Web hosting as a business?

February 18, 2008 by Bob

Today, I am happy to bring you the first Virtual Earner Podcast! In this podcast, I talk with my friend, Dave Starr regarding doing business online, and particularly about the Web Hosting Business.

I have been thinking of getting into the Web Hosting Business myself, and have even begun to set it up. I have a server, and really I have everything necessary to be successful in the business, so why not do it? It’s just another business that I can start up with virtually no additional costs involved, yet some nice income potential!

Give it a listen by clicking on the “Play” arrow below, and let me know what you think!

About the Author: Bob Martin is an American who has been living in the Philippines since the turn of the 21st Century. Bob is an Internet Entrepreneur, and earns 100% of his income online. Bob earns through a number of different methods including e-commerce, Advertising, Informational Products and others.

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21 Responses to “Web hosting as a business?”

Cathy on February 18th, 2008 7:01 pm

Hi Bob! I can relate so much to when you said that there are business ideas that you get so keen about then the next day ditch it for this reason and that. I got so many business ideas particularly bec I’m based now in Gensan that I think would really be good.
Bob on February 18th, 2008 7:45 pm

Hi Cathy - Let’s talk about some of your ideas! I’d be happy to give you an ear to bounce your ideas off! And, I promise, I won’t steal any of your ideas!
Tom Nixon on February 19th, 2008 3:05 am

Run, Cathy, Run!!!
Tom Nixon on February 19th, 2008 6:25 am

By the way, Bob, the podcasts you are now doing seem to be turning out really well. I know I listen to them all the way through. I suspect that I am not alone. One thing I like about them is that you have worked to make them as professional as is possible. Some of the podcasts I’ve listened to are clearly not done well.
Bob on February 19th, 2008 7:08 am

Hi Tom - Thank you very much for that! I am only a beginner when it comes to working with audio, but hopefully I can learn more as I go along and keep improving! My main goal is to provide informative content!
Eric on February 20th, 2008 9:50 pm

Bob so are you webhosting your own site then? This is a good home-based business idea especially in the Philippines.
Bob on February 21st, 2008 6:33 am

Hi Eric - I have a server which I lease through a US based company. Yes, I do believe that this could be a good home-based business for somebody! Hopefully me!
Eric on February 21st, 2008 9:39 pm

Hi Bob. But how come you are still paying around US$200 a month (I remember you mentioned it on your LIP site) for your website? Dont worry Bob, if I ever venture in web hosting business when I retire, Mindanao is yours but Luzon is mine :)..LOL
jenaisle on February 22nd, 2008 2:34 am

That would something to venture into.
Bob on February 22nd, 2008 7:07 am

Hi Eric - Why am I paying around $200 per month? Actually, I pay around double that amount now. I have to pay it to rent the server itself, for the Internet bandwidth that I use, the electricity to run it, the connection to the net, etc. It’s not cheap!
Bob on February 22nd, 2008 7:08 am

Hi jenaisle - Yep, it could be profitable!
Eric on February 22nd, 2008 9:57 am

Hi Bob - So wouldnt be cheaper to just have your website hosted by an ISP? I’ve realized that I would need a lot of learning about webhosting busines eg. badwidth, etc.
Bob on February 22nd, 2008 11:21 am

Hi Eric - The reason I pay $400 per month for a server is because a regular web hosting account like you are mentioning can’t handle sites like what I have. Some of my sites get several million hits per day! I used to host on a regular ISP account years ago, but if I did it today, my sites would be offline more than online, due to loading the servers too much. It’s not a matter of just wanting to spend the money…. I don’t have a choice due to the popularity of some of my sites.
Patrick on February 22nd, 2008 2:15 pm

“Some of my sites get several million hits per day!” WOW that’s a great ADSENSE Bob! By the way I’m from Bislig, now based in Manila. Have a nice day.
Bob on February 22nd, 2008 2:30 pm

Hi Patrick - welcome to my site! I’ve been to Bislig before - in 2006 right after the big fire there.

Yes, AdSense earnings are nice, but you always want more, right?
andrew on February 22nd, 2008 3:09 pm

hey bob would you be interested in investing in a real small buss. that im trying to start in cebu i am starting a server but also a computer service here im from the us but have been living here in cebu almost 5 years and have 2 sons here. i need a small investor with a small amount of capital. contact me if you are interested arubinoff1@yahoo.com
Bob on February 22nd, 2008 3:13 pm

Thanks for the offer, andrew, but to be honest, I have plenty of my own projects to consume my money!
Eric on February 23rd, 2008 7:09 am

Hi Bob - With that number of daily hits, you can put more ads on your website/s and make more cash.
Bob on February 23rd, 2008 9:28 am

Hi Eric - Yeah, I do make a good living from ads on my sites. I don’t want to put more, the ones that I already have do well for me.
Karl on March 2nd, 2008 5:45 am

Hey Thats Great Bob!

if you do hosting, well., we might have our site transfer to your server., you know what this time we really have problem loading our site coz the one we hosted had tons of sites already., this could be the answer., who knows;)
Bob on March 2nd, 2008 6:40 am

Hi Karl - You would be most welcome to host with me! I can assure you of this - there won’t be any problems with loading your site on my server.