Work From Home

Hosting your web site on your own server is always an option. Here are some problems to consider:

Hardware Expenses
To run a "real" web site, you will have to buy some powerful server hardware. Don't expect that a low cost PC will do the job. You will also need a permanent (24 hours a day ) high speed connection to your office, and such connections are expensive.

Software Expenses
Don't forget to count the extra cost for software licenses. Remember that server licenses often are much higher than client licenses. Also note that some server software licenses might have limits on number of concurrent users.

Labour Expenses
You will have to incur a lot of labour expenses. You will also have to install your own hardware and software. You also have to deal with bugs and viruses, and keep your server constantly running in an environment where anything can happen.

Most people when they first start up really don't need the expense of dedicated hosting. It's best to wait a while on that If anyone needs dedicated. myself or Grumpy can reccomend a few really good dedicated hosts. Just ask us if you need a reccomendation.

Dedicated hosting is very expensive and very difficult to use for people who are just starting out today. With all of the shared hosting that is available today, the only reason that you would need a dedicated host is if you have a very big site or a lot of sites that you want to locate all on the same server.