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Thread title: Free Hosting For TalkFreelance Members?
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02-04-2006, 07:02 PM
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Hey!

As some of you might already know, I provide hosting to small businesses around my town. I don't have an online hosting business and probably never will as the competition is too high and I don't have the money to compete.

As my stay here at TF has lengthened, I've seen many young web designers using free image hosts like www.imageshack.us and www.photobucket.com. There is nothing wrong with using free image hosts to display your work. However, I don't think it provides you, as the designer/coder, with much versatility. It also doesn't have a very professional appeal, which in turn might turn away potential clients.

I'm wondering, if given the choice, would you like to have free hosting? There would be no advertisement. You would need to consider the fact that I couldn't give 24/7 support like some of the big providers because I'm not big, I'm only one person.

The signup process also wouldn't be automated because I would have to monitor my resources and make sure that my local paying clients get the service that they have come to expect from me.

There would also be some type of requirement.

Knowing all that, would you like to see this really happen? This in no way would be advertisement for me, because I don’t have an online-based hosting business. All my clients I currently have (which is very low) have come to me through word of mouth.

Please vote and post comments. Comments can include anything from what you would like to have, such as an Apache 1.x or 2.x or a LightTPD server, to why you think this would or wouldn't work out.

02-04-2006, 07:07 PM
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I think this is a very generous offer. Go for it.

02-04-2006, 07:14 PM
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I am not sure what you are offering?
Free image hosting, or web hosting?

If you are offering free web hosting, it would ofcourse be great.
But would it work? I don't think so. Servers cost money, and if it is free, and without ads, I can't see how it would survive.

And nobody wants a host that goes down, right?

I hope I understood this right.

02-04-2006, 07:19 PM
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Well, you provide me already free hosting. I think it will be a nice idea to do free hosting for TF members!
and I think it will help you to get an online hosting company too!

02-04-2006, 07:24 PM
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I wouldn't build on free hosting without a contract, there is no guarantee of any service or that it will stay up at all.

02-04-2006, 07:25 PM
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why would he provide free hosting when i would take it down i.e. after 3days?

02-04-2006, 07:29 PM
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Rofl... so your saying if talk freelance hosts you, you look professional and versitile? Laugh.

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Free hosting isn't worth having, sorry.

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For starting webdesigners is maybe is..
but howevern when you don't want it, you don't have to take it..
it's your own choice

PS: you link "microvisuals.com" is linking to hellogreen.com
dunno if you knew it or not

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Thanks everyone for your interest. I've broken the questions up and tried to answer them accordingly.

Originally Posted by AlexK
I am not sure what you are offering?
Free image hosting, or web hosting?
I am offering free web hosting. This includes a control panel.

Originally Posted by AlexK
If you are offering free web hosting, it would ofcourse be great.
But would it work? I don't think so. Servers cost money, and if it is free, and without ads, I can't see how it would survive.
My real job is climbing towers for the local Internet Service Providers in the Michiana area. I've made an agreement with the largest (and most respected) ISP in Michiana. In return for climbing towers at minimal cost I get access to a data center in South Bend with a direct link to Chicago.

Originally Posted by AlexK
And nobody wants a host that goes down, right?
My current clients seem to enjoy my hosting. In fact, I host one of the more popular radio stations in Michiana.

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Originally Posted by talkvb
Rofl... so your saying if talk freelance hosts you, you look professional and versitile? Laugh.
There would be no connection to TalkFreelance. I am saying that I will host TalkFreelance members for free. You look a lot more professional when you have a hosting package that resembles paid hosting. You also have a lot more versatility -- meaning you have a lot more things you can do.

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