Since I am from the web hosting world and industry, HostingBookmarks.com is a favorite stop of mine. It is a digg-like social news site for the web hosting elite. At the helm of this project is Dimitar Avramov, the well known web hosting blogger. I recently had the chance to pick his brain to take a deeper look at HostingBookmarks.com and some other projects of his.
What made you want to organize and create HostingBookmarks.com?
Let me first say “Thank you Mitch” for the opportunity to speak to one of the finest audiences in hosting industry - yours. So, what made me to create HB… well, to be honest I’ve seen an empty niche and asked myself “Why don’t you create a web site with reference to web hosting related content”. I had two options - to develop branded software or to use any Open source application. The first would take much time so I find Pligg used it to create Hosting Bookmarks. I maintain the web site much-more as a hobby than to profit from it.
How has the success been since your launch?
There aren’t too many people who are willing to contribute. There are five to ten people who are looking to bookmark quality content. Others try to spam or mostly to do promote own content which in most cases is far from web hosting. They get banned. Up to date the web site refers to more that 3,000 quality articles related to web hosting.
What is your history with the lady we call web hosting?
I entered this industry in 2000 when I founded a hosting company called Host Color. After managing it for 5 years I’ve decided that I need some change, so I moved to journalism and blogging. I also have some other businesses besides web hosting. But I feel very good watching the hosting market development. Take a look at the green issues for example. No one would even though about it 5 or 6 years ago. The same was with overselling, something that is killing the industry.
You have another hosting blog Daw Web Hosting Blog. How is it going and do you have any other projects you are working on currently?
I love Daw blog because it is not a typical web hosting blog, at least not from my perspective. I’m trying to tell stories there, like the recent one - for a guys who calls himself - The SEO Rapper. I don’t work on any new projects, but I’m going back to web hosting to working as a consultant to web hosting companies. I’ve become very good in helping various business to develop unique web sites as well as to build and implement web marketing strategies :) I’m serious. If anyone thinks I’m bragging I would suggest them to exit the web hosting industry at least for an year and then to reenter. I don’t know why people are getting smarter after they leave it… probably because it is not the most inspiring one. But what I’m talking about… 
I like web hosting!
2,000 years from now, when people are digging through blogs and people in the hosting industry, what do you hope people will remember or admire most about you?
Hmmmm… We are now talking abut my legacy. You know Mitch I’m too young (only 35) to think of this. I’m still single and I’ll should take some time to discuss a future marriage before getting 50. So as you see I have too much time to think of my legacy. Web hosting is rapidly changing industry and if I can project how it will look like within 10 years, I’ll probably would be able to make so much money to stay alive within the next 2000 years.
But let me tell you something serious. I like what you’re doing and that’s why I have a message to hosting addicted out there: “Hey, I want you to visit Mitch web sites every single day and to listen carefully his podcasts. Then come to visit my blog. See you in year 4008!”
