Hobo Business

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Hobo Business
7:46 AM Tuesday August 2, 2005

I am trying to think about a problem, not really a big problem and a good problem if a problem is good. The television has CNN on it, an it is trying to define “New Geek” as opposed to “Old Geek.”

This is crap; they are defining a geek as trendy, paying attention to clothing fashions, way off any mark of geek in my mind.

CNN has nothing to do with my problem, I am having a problem with my Hobo business, and I am having these growing pains. The HoboTraveler.com website has created a successful business model. Here I am saying business model and for sure, this sounds like a silly conglomerate with suits, offices, and a serious day of work. I am lying on the couch of my friend Sabine and watching the TV, wishing there was any channel besides CNN to watch.

However, I do have some decisions I need to make to continue working toward my mission to create a Hobo Home on the internet, this is scary, I am going to go look at my mission for HoboTraveler.com

Hmm… I see or found my mission for travel, ok that is not the goals for Hobotraveler.com, I guess that is the problem, trying to make sure I am enjoying my life and traveling the way I wish to travel.

The Hobo web site is making demands on my time and my travels, I do not seem to care, however it is annoying to me that I have to make reservations in Europe, it is also annoying to me that I need, not really need, however want, I do not want, I really and thinking I could or should fit some trips into my around the world paths so I can talk to some people.

It is annoying that the internets, telephone, are not capable of explaining to people as well as a good old meeting of two people in a room to talk.

I am now planning to go to India, Singapore, Boston, and Manchester England to talk with people needed to run my web site, they are experts that can make my internet life easier. I need some help and sometime the internet does not get the job done. The need for a meeting where I can look in their eyes, ask probing questions and judge their levels of honesty is needed. It is highly possible the cost of having the Hobo web site goes to 600 Dollars per month very soon, it is presently at about 200 Dollars, so not a toy, and this is real.

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Craig | travelvice.com said on Thursday August 4th, 2005 10:41:00 AM

Out of curiosity, where does $600 a month (or $200) come from? Are rolling up your time as an expense, or are you possibly thinking of paying someone (people?) to maintain the site? With hosting prices as they are, I just can't see the hobo-logic in such a high reoccurring expense!

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Thursday August 4th, 2005 12:28:00 PM

Hello,It cost 200 Dollar per month now just to pay the Hosting of HoboTraveler.com. However there is an higher charge because of the me allowing the monthly bandwidth use to go over the 60 Gig preset mark and pay the overage.The site is about 1.5 gigs in size presently, the blog is really a very minor and almost irrelevant part of the site, just a kick for me to do and helps me keep a feel on the planet.600 Dollar would arrive because of the continue growth will demand I purchase a service called Load-Balancing. This is two computers connected and sharing the load of the same site, there is hardware and software versions, and as best I can tell I will need to stop in Boston and Manchester for this reason to consult or optimize the experts abilities. Not that many people on the planet are experts in this field.

Craig | travelvice.com said on Thursday August 4th, 2005 02:29:00 PM

Ahh I see. Wow -- I think you should put out a call for help finding a new 3rd party host for the site -- $200/ is pretty steep, and things like load balancing is just a part of a normal hosting companies hardware setup.For example, my current host (for $10/month) allows me 5GB & 70GB/transfer per month!I think that collectively we can find a wonderful new home for hobotraveler.com and REDUCE your costs, not increase them!

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Thursday August 4th, 2005 02:38:00 PM

Load balancing is not common.I have to worry about getting a million people on my site in one day, not a normal problem for most people, however it is now possible, it is not today I am worried about it is the future. I go way past the 70 gig mark, and have hit most limits on the server, and keep blasting them to see what limits and configuration are set up, this is the problem, the hosting companies to not or will not tell you their configurations, so I must slowly discover them. I pay the extra also to make sure the server jumps when I need help.

Craig | travelvice.com said on Thursday August 4th, 2005 02:46:00 PM

hehe -- I totally understand. I don't use these guys (too pricey for my hobo-blood), but I hear great things: http://www.dreamhost.com/

The Pub Crawler said on Thursday August 4th, 2005 05:18:00 PM

Andy,Check out this hosting service:http://www.phpwebhosting.comThey charge 9.95 per month with unlimited space, bandwidth, etc. Cheaper if you pay for it 1 year at a time. See if they offer all of the services you need.Robert

Craig | travelvice.com said on Friday August 5th, 2005 12:31:00 AM

Of course, this is one of the most information packed forums out there about hosts: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Friday August 5th, 2005 12:36:00 AM

Craig,The big difference for me is I have trouble having consistent and interactive emails with Hosting companies. They assign a different person to each question, and I am then back to square one. The hosting talk stuff is too general. I need to know what CGI scripts they alllow, how sql or php can be used. We was putting wordpress a blogger program on one host and they did not allow parts of the script. I need these question answered before I purchase, the host are not normally willing to answer.

Craig | travelvice.com said on Friday August 5th, 2005 01:16:00 AM

Wow, sounds like you've definitely had some unfortunate experiences. Again though, I think that you've got a small army of hobo-readers that would be will to scour for you if you posted your requirements in a specific post asking for researched suggestions :)

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Friday August 5th, 2005 03:55:00 AM

Hello Craig and Hobo-Readers.I thank you and this is interesting as I am here in the "Free The World" sphere of WikiPedia.orgI am trying to create a system and infrastructure for the world to post helpful information. I am constantly caught between the need to earn enough money to travel and learn and the desire to create this community.I am learning slowly how to tap into the group intelligence of the planet of travelers.I am making list of requirements for servers or host. There are problems I know and problems I discover. I hope never to buy hosting with a company that locks me into their frameworks and I cannot escape cheaply.Each project has a different problem.A blogger for Hoboes.A place with all the Hotel on the planet.A place that is an online guide.Free Hobo Email - Very dangerous and a big responsibilty, I cannot drop the ball.Many project started and simultaneously working towards the goals. I am hoping to compartmentalize and create groups to carry these project further. The Wikipedia.org systems is inspiring.