Web Hosting Profits - February 2007

Welcome to Web Hosting Profits.  In this edition:
 
 Article: Your personal invitation to shape the future of hosting
 
This morning I am pleased to be able to write to webhosts and developers worldwide to announce the long awaited launch of the Module Developer Programme for Helm 4.
 
Based on a large amount of input from key figures in the developer and Windows hosting scene, the program gives webhosts greater access to developments that will move you well beyond the basic hosting control processes. In fact from TODAY you can harness the power of the modular framework to build the hosting business of the future.  read more.
 
Special Offer: Save 75% with Instant 3 Server Cluster
Buy 1 Control and get 3 remotes free. Plus the next 29 purchasers get free support worth $499, free installation worth $299 and $597 worth of software from SmarterTools.
Click here for more information.
 
 Article: Apache loses major ground to Windows in February Webhosting survey
Financial Assistance packages swell interest in instant server clusters
 
A widely held view in the webhosting industry was that Linux was the best bet when it came to starting out a new business. Yet in the last 12 months Windows hosting has been gaining serious ground.
 
Latest NetCraft statistics show that Windows based hosting now claims 31% of the webhosting market, indicating a dramatic shift by hosts towards Windows solutions.

 

Business in a Box:  Instant 3, 5, 10+ server clusters from just $50/month! 

In order to achieve your ambitions, it is imperative that you set up properly from the very beginning. Smart hosts owners know this. They invest in the resources and tools they need up front to grow fast. They spread their costs out over time, because doing so allows them to focus on actual growth, rather than struggling to tease growth funds out of a small customer base.
 
Helm Business in a box with financial assistance from Microsoft allow you to create instant 3, 5 or 10 server clusters right away. Start a large webhosting business with everything you need, right now - for as little as $50 a month - and then spread the remainder over the following 36 months. Click here for more information.