What did you start with?

**Andreas Bard** · 06-30-2006, 08:52 PM

What hosting did you start with?

Did you go for your own server directly or did you buy some small hosting package?

I did start with a 30 dollar/month package with quite much space, to finance it I sold a couple of accounts on it to small companies.
Now it has grown to two servers at The Planet.

//Andreas

**imported_Anthony** · 06-30-2006, 08:54 PM

Sponsored hosting from my good buddy Jeff at Presage-Designs, Jeff now owns Teamspeakhost.com

Great guy, great service

**Karl89.co.uk** · 06-30-2006, 08:56 PM

Free hosting -> Shared Hosting -> Reseller Account -> Dedicated Server -> Reseller Account -> Dedicated Server -> VPS.

I changed so many times, just like my plans.

**imported_Anthony** · 06-30-2006, 08:57 PM

I currently operate a dedicated server at ThePlanet.com, however you can't knock SurfSpeedy for a backup reseller account.

I've also been hosted with Elixant.com in the past. All excellent services.

**Nintendo** · 06-30-2006, 09:14 PM

I started with Geocities back in 1996. A year later I upgraded to a domain on paid hosting. I finally got a dedicated server in 2001.

**insane** · 06-30-2006, 09:17 PM

lol I started with Free ipb hosting site

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**Andreas Bard** · 06-30-2006, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nintendo

I started with Geocities back in 1996. A year later I upgraded to a domain on paid hosting. I finally got a dedicated server in 2001.

Actually I also started with a site on Geocities, back in 98 i think ( those where the days ha ha ) I was very happy with my site stuffed with banner ads and no content . . .

//Andreas

**Hoang** · 06-30-2006, 09:36 PM

I started on a shared host from TheSitePeople. They were pretty good but I had to expand so I switched hosts.

**Lpspider** · 06-30-2006, 10:33 PM

My first real host was asmallorange - and asmallorange is currently still my host. Cheap, affordable prices, yet amazing customer support.

Before that I tried a few free hosts, but never came back, really. Haha.

**imported_Anthony** · 07-01-2006, 09:15 AM

Thien, funnily enough I used to be co-owner of TheSitePeople.com

**Gareth** · 07-01-2006, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl Evans

Free hosting -> Shared Hosting -> Reseller Account -> Dedicated Server

Just like me

Started off with a small 'post for hosting' account. Then moved on to a shared account, I wanted to be able to make my hosting pay for itself so I then purchased a reseller. My company frew fast, now I have a dedicated server.

**hansm** · 07-01-2006, 09:34 PM

Xoom Hosting, that was my start lol.

**Andreas Bard** · 07-01-2006, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by hansm

Xoom Hosting, that was my start lol.

hmm, now when you mention it I think I have also used them. Didnt they merge with Geocitites or something?

//Andreas

**Dr. Domaining** · 07-01-2006, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nintendo

I started with Geocities back in 1996. A year later I upgraded to a domain on paid hosting. I finally got a dedicated server in 2001.

I started on a free host to but it was just for fun and not for profit. Just a website for fun. No domain, just a sub-domain of the host.

**sitedesigner** · 07-01-2006, 11:54 PM

I originally started hosting my own sites on my home connection. I wasnt recevign that much traffic, so my ISP wasn't really that worried. Then I moved up to a small reseller account for about $30 / month. When that one got to small for me, I got a 2nd reseller account for about $35 a month. With these two reseller accounts totaling around $65 / month, I figured I better start looking for a decent sized server. Additionally, with the recent purchase of one of my sites that had a lot of bandwidth, I immediately moved to a server and have been there for about 4 weeks now. I will keep expanding, and as I continue to need more servers, i will continue to buy more and more

Maybe I can be as big as some of the guys on here like Lee

But it's just a matter of time in my own mental mind and opinion.

**beley** · 07-03-2006, 01:34 AM

I started with a reseller account that let me run multiple sites for about $30/month. When the uptime and support started to really go downhill, I went straight to a dedicated and manage it myself.

We're just now upgrading to a managed dedicated since I don't have the time anymore.

**reteep** · 07-03-2006, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Nintendo

I started with Geocities back in 1996.

Same here.. started with geocities.. My first dedicated Linux Server in 2002.

**naramation** · 07-03-2006, 09:14 AM

Geocities in 1996.

Then I was given free hosting and a domain by the very good people at Virtualis (now defunct, they were bought by hosting.com) who I was a reseller for in 1997/98 I believe.

Got a dedicated in 2002 at EV1.

**Fredto** · 07-03-2006, 09:19 AM

Started with Xoom in 98 or 99. Moved to Multimania (wich is now Lycos) and now I have 2 shared hosting accounts, 1 "personal" and one for business.

**Muhammad Haris** · 07-03-2006, 09:44 AM

Started with geocities and freewebs.com