Re: Non-profit web hosting?

Most ISP's in the UK bundle basic webspace with dial-up accounts no CGI
although some canned scripts are usually available.


Paul Roberts

roberts_paul(at)bigfoot.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Kear <choicemag(at)hotmail.com>
To: <cybrmage(at)dave-world.net>; <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: Non-profit web hosting?


> You might like to try sponsorship in a different way.  An ISP will see
your
> site as a revenue loss or a cost, since  he's providing a free service
that
> he'd normally get money for.   You may or may not be able to persuade one
to
> fund your group.  I know for a fact that any of the ISPs I deal with would
> laugh me out of the office.
>
> But how about this instead .... go to a local company that has a web site,
> (perhaps one of the girls' parents company??)  and ask them to host your
> site on their company's web space.  They won't see it as a loss of
revenue,
> since you're not getting something they'd normally charge you for.
>
> IF you got someone to agree to sponsor your  girls to this extent, what
> you'd be asking them to do is let you have access to their server by FTP,
> to use say 5MB or 20MB of space (whatever you need) and allow you to have
a
> domain name delegated to that folder.   You'd be using their server, their
> disk space, and some of their bandwidth.  Perhaps also have an email
address
> aliased to your address.
>
> And in return, they'd be making all those darling girls SOOOOO happy.  And
> the girls would **ALL** insist on their parents buying large .. no, VAST
...
> quantities of the company's products.  And can't they imagine the smiles
on
> the girls faces as they discover the wonders of publishing their own site.
> And all because <insertnamehere> Inc helped them out.  They'll remember
> <insertnamehere> for the rest of their lives.
>
> Just a thought.   That's how I'd approach it.  If you need help working
out
> how to pitch it to the local companies, go to a sports field on a Saturday
> morning and talk to any of the parents about how they got their sponsored
> team strip for the little league baseball or the soccer team.  The same
> words will work for you.
>
> Wouldn't hurt to say you're chipping in $x,000 worth of your time to
design
> the site, either.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike Kear
> AFP Web Development
> Windsor, NSW, Australia
> http://www.afp.zip.com.au
>
>
>
> >
> >On 8 Mar 00, at 13:46, Karen Ahrens wrote:
> >
> > > Can anyone recommend no-cost or very low cost web hosting (without
> > > banner ads) for a non-profit group?
> > >
> > > I'm designing a website for my daughter's Rainbow Assembly (group for
> > > girls 11-20) and am looking for hosting that won't cost the girls.
> >
> >Dear Karen and friends,
> >
> >My ISP hosts non-proifts in the area for free. That doesn't help you.
> >But maybe there is an ISP in your area that does the same.
> >
> >Good luck!
> >Bud Polk
>
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