i offer e commerce web hosting which includes web design , shopping cart set up & installation, a 1 month free trial, a free gateway that i integrate with the shopping cart, and marketing techniques.

Google ad words right now is wayyyyy to expensive and that something a little over my budget.

I;m trying to spend like $5,000 right now for advertising.

What are some good ways i can spend my marketing dollars online. I'm not really looking to do any local marketing at the moment.

I would say WHT is a great place to start and "1 month free trial" <--- wow! if that does not get them.. I don't know what will..

hostlyon,

I suggest to start with your local market and build a platform before trying to offer your services to the "world". If all you have for advertisement is 5K, what I suggest is investing that money on a search engine optimization (SEO) that overtime will bring free traffic to your site.

Investing 5K in banners, magazines or Radio ads won't get you anywhere because its too little to make a difference but SEO can overtime give you some good results.

But as I said, start with your local market and word of mouth is the best way to get some customers.

Good luck