Wont the Bandwith be HUGE on a site like this? How do you go about paying for all the bandwith, hosting images and tons of views = expensive bandwith charges from your hosting provider. Let me know how you combat this.
Not at all. I simply use multiple hosting programs and servers, along with an site redirection script to mirror, shifting the weight of the traffic across the board.
Example: mydomain.com/index.php, mydomain.com/index01.php, mydomain.com/index02.php
or multiple domains like this: mydomain.com , mydomain01.com , mydomain02.com
The difference is in the hosting program, as if they will let you ' mirror ' the same domain information or if you need an idependent, ' unique ' domain name. That's the way of getting aroundthat issue. If they allow mirrors, then you can clone your site on multiple servers and just label the indexpages to direct traffic flux as needed.
If they require an independent/unique domain, then you can go with the second option.
All of my hosting programs offer ' unlimited ' bandwidth as well. Of course, I understand that this isn't true because it will always have a cap of some level. However, it is a great option to go with because in using the mirrors like this, if you have a couple of hosting companies that offer this style of unlimited access within reason from their server, you can use this to your advantage by spreading the stream of traffic across the board in this manner, never peaking any one server out.
This method eliminates the overcharges and fees of bandwidth caps as well as always leaves you an alternative source for posting your content and sites should for any reason the terms of one change, as they all do over time, for better or worse.
I have a few hosting services that I use and recommend. If anyone wants to know, let me know via PM and I'll hook you up. Not going to break the rules on the affiliate linking bit here...heh.
As for my cost, the overhead is $25/month combined for my hosting.
As for getting booted out of the programs, I am not a traditional blackhatter.
My philosophy is this...
' A blackhatter should be a covert, innovative and revolutionary marketer that doesn't break the rules of the whitehat world but learn new ways to bend those rules to work for his/her favor.
There is no need to break the rules nor the laws for that matter, merely to be at the forefront of changing them. '
Hope this answers your question.