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  1. May 19th, 2006, 16:23 #1
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    Truth about free hosts

    I don't understand how all these free hosts are able to offer so much space and bandwidth with no ads. I own a free hosting company and offer

    -200mb storage
    -5gb bandwidth
    -PHP, MySql, CGI, Perl
    -Cpanel and fantastico
    Text ads across the top

    I'm only making enough to cover the server bill
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    The ones that oversell almost never last more than a year or so before they shutdown and leave everyone stranded.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kdp20
    I don't understand how all these free hosts are able to offer so much space and bandwidth with no ads. I own a free hosting company and offer

    -200mb storage
    -5gb bandwidth
    -PHP, MySql, CGI, Perl
    -Cpanel and fantastico
    Text ads across the top

    I'm only making enough to cover the server bill
    Thank you kdp20 for bringing this up.

    I only offer most of the time 2gb Bandwidth for FREE! &, 300mb Space for FREE! The features are okay, but I still place ads on these FREE! services. I don't oversell so that's what I offer.

    And yes, my ads that are imposed only really cover the bill. Maybe sometimes a bit of profit.
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    Some free hosts might offer paid plans or pay to remove ads that might also help them to offer more space and bandwidth.
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    Quote Originally Posted by [JSH]John
    Some free hosts might offer paid plans or pay to remove ads that might also help them to offer more space and bandwidth.
    Ayh, never really thought of that. Using paid plans and cutting the profits to put on the free hosting services. Or, yes. Paying to remove the ads. I like that
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    Quote Originally Posted by [JSH]John
    Some free hosts might offer paid plans or pay to remove ads that might also help them to offer more space and bandwidth.
    If you were getting Huge amounts of resources for free with no ads, why would you upgrade to a paid plan?
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    Quote Originally Posted by [JSH]John
    Some free hosts might offer paid plans or pay to remove ads that might also help them to offer more space and bandwidth.
    Yep, that's what we do.
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    I see hosts offering 2gb storage 20gb bandwidth with no ads. That's just asking for trouble
  9. May 19th, 2006, 19:45 #9
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    Just know that free hosts will most likely never be as reliable as a paid one. You get what you pay for. Of course for a few exceptions.
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    There are two types of free host
    1. Host provide free hosting and place adds.
    2. Host provide free hosting and place no adds.
    I think we can't call the first host as a free host bcoz he is offering hosting packages and in return he is gaining a media for the advertisment purpose but what about the second one why he is offering free hosting, what is his aim behind that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by James-A
    There are two types of free host
    1. Host provide free hosting and place adds.
    2. Host provide free hosting and place no adds.
    I think we can't call the first host as a free host bcoz he is offering hosting packages and in return he is gaining a media for the advertisment purpose but what about the second one why he is offering free hosting, what is his aim behind that?
    Your paying $0.00 for a hosting account. That makes it free.
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    I think some people (free hosts) just like to help other people out if they can afford it and fund the free hosting themselves. They probably enjoy having their own community and being in control of it. They are probably not in it for the money as they have a day job or other means of income like their own business.

    I don't think either or is a bad thing. Free hosting is free hosting and that is a good thing no matter how long the free hosting company lasts. Of course it is always better if they can stick around for the long haul.

    Quote Originally Posted by James-A
    There are two types of free host
    1. Host provide free hosting and place adds.
    2. Host provide free hosting and place no adds.
    I think we can't call the first host as a free host bcoz he is offering hosting packages and in return he is gaining a media for the advertisment purpose but what about the second one why he is offering free hosting, what is his aim behind that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by alley
    I think some people (free hosts) just like to help other people out if they can afford it and fund the free hosting themselves. They probably enjoy having their own community and being in control of it. They are probably not in it for the money as they have a day job or other means of income like their own business.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZoomCities
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lipsofgrace
    Just know that free hosts will most likely never be as reliable as a paid one. You get what you pay for. Of course for a few exceptions.
    Hmmm, Lycos and Yahoo seemed quite reliable to me....
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