[aclug-L] Re: Need ideas for online business.

["Stephen S" <junkmail001@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Should you run your own server for an on line business?

  Unless you are prepared to pay much higher prices=20
for a commercial cable account you should consider
a company that will give you a 'web presence' on
their equipment. Unless you want the torture of being
on call 24/7 for equipment failure, software glitches, et. al.
Your blood pressure will be much lower knowing someone
else is getting those 2:00am calls. Especially since they will
have backup equipment to use while straightening out the=20
problem.

  For a lot less than what you would pay for a commercial cable=20
connection you can have a site with shopping cart software,
payment handling, etc. You would have very high bandwidth,
a bunch  of savvy techs watching over the hardware, and the
only computers you would need in your office would be for the
bookwork and remote administration of the site. (adding products,
changing prices, etc.)  The computer you are using right now=20
would probably do just fine.

Stephen S.
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Anthony A Bogardus" <abogardus@xxxxxxxx>
To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 4:52 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Need ideas for online business.


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> Hi,
>      My friend and I are thinking about starting an online business =
and
> we're not sure where to buy a server or what kind of business to =
start. I
> think National Computer or CompUSA is a good place to buy a server. I
> think Linux is the cheapest OS to use. I think we'll go with broadband
> (proablely Road Runner).
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