Back in 2007, I put together a job hunting guide for people who wanted to come in and work in the web hosting industry. Now, several years down the road I thought I would revisit this topic, and help those who don’t have many resources for help, the web hosting independent contractors out there. Think you have what it takes to become remote, or would you simply like to know what the heck that means? You should stay tuned, and listen to this week’s edition of the Web Hosting Show.
Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 195!
Running Time: 13 minutes | File Size: 5.99 MB
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Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode:
- How to Find a Job in the Web Hosting World
- What is an Independent Contractor in Web Hosting?
- Remote Workers Should Not be Overworked!
- 10 Reminders for Web Hosting Remotes
Hope you enjoy this second take a question I know a lot of you have, how to get a job in web hosting, and advice for those of us who already work in this great industry. Remember, you can always leave your questions, feedback or comments on this very page, or send it to me at mitch@mitchkeeler.com. Enjoy the show!

Are you wondering to yourself, why is it that my web site isn’t working? Why is my web site down? Is my web site down or is it me? These are questions I hear in the hosting industry day after day, year after year. I have heard them so many times, and seen so many reasons for the problems in question I have been able to compile a list of the top ten reasons why your web site is not working.
I’m not here to save the day. I’m not here to change the face of web hosting. So what am I here for? I am here to help. Help you learn more about the web hosting world in a podcast. All that I ask is for around 10 to 15 minutes of your time and I promise you will walk away at least knowing something you didn’t know before. Let’s have our own hosting conference, me, you and hundreds of our closest friends.
I have web hosting advice, tips, tutorials and more for everybody. From those CEOs that get the big comfy chairs in the high-rises across the country the common web hosting man (or woman) on the street. No matter if you are starting your first web site, or your running you hundredth web site, join us now for a little web hosting education and entertainment.
I can see it now, a cybernetic system administrator being sent from the year 2029 to warn us all about the impending doom that will happen if you do not listen to this week’s edition of the Web Hosting Show. If you skip this week’s podcast, the army of artificially intelligent computer-controlled machines bent on the extermination of the human race will win. You wouldn’t want to be the one responsible, would you?
Not to sound like an over-hyped sales man, but we do have a great show for you today. From ten of the best free web site hosting solutions, to news about web hosts being attacked because of their relationships with torrents it is like a bonanza of web hosting news, tips, and tutorials you can not do without. The Web Hosting Show is now on the air and ready for download.
A leader in the world of reseller hosting services; Fasthosts is not only flexible, they are fast too. Joining us on the show today is Steve Holford, the Chief Marketing Officer for Fasthosts Internet Inc. So what separates Fasthosts from the other reseller hosting options you might have? What can you learn from them?
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, Yahoo! Geocities has kicked the bucket, has ceased to be, and is no more. So what was Geocities, how did it fail, and what can be learned from Yahoo!’s past mistakes with this once popular free hosting brand name? I tribute this week’s show to the free web host that once was, rest in peace Geocities, after this edition of the Web Hosting Show.
Time to hop back in the saddle and find out what is going on across this great web hosting land of ours. From the Web Hosting Talk hack aftermath to the first all virtual hosting conference and everything in between we have a podcast here you should all get a kick out of. So get listening, and join in on the fun!





Cloudy With a Chance of Web Hosting – Episode 194
Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 194!
Running Time: 10 minutes | File Size: 4.80 MB
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Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode:
Here is this week’s web hosting news headline:
Brinkster Launches URL Shortener – Web hosting provider Brinkster announced this week that it has launched a new URL shortening service it is calling br.st!, throwing its hat into an already quite well-served market associated with several of the most popular social networking services.
Bonus! Check out br.st and see if it is better than the rest!
Trivia Question – True or false, Brinkster’s CEO Jared Stauffer is on Twitter. (to find out the answer, be sure to download and listen to this week’s podcast!)
Tons of fun and useful tools packed into this week’s show. Don’t forget to leave your feedback in the comments or contact me anytime at mitch@mitchkeeler.com. Also, if your like what you hear, and you want to get more subscribe to our RSS feed (it is free to do!) so you never miss another post, interview or podcast!