Starting your own web host – select name
Previously we have discuss about how to choose good web hosting company, in case you want to build your own web hosting, here are some tips you could use.
The first step on starting your own web host is find a good name for your business. Name is important, name also reflecting the whole company profile, it’s a good thing to consider it.
It is better to get a domain name which has been around for a while. People will want to know “how long have you been in business”, they will not ask you that question, but they will go and check your domain name WHOIS record.
It is a good thing to invest in a domain name which has been registered for at least a couple of years. So when people are “investigating” about your web hosting brand before they buy your services, they won’t find a domain name which has just been registered a couple of months ago.
If you can’t find one, don’t be discouraged, there is no harm in starting your hosting business using a freshly registered domain name. Doing this would only get you started better just in case your potential clients are wondering how long you have been around.
A second consideration is getting a domain name which can be picked up by search engines better. The key is to have the word hosting or webhosting somewhere in the name. This would give you a much better chance on getting on top of web hosting related searches later on.
Don’t go with a name that is hard to pronounce or can be easily misheard. Go for something easy to remember, so when people refer your web hosting company to their friends, they don’t mistakenly give out the wrong name. For example, starwebhosting would be nice, or rockethosting, something like that.
When things get more serious, you can choose a good company name which will truly reflects who you are. Because the domain name does not have to be your actual company name. You can have a domain name such as excitinghosting.com and call your company Reach the Sky Media, LLC. It doesn’t really matter.
I will talk about incorporating your web hosting business later on a separate topic. You should not consider into incorporating and all the “serious” stuff at this stage. Forget about that. You can start thinking about more serious stuff like that when you get to around 500 clients. Then you can start thinking about incorporating your web hosting business.
Don’t look too far away, work on what you have now. When it gets to the point where you really need to go to the next level, then think about it. Otherwise it will drain your energy. Don’t do that.