Hand Tossed Hosting
// July 23rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Hand Tossed Hosting, Web Hosting
Not many people know it but I am a web hosting reseller. I pay upkeep for a server in the US and run several websites on it. I also rent space out to friends and clients when needed.
I initially started doing this about four years ago when my personal website – www.ozelloshrimper.com became too large and expensive to operate. I realized at the time that for the price I was paying in bandwidth and storage costs, I could easily purchase a full reseller discounted package and put as many websites as I liked on the same server. So, here I am.
One of the interests I have is setting up an online WHMCS installation to automate my web hosting enterprise. WHMCS is a server side software application that automate the setup, billing and shutdown of client accounts on the internet. So, if someone was interested in purchasing web hosting services from me, they would simply fill out the online forms, pay by credit card and off they go – much like any other web host.
It has been a bit difficult to get the software setup and I have generally put it off because I don’t necessarily have clients breaking down the door to get at the services I offer but, I have formed a concept and have registered all the necessary domain names for the domain www.handtossedhosting.com. My vision is a pizza-themed web hosting service that makes ordering web hosting “as easy as a pie.”
I have already staked out pricing tiers named after pizzas and installed the necessary software but the pricing schema for the WHMCS software is steep. As a result, the site goes down periodically when I don’t pay the bill. No big deal. Time will determine if I continue the venture but it has definitely been a learning experience.
If you need web hosting in the meantime, don’t wait for me to launch the handtossedhosting.com site, I can set you up manually immediately and my prices are extremely low. I also can price out some web development in the monthly service agreement if you like.
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