[woolyg]

Hi,
I've just set up a service offering 100MB free to people looking to set up business/advertising/home biz websites.
If anyone is interested either reply to me or send me a PM.
PG

[sarahk]

http://www.hostingdirect.co.nz/ offer this to NZ sites too.

Good to see that free hosting is FINALLY coming to NZ

[kall]

Free is always nice but... when it comes to hosting, I would prefer to have the security of knowing that my host is required to do stuff for me when I need it.

You get what you pay for.

[woolyg]

I'm not allowed to post URLs just yet as I'm only a newbie, so I'll have to bide my time

The hostingdirect package is pretty small, 10MB, 1 POP3, etc - the one I'm offering is going to be 100MB unbannered space on linux core hosts, and a pop3 free, with access to heaps of add-ons.

As I said, it's for business/advertising/home biz websites, for those new to websites and basically they'll get an extension of the newbiz domain.

So if anyone would like a bit of free hosting that they'll utilise, let me know - i'll post the url when my post count is high enough!
PG

[sarahk]

That's where I fall into line with kall, free hosts should only be used for sites you don't care too much about - kiddie sites, test sites, etc. If the host isn't propping up the business with a banner or ads of some sort then how are they funded? if they have a funding crisis will they force you to upgrade to a paid plan? or will your site disappear overnight?

I don't have the answers for woolyg or hostingdirect, but if the site is hosted for free you need to ask those questions.

[woolyg]

Basically I have 30GB of paid-up hosting to play with - I'm not using NEAR that amount, so i thought I'd offer it up for use by people who would use it. I have no intention of cancelling the hosting, and pulling the rug out from under people.

I've set 10GB of it aside for business/advertising/home biz people to use, as I've got a small business myself. As users need more features on their space, such as a shopping cart / MYSQL database, there will be a small (max. $10) admin charge a month for use of the extra feature.

Those who use the service without any extra features don't pay a cent, so it's free for them.

I thought it would be a good way to get newbie site developers used to the interweb.

Any thoughts?
Wools

[woolyg]

... and it won't have a funding crisis, as my main site is paying for the hosting in itself!