How to start a web hosting business

January 31, 2009

Hi everyone I am another noob with lots of questions.
I have a computer at home which is sitting all day doing nothing and I would like to make a dedicated server out of her to put my website and maybe host to a few people:
pc 500gb hd 2gb ram
dsl extreme (max)
-how many website could i host
-could i support small business (ecommerce)
-flash?
-any other important tips i should know