General Marketing Questions?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by NiggsNetwork, May 25, 2010.

  1. #1
    I just started my hosting company and I am trying to find out the best way to make money for it and get clients would be.

    E.g. Where to advertise, Ad's and stuff like that. Can anyone give me idea?
     
    NiggsNetwork, May 25, 2010 IP
  2. anderson1234

    anderson1234 Peon

    Messages:
    153
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #2
    If you are the beginner then you should start with Google adsense which will help you to earn money through your website's link.
     
    anderson1234, May 25, 2010 IP
  3. vip-ip

    vip-ip Active Member

    Messages:
    673
    Likes Received:
    12
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    70
    #3
    anderson1234's suggestion is good for content sites. You started a hosting company - you're in the business of selling hosting, not trying to get clicks.

    Start off with a special launch price, gain your first few clients by contributing and then posting all around the web (start with 3 forums, get 80-100 quality posts going on each, and then make a sales thread).
    Build a mailing list to tailor your ads directly to your consumers.
    And keep adapting. See what your clients tell you, and listen to them. In a world of autonomy and big giants like Yahoo and GoDaddy, company owners who care about what their clients want are passed on through word of mouth week in and week out.

    Best Regards,
    Vas Blagodarskiy ...

    P.S.: are you sure about the name? Niggs Network? Sounds all too similar to the N word to me - it may be catchy, though, but I'd advise you rename it soon, before you spend too much time marketing a potentially offensive company name.
     
    vip-ip, May 25, 2010 IP
  4. PHPGator

    PHPGator Banned

    Messages:
    4,437
    Likes Received:
    133
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    260
    #4
    Get involved in the web hosting community. There are several forums out there. Many people who visit those forums are also looking for good / active web hosts. If you are looking to invest in marketing, those are probably some good places too. You can also go around and check out the hosting review websites and see how you can get your web hosting company listed. Good luck, but remember you are an over-crowded market. There are more web hosts out there with space running out there ears than there are people needing web hosting.
     
    PHPGator, May 25, 2010 IP
  5. greggomatic76

    greggomatic76 Peon

    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #5
    A few other options to throw into the mix are to see if your can setup an affiliate program and get others to promote your site for your.

    Also, look into partnerships with web designers where you refer folks to them for to get their sites designed and they bundle web hosting with your as part of their design package.
     
    greggomatic76, May 25, 2010 IP
  6. Romanorc

    Romanorc Active Member

    Messages:
    1,126
    Likes Received:
    20
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    80
    #6
    Write some articles about web hosting in general... some pros and cons about hosting companies (do not use company names)... get them published on ezine and other sites with a strong resource box and you may get some targeted traffic as well as backlinks. I'm pretty sure this is a competitive term to rank for so you'll need to do some work to get direct traffic.

    Perhaps some ads on the free classified sites as well.
     
    Romanorc, May 25, 2010 IP
  7. JHybrid

    JHybrid Peon

    Messages:
    416
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #7
    Use banner advertising on sites that are targeted to the demographics of your prospective customers. One trick to use with banners is to create text banners instead of graphic banners. Why? Because people are so use to seeing graphic banners that they block them out. Use a catchy statement and you'll get a lot more clicks.
     
    JHybrid, May 25, 2010 IP
  8. AlfredWilmer

    AlfredWilmer Peon

    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #8
    I don’t know what a beginner should do to find out the best way to make money for it and get clients. But I know about rockstarbuzz4biz which provides innovative market strategies, innovative business strategies; marketing strategies for a small business, optimize search engine marketing, direct marketing ideas and much more. They also helped me when I was beginner and I hope that they will also maybe helpful for u.
     
    AlfredWilmer, May 26, 2010 IP