I saw a similar post similar to this one, but I don't want to steal that thread, so I'm making a new one.

Anyway, how much is the start up cost for a web hosting company? and what are the minimum diskspace you need to buy?

Is it better to resell instead?

Thanks!

Hey Jien I don't think you will get much of a precise answer of what you are looking for here, since we lack of members. But I will try to do some research on my own to see if there are any information about this. I am interested also about setting up a server.

Yeah, I know, but I talked to one guy and he told me that he invested some $20 dollars to start one. I think he's just pulling my leg. He started with a small bandwidth back in 1998, hosting might be really cheap in those days. I'll try to find out too.

I run a hosting company, there levels at which you can start a hosting company, I think you should start by reselling for an existing big name hosting company, once you build you client base up, you should then consider having your own servers. Its not a joke though, you need to have you sever online 24-7 365 days a year

Originally Posted by jien

Yeah, I know, but I talked to one guy and he told me that he invested some $20 dollars to start one. I think he's just pulling my leg. He started with a small bandwidth back in 1998, hosting might be really cheap in those days. I'll try to find out too.

Its $20.00 if you start off ebay and those work i did it. and you can upgrade to a dedicated once you gain enough. Its a safe secure way too.