Multi-business web sites

I've run across some clients who would like a simple web site, but don't
want to deal with any of the "ownership aspects" of a site. For example,
one is a local folk singer now putting out her 2nd CD - who would just
like a site promoting her and the CDs. Another is a small business that
would just like a simple web presence….
I admit I'm new to the hosting possibilities, but can this be done?…………
I create a site called www.townweb.com (not really the name). Create a
home page with links to several different "businesses". So one business
might have an address of www.townweb.com/marysmusic/. Another might be
www.townweb.com/joespizza/….
Is this "legal?" Do hosting services allow this? Is this "reselling?"
Any problems I should be aware of? Thoughts............
Thx - Russ.

Russ wrote:

> I've run across some clients who would like a simple web site, but don't
> want to deal with any of the "ownership aspects" of a site. For example,
> one is a local folk singer now putting out her 2nd CD - who would just
> like a site promoting her and the CDs. Another is a small business that
> would just like a simple web presenceÂ….
> I admit I'm new to the hosting possibilities, but can this be done?Â…Â…Â…Â…
> I create a site called www.townweb.com (not really the name). Create a
> home page with links to several different "businesses". So one business
> might have an address of www.townweb.com/marysmusic/. Another might be
> www.townweb.com/joespizza/Â….
> Is this "legal?" Do hosting services allow this? Is this "reselling?"
> Any problems I should be aware of? Thoughts............
> Thx - Russ.

Of your its legal.

You may want to consider subdomains eg www.marysmusic.townweb.com

gtoomey

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 19:03:49 -0500, Russ <noaddress@toavoidspam.com>
wrote:

>I've run across some clients who would like a simple web site, but don't
>want to deal with any of the "ownership aspects" of a site. For example,
>one is a local folk singer now putting out her 2nd CD - who would just
>like a site promoting her and the CDs. Another is a small business that
>would just like a simple web presence….
>I admit I'm new to the hosting possibilities, but can this be done?…………
>I create a site called www.townweb.com (not really the name). Create a
>home page with links to several different "businesses". So one business
>might have an address of www.townweb.com/marysmusic/. Another might be
>www.townweb.com/joespizza/….
>Is this "legal?" Do hosting services allow this? Is this "reselling?"
>Any problems I should be aware of? Thoughts............
>Thx - Russ.

It's not reselling because all websites are just subdomains on the
original domain. There are tens of thousands of sites who do this very
same thing, so go for it.

--
Jurgen Nijhuis
Argos Media Solutions
www.argosmedia.nl

Jurgen Nijhuis wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 19:03:49 -0500, Russ <noaddress@toavoidspam.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I've run across some clients who would like a simple web site, but don't
>>want to deal with any of the "ownership aspects" of a site. For example,
>>one is a local folk singer now putting out her 2nd CD - who would just
>>like a site promoting her and the CDs. Another is a small business that
>>would just like a simple web presence….
>>I admit I'm new to the hosting possibilities, but can this be done?…………
>>I create a site called www.townweb.com (not really the name). Create a
>>home page with links to several different "businesses". So one business
>>might have an address of www.townweb.com/marysmusic/. Another might be
>>www.townweb.com/joespizza/….
>>Is this "legal?" Do hosting services allow this? Is this "reselling?"
>>Any problems I should be aware of? Thoughts............
>>Thx - Russ.
>
>
> It's not reselling because all websites are just subdomains on the
> original domain. There are tens of thousands of sites who do this very
> same thing, so go for it.

I used to do it when I first setup - I did really well out of it ...