Krystal Hosting featured on the BBC

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Just saw this on Working Lunch...

Also on Tuesday Russell meets 21 year old student Simon Blackler who has been running his own domain name business since he was 17. We find out how he copes with tax returns, employment law and red tape whilst maintaining a student lifestyle.
Nice to see the people behind one of these many hosting companies run by folk like me. He seemed a nice enough guy :)

I wonder why they decided to feature them. Time for me to write an e-mail.....and my kitchen is tidier than his :D (though I'm in a gap year, not a student house, so perhaps an unfair comparison :p)

You can (or should be able to) watch the programme on its website if the BBC's servers aren't sleeping still.
 
Al Vallario said:
I don't know about you, but I don't think having the fact that your "professional" web hosting business operates out of a grotty student house with staff who like the job because it doesn't require dedication broadcast on national television is the best PR move to be honest!

He seems like a nice chap, but looking at his website I wouldn't describe him as a revolutionairy, much less an entrepreneur. Just your average kid (well, not so much now) running a web hosting operation in his spare time... :)
True, but all publicity is good publicity :)
 
MossyUK said:
Is there much money in web hosting operations like this or is it mainly a second income type scheme? Im not trying to muscle in by the way, its just out of interest - i have my fingers in other pies at the moment :D
There sure is, if you invest and jump to the rent-datacentre-space part (ask Adz for one), but there's also a reasonable amount in shared hosting, though most money comes from additional services and cross-marketing (such as us offering design services, etc).
 
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