subject: How Can You Find Customers For Webhosting? [print this page] Actually, the webhosting operation itself is not very complicated. You do not need huge investments to start a webhosting company, either.
On the other hand, besides your own server you need technical support and satisfactory connectivity. To do so, you can use the service called serverhousing.
Let's say that you have 100 thousand crowns and you need to start your webhosting. You will purchase a server for 40 thousand; then, you will spend some 3 000 crowns a month for connecting it in the backbone network via the serverhousing service; the rest of the amount, some 50 thousand crowns, should be kept for administrator's salary. Now, you have just two months to make a profit - otherwise you are a loser.
What should you do?
If I were in your shoes, I would make effort to offer something that the other hosting companies do not provide. Fortunately, most of webhosting companies in this country are not able to offer multihosting and they do not allow operating more domains under one account and for only one monthly lump sum. Hence, your situation is somehow easier and you can offer this service to your clients.
Now, how can you attract clients if you do not have any money for advertising ?
First, I would try out discussion forums (for example, Webtrh.cz, Jakpsatweb.cz). I would attach the link to my hosting to my signature. Speaking about the webmarket, I would not hesitate to present the service somehow formally. I am quite sure you can find a couple of clients in this way.
Then, I would try out comments at frequently visited blogs (for example, podnikanivusa.com, 404m.com and ahyde.blog.cz). Here, you should be rather careful. Avoid stupid comments, such as "nice blog, super opinion, etc." Comment briefly and accurately, and add the link to your webhosting project to your signature.
Third, I would try out promo articles. Write a couple of promo articles and publish them on websites that provide this service for free (for example, clankyzdarma.cz, webclanky.cz, seoclanky.cz, prclanek.net, etc.) In addition, I would recommend pressweb.cz and pressportal.cz because the websites distribute the articles to news providers. Your article may attract their attention and they will write about it.
You can contact specialist magazines and press. Just sit and write a letter to the editor or call them and invite the editor for a lunch in nearest KFC. Perhaps he/she decides to interview you and writes an article about your services.
Just try it - and share your experience through comments.
