Web Hosting Profits - October 2006

Welcome to Web Hosting Profits.  In this edition:
 
 Article: Delay webhosting startup costs with Helm Lite 5
As any entrepreneur interested in starting a webhost business knows, a good control panel is critical to getting your business off the ground. Automating the day to day tasks allows you to focus on your number one priority. Getting the sales in!
 
Unfortunately, the cost traditionally associated with this software comes just when budget is at its tightest, and even before the business has any customers.
 
For startups with a small customer base – or none at all – allocation of cash resources is critical.  Being able to delay the costs associated with setup and development of services until a business has the clients, and therefore the revenues to expand, would certainly help keep the wolf from the door... read more.
 
Technical Tips:  Moving your Helm licence to another server
From the help desk with Rob Kershaw, Tech Support Engineer
 
Do you want to move your Helm licence to a different server? Maybe you have just migrated your Helm build over to another server and want to get it working with your existing licence. Or maybe you want to just use the licence on a new server in order to get it up and running correctly. In any case, the licence control is in your hands – all you need to do is reset it.
 
  1. Simply log into the Members Area of our site using your WHA account number and password.
  2. Click on “View Your Product Licences” to see a list of licences in your account.
  3. Click on the Licence Key that needs resetting.
  4. Click the “Reset” button.
 
Your licence is now reset. All you need to do now is to put the licence into the Helm Configuration Tool of the server you want to use the licence with and enter it, then click the Update Now button. The licence has now been successfully moved!

 
 
As an experienced host I don’t need to tell you that the maturing webhosting industry is becoming an increasingly tough business. Competition is getting stiffer and margins are getting tighter as pricing is forced down further and further. Now more than ever, it is important that you know where you are making your money so that you can tailor you marketing to suit.
 
One of the biggest opportunities for any business to increase revenue fast, while ensuring the solution is affordable and well within reach, is to identify your most profitable customers, and get more like them. Easier said than done? ….read more.

 

Customer Focus:  Helm underpins Server Intellect as fastest growing dedicated host

 

Webhost Automation Ltd has the honour to announce that Server Intellect has been recognised as our fastest growing HELM Dedicated Server provider for the 3rd Quarter of 2006, ending September 30.
 
As a provider of Windows-based Shared, Virtual Private Server (VPS) and Dedicated Web hosting solutions, Server Intellect has tapped the potential of our popular HELM control panel system to quickly grow its customer base every month during Q3...read more.