newbie question

[Chad Morland]

On 4/17/05, SuDaNym at aol.com <SuDaNym at aol.com> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Can anyone give me a very rough estimate on how much time is required on an
> ongoing basis, after a server is set up with FreeBSD and Apache, to maintain
> everything.  By everything I am referring to everything required to keep  the
> server up, and host about 100 domains.  Thank you in advance and I  apologize
> if this question is not appropriate for this list.
> 
> Sue

If you will be doing this as a business venture I HIGHLY recommend
that you either get a managed server or hire someone to help you admin
the server when you are stuck. There are many people out there that
offer this service. Go to any webhosting forum and ask for some
referrals.

The reason I say this is because it seems that A LOT of people think
they can make a quick buck off of webhosting without any "real" work.
These are usually the companies that fail quickly and give the hosting
industry a bad name. Running any type of business requires some
thought and experience.

There are a lot of minor issues that will stump a self described
"newbie" and having someone there to assist you will make your life
and the life of your clients that much easier.

-CM