Hello all. First off, I'd like to say nice forum. I'm always appreciative of forums that allow hosting companies to come in and chit-chat with other members, and also advertise without having their heads bitten off by the moderator staff.
I have had my business website, http://www.smoothstoneservices.com up for about 2 years now. Originally, I have only been offering custom web design. However, last fall I have launched Smooth Stone Services into the web hosting market. Despite my attempts to gain many clients, I have been unsuccessful up to this point.
Therefore, I have done some work to the site recently, such as modified my header to add a picture of some servers, and a bit of text advertising my cheapest price on hosting packages. I've also modifed the home page text a bit to get the primary message accross, and make the services that I want the most attention to stand out. (Web hosting and Design).
I have also added an affiliate program, where users can fill out an email form, and earn $5 for every person who they refer and signs up.
For those of you who are in the hosting business, I'm sure most of you have some experience with marketing, and getting the word out, gaining (and keeping) clients, and starting a business from scratch.
Not only for my own knowledge, but for the sake of discussion and having everyone learn a few tid-bits, what is your experience? What does a hosting company need to do in order to be successful, and what do they need to stay away from doing?
Hosting Clients - Feel free to chime in! It's your opinions that count, anyway!
I'll look forward to following this thread.
Bookmarks