Which is the best way to promote your web site?

[ASP-Hosting.ca]

If my budget available for only one thing, should I go for search engine such as Google adword? or directory? By the way, noticed your guy talk most about Google, what about others search engine? such as MSN, Yahoo,... what is the result since it may require less time, effort and $$ Thanks in advance for sharing info

What is your website URL?

[taihnd]

here is my url http://www.hostndesign.net/

[ASP-Hosting.ca]

here is my url http://www.hostndesign.net/

Where did you but the site template from?

[1PlanHost]

That is a nice template design I agree. It may however have trouble with organic search engine optimization though due to the use of flash and lack of keyword text in the body. Of course you could compensate with buying your keywords on Google.

Best Wishes for a .Net Success!

[ASP-Hosting.ca]

That is a nice template design I agree. It may however have trouble with organic search engine optimization though due to the use of flash and lack of keyword text in the body. Of course you could compensate with buying your keywords on Google.

Best Wishes for a .Net Success!

That's true. You might want to move the stylesheet definitions into a separate CSS file, and to put a little more text on the page...

[highlighter]

For most companies gettling listed on web hosting directories is the most effective way of promotion. It is free and helps companies introduce their plans easily to a targetted audience.

Advertising on adwords and overture is very expensive in turnover of the web hosting company is not over a certain limit to cover the high advertising costs.

Search engine optimization is also effective but hard to achieve and takes time and needs too much effort and sometimes money...

Word of mouth is maybe the most effective way but the hardest one to achieve. You have to have many very satisfied customers that will promote your company to their friends, collegues etc.

I hope this information will help to your advertising strategy...

[absolut]

Free web hosting directories will give you something like 1 visitor per month. I think the most helpful will be affiliates. Good example of this is dreamhost. But they pay too much - $65 per one customer or 10% of recurring fee.

[ASP-Hosting.ca]

Free web hosting directories will give you something like 1 visitor per month. I think the most helpful will be affiliates. Good example of this is dreamhost. But they pay too much - $65 per one customer or 10% of recurring fee.

Having listings in free web hosting directories doesn't help much indeed.

[highlighter]

It helps if you periodically update your profile and your hosting plans' information.

Most directories sort their search results according to the last update time.
Therefore, the most updated you are, the most top position you are listed.
This will dramatically affect your getting found by visitors.

Also, becoming a featured host helps a lot too. You gain many special priviliges. One of them is, you can bid money to modify your search results position. Also some directories such as www.HostMarker.com sends instant notifications to featured hosts when a Price Quote is requested by a customer and allows only featured hosts to send quotes to the requests.

Using this way, hosts can directly contact with a customer that has a specific need.

[ASP-Hosting.ca]

Most hosting directories are useless, unless you want to compete with hosts offering everything for a dollar...

[DataStreamUSA]

If you have a hosting company I have found hostsearch's review system has been great for business. Google ads are good too but they can get very pricy.

[highlighter]

Yes, hostsearch's reviews are good way to prove your company's creditability. However, in some cases most of the reviews are made by the hosting company owners. Therefore, doesn't always show that they are posted by real customers...

[DataStreamUSA]

90+ reviews is more then most

[ASP-Hosting.ca]

90+ reviews is more then most

Just curious, for how long have you been in business?

[highlighter]

I agree with Datastream.

Having many positive reviews on your company, will help you persuade more customers if the potential customers believe that those reviews are posted by real customers...