Hi
I was just wondering what advertising methods other webhosts use and whether they are effective, please post your thoughts on this matter

Jonathan

If you run a search on these boards you will find litterally 1000's of topics on this..

But everyone was to start Local advertise locally first to build up a client base, then move onto the internet advertising.

As Bushtree said, local. Concentrate on your local market.

But check out http://www.WebHosting.com.com/search.php?s=

Search engine optimization has been good to me, but it takes a very very very long time. You have to have an all star seo company in order to get good rankings with competitive hosting keywords.

I think local is the best way to advertise. Put all your money in local newspapers and even try radio and t.v. if not to pricely. I know if my "small" town not many web hosts around here so I get quite a bit of clients.

Originally posted by GCHosting
I think local is the best way to advertise. Put all your money in local newspapers and even try radio and t.v. if not to pricely. I know if my "small" town not many web hosts around here so I get quite a bit of clients.

So how's that been working for you? I'm interested to know how local-only business is working with your only catch being hosting, since I've only seen people do it as a side offer since they did print design or the like.

I personally will be individually contacting local companies in a few months once I get myself off the ground.

Originally posted by jnm007a
Search engine optimization has been good to me, but it takes a very very very long time. You have to have an all star seo company in order to get good rankings with competitive hosting keywords.

What's the name of the SEO company you used?