Four years ago, we introduced a new service to the Czech internet, which we named Trade Hosting. Initially, this service was often misunderstood, especially by gaming clans, who confused it with free hosting and free VPS.
Trade Hosting provides domain registration, quality hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, Cloud servers, and other web and server solutions for individuals and organizations that cannot afford to pay for hosting and server hosting services. This mainly includes non-profit organizations, gaming clans, student websites, and budding web projects without sufficient financial capital.
Trade Hosting does not accept any financial rewards for the services provided. Everything is managed through barter trade. Those interested in Trade Hosting fill out a hosting order form in which they specify what service or item they can offer in return. The return service is understood as a service or item of equal value to the requested Trade Hosting. For example, a banner on a website, writing a PR article, mentioning sponsorship at an event, sponsorship on club shirts, products, hardware, domain, trip, and other things that the applicant for Trade Hosting can think of.
A common misconception among gaming clans is that a gaming VPS server can be paid for with a banner on their website. Because we give almost everyone a chance, we tried several times to provide a VPS server in exchange for banners and backlinks. The value of the gaming VPS server never matched the offered return service.
Recently, we started offering VPS servers to gaming clans, for instance, in exchange for mowing the lawn in front of our offices. We made this offer to several dozen gaming clans that contacted us, and each one preferred to forgo the VPS server rather than get off their backs a few times a year.
On the other hand, we were pleasantly surprised by individuals over 25 who traded VPS servers or hosting for materials or services.
Examples of services include:
- Graphic work
- Reselling our products
- Sponsorship advertising at large events
- Writing reports and PR articles
- Chopping wood
Examples of materials include:
- Furniture
- Coffee
- Bottles of wine
- Pallet of Ytong
- Hardware
Trade Hosting is not free hosting. Trade Hosting is hosting in exchange for services.