel creator ? thanks.
There are plenty of cpanel hosting scripts that allow you to run paid/free hosting. One thing to verify first is that the hosting account YOU will be getting allows free anything as many do not. I would also suggest allowing MORE domains and LESS bandwidth/storage. Allow them to get their entire network of sites up FIRST then if wanted they could upgrade the bandwidth and storage space VERSUS simply moving 1-3 domains as they MIGHT have 10+ on the free site and WANT to then pay for the upgrades. Just an upgrade idea is all.
I think you should have your own dedi to run such a service..reseller acc's are not that useful...offshore hosting is what most people look for...but you must select a reliable provider... if you do not wanna pay for WHMCS or iPanel you can google cP Creator....it is a nice billing script
You're getting involved in a VERY competitive niche there man. I hope you have a solid plan behind it. Also I agree with RosenCruz above saying that you will definitely need a dedicated server because in order to make any money out of such business you will need a whole bunch (i'm talking thousands) of customers and believe me when I say that your shared hosting provider will not be happy with this.
We run our own paid hosting company. We will be placing the free hosting customers on a dedicated server for sure.