Hi guys! I wanted to have the experts weight in....what is the best way to market a free Web hosting service these days? I had a big success with my old free hosting company, but the one I started a couple of weeks ago has yet to take off. Just wondering if anyone else here has done the "free hosting thing" and could offer any good suggestions on getting out there in front of users, and increasing signups. Thanks!
You can try posting your link on free-webhosts.com and other niche specific directories, posting in some forums, maybe some PPC, banner advertising, and press release (prleap.com is free).
Submit in webdirectories.Improve your serps for keywords like free hosting etc..Also post on all forums in offers section and advertise on other sites using adwords -Saad
Its not just Adwords thats going to help market it but also make sure you build a good page around your product. Go to different forums and if people need a web host then offer to help.
I fine adsense works the best for websites that offer FREE services. You can get visitors for FREE terms for .07 -.15.
Go to a non webmaster forum and get people to sign up. I'm part of a fan site and there's a lot of people who want websites but don't know where to start. And obviously a free host is a good palce to start.
Post your site link in the following directory's: http://www.free-webhosts.com/search-webhosts.php?ORDER=14&CO=1 http://www.host4free.info/ Code (markup):
There are several forums for this sort of thing, where people flock around hoping to get a decent free webhosting. Beware though, a lot of these people are looking to do things of malicious nature. I guess that is a risk that needs to be taken in free webhosting, though.