I need them. I'm going to relaunch a free web host in the forseeable future and don't want to make the same mistakes I made last time.
What kind of add-on's would you want in a host? A support chat room? Preinstalled scripts? If so, which ones? Do you want a topsites for member sites, or maybe a banner exchange for hosted sites?
How about advertisments? Pop-up? Pop behind? Exit pop-up?Banner? Ad bar? I don't know, you tell me. Should they be user placeable? Or maybe forced in a frame?
Extra features? Is MySQL and PHP necessary? Would lack of those prevent you from taking on a chance on a free host? Do you want a online editor? Or should I just target experienced users?
What about a pay option to remove advertisments? What's a quality price? $4? $6? $10? Maybe more or less?
How much space and bandwidth is really necessary? Should you get a little with an option to upgrade later? Do you want it all at once? Is 20MB to little, but will 100MB make me a target for warez freeloaders? How much bandwidth does a site hosted on a free server need? Should sites be sgut off during a week they go over? Maybe shut off if they go over a months allowance?
Like I said before, I don't want this next project to fail like my first did. I need everything to be perfect and that's why I want everyone's opinions. Let me know what you think. I also want to offer a paid option to remove advertisments. How would you like to see that implemented?
[Edited by syanet on 03-05-2001 at 11:58 PM]
What kind of add-on's would you want in a host? A support chat room? Preinstalled scripts? If so, which ones? Do you want a topsites for member sites, or maybe a banner exchange for hosted sites?
How about advertisments? Pop-up? Pop behind? Exit pop-up?Banner? Ad bar? I don't know, you tell me. Should they be user placeable? Or maybe forced in a frame?
Extra features? Is MySQL and PHP necessary? Would lack of those prevent you from taking on a chance on a free host? Do you want a online editor? Or should I just target experienced users?
What about a pay option to remove advertisments? What's a quality price? $4? $6? $10? Maybe more or less?
How much space and bandwidth is really necessary? Should you get a little with an option to upgrade later? Do you want it all at once? Is 20MB to little, but will 100MB make me a target for warez freeloaders? How much bandwidth does a site hosted on a free server need? Should sites be sgut off during a week they go over? Maybe shut off if they go over a months allowance?
Like I said before, I don't want this next project to fail like my first did. I need everything to be perfect and that's why I want everyone's opinions. Let me know what you think. I also want to offer a paid option to remove advertisments. How would you like to see that implemented?
[Edited by syanet on 03-05-2001 at 11:58 PM]