What should I do

aaronfalloon · 08-22-2005, 03:44 AM

I'm new to the whole buying and selling domain names. I just bought www.instahosting.com and was wandering about what I should do with it. Keep it and when I have the skills build a hosting company or sell it. What do you think I should do? I'm thinking ok keeping and building.

And if I keep what would be sensible to do as I learn about hosting etc. Should I put ads or something on?

Please help

monRa · 08-22-2005, 04:10 AM

if i wa syou i would create a free hosting company on the webiste and earn $$ from banners

bluenoser · 08-22-2005, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by monRa

if i wa syou i would create a free hosting company on the webiste and earn $$ from banners

That sounds like a good idea. Or you could make it into a content site with articles about how to start your own hosting company, or how to find good hosting.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/117522-what-should-i-do.html

Or you could park it and then sell it to the highest bidder. The domain itself doesn't sound too bad, although I am not one to appraise such things, I am relatively new to domains myself

aaronfalloon · 08-22-2005, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by bluenoser

articles about how to start your own hosting company, or how to find good hosting.

I'm thinking about doing what bluenoser said, it would be a learning experience and then when the time comes when I have the skills to create a webhosting company I will be well clued up but keep them ideas coming and tell me wheater the above idea is good.

bluenoser · 08-22-2005, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by ComDriver

I'm thinking about doing what bluenoser said, it would be a learning experience and then when the time comes when I have the skills to create a webhosting company I will be well clued up but keep them ideas coming and tell me wheater the above idea is good.

So what do I win

aaronfalloon · 08-22-2005, 01:24 PM

Well there was no competition and I'm not sure if it's finsihed yet.

Would I make more money from parking my domain or from developing a site about hosting and setting up a hosting company?

bluenoser · 08-22-2005, 01:36 PM

You would defintely make more money with a content site than with parking. However the hosting company has promise. Except a hosting company inherantly has more work involved. You can forget about a content site for a month or two but if someone has a problem with the hosting you have to help them, or your company gets a bad rep. This would be death since the internet has a long memory especially when webmasters are involved

aaronfalloon · 08-22-2005, 01:44 PM

Yea, in the end I want a hosting company but at the moment I don't have the skills, so I guess I'll have to wait.

webmark · 08-22-2005, 02:29 PM

I would start building up an article ( content rich ) site now & learn as you go from your own articles. Then once you have enough knowledge you can start the hosting company on the same domain and move the articles into a help section for your clients. Or leave them in a directory on your site. Either way, with enough help docs on hand it should cut down on your support tickets.

Good Luck with whatever you decide.

aaronfalloon · 08-22-2005, 02:37 PM

Thanks for you advice. I think I'll do what webmark and bluenoser suggested. NP sent.

gazzip · 08-23-2005, 10:19 AM

great name - great potential - great advice

Element · 08-23-2005, 11:32 AM

I would keep the domain name and later develop it when you have enough experience. =)

Red Eyes Arena · 08-23-2005, 06:36 PM

alot of the free hosts out there that don't put banners on their site puts it on a forum that its members have to join. I think it's a nice idea, cuz the members can then enjoy an ad-free site.

brandonlanglois · 08-23-2005, 11:45 PM

It all depends, can you do PHP and such? If you do I say try hard to get out there and make advertisements and develop it.

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webmark NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 234	I would start building up an article ( content rich ) site now & learn as you go from your own articles. Then once you have enough knowledge you can start the hosting company on the same domain and move the articles into a help section for your clients. Or leave them in a directory on your site. Either way, with enough help docs on hand it should cut down on your support tickets. Good Luck with whatever you decide.

08-23-2005, 10:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
gazzip First Time Poster ! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GB Posts: 6,881	great name - great potential - great advice

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Red Eyes Arena NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 198	alot of the free hosts out there that don't put banners on their site puts it on a forum that its members have to join. I think it's a nice idea, cuz the members can then enjoy an ad-free site.

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brandonlanglois NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 166	It all depends, can you do PHP and such? If you do I say try hard to get out there and make advertisements and develop it.

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