Okay so I've authored the price pages, setup phpmanager, got my merchant account. Now I need customers. What's the most effective cost solution to begin a marketing blitz and get the word out about who you are and what you offer in the hosting world?

No offense but getting a better domain would be a good choice.

i dont see a problem with his domain name

ive seen worse ... lol!

dot5hosting.com is good

Thanks! You should of seen some of the names we started with on our shortlist!

no offense taken but that doesn't hinder a good marketing idea...how did you get exposure and draw in clients? :)

Greetings:

We spend between $1,000 to $1,500 per month on advertising.

In terms of comming up with your own budget, do some homework.

Each industry has certain percentages of gross revenue to use as a guideline.

Mail order companies, for example, will typically spend 10% of projected annual revenues on sales and marketing.

Please note this budget is not always used for just adverting, but can include collateral and the like.

Thank you.