What I am trying to do is run the company whilst working for another company. I imagine the cost they lost was on hardware? That is where I am fine as I am running a modest server at the moment for my own websites, with enough space to sell and an easy route to increase the resources/migrate to a larger server when the time comes.

To me, that seems less like a hosting company, and more like increasing utilization.

I'm another one of the "been there, done that" crowd, back in 2002-2005 - and it was much easier then. I eventually sold for a small loss.

Rather than target the general public, try to find a couple of higher-end clients, and take care of them like they were your mother. It was those clients that ended up bringing in the most value.

Just my .02, and good luck, no matter what you do.

Thanks for the response, much appreciated.

That's what I cam here to say, I listened to that interview Friday on my way to and from work, and it's a good one. With that being said, if you have an understanding of a specific niche in the market you could probably do well.