BrowseHosts.com April Newsletter Volume 4 | Issue 1 
 
 Contents
  WebHostingShow
  BrowseHosts PPC
  Forum Contest
  April Web Host Article
  Other Bits & Bytes
  Tip of the Month
  Top Threads

Dear BrowseHosts members,    

     BrowseHosts.com has been experiencing rapid growth over the last few months. With over 1,000 web hosts registered in the BrowseHosts PPC System, and over 1,200 members in the forum, it's easy to see why BrowseHosts is quickly becoming the place to search for hosting.

WebHostingShow.com Awards BrowseHosts.com with "Site of the Week" 

    In its second airing, the WebHostingShow, run by the well known tech columnist Mitch Keeler, awarded BrowseHosts.com the "Site of the Week" distinction. Since then, Mitch has pumped out several more shows, each week reaching more listeners. The Web Hosting Show is the world's first Web hosting podcast for Web hosts and Web hosting clients. On each and every show it covers the latest hosting headlines, Web hosting discussion and answer listeners' questions and comments about Web host ing.

Listen to The Web Hosting Show - Episode 7

Check out the WebHostingShow, with a new show each week, it's great for keeping you on top of the industry. Visit http://www.webhostingshow.com
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BrowseHosts.com PPC Updates & News 

     BrowseHosts is pleased to announce several updates to its popular BrowseHosts PPC System:

Control Panel v. 2.3.0 - We have updated all help files for easier understanding, worked on the user interface and protected against more types of robotic clicks. The results? You will have an easier time navigating the PPC system, as well as get higher quality clicks. Log on to your account: http://www.browsehosts.com/accounts.php

Listing Distributors - BrowseHosts.com Listings continually appear on more and more quality web hosting related sites. We currently show over 1,000,000 PPC Listing impressions monthly across the network. We would like to welcome some of our newest listing distributors:
WebHostGear.com |CheapHostingSearch.com | TutorialPod.com | JumpWebHosting.com | FreeWebSpace.net
| See all current distributors

ROI Tracking - Due to popular demand, we have team with ModernInsider.com to offer you a way to track ROI from BrowseHosts PPC Listings in a program called mROI. We have also been able to secure an exclusive deal for you, which will give you re-distribution rights for you to offer mROI to all of your customers. To receive that license, contact ModernInsider and tell them you found out about mROI at BrowseHosts. To download your version of mROI for free, visit http://www.moderninsider.com/mroi/.

Web Host Consultation - Part of the benefit of being a BrowseHosts.com PPC System Member is that depositers have the option of using our experience and knowledge of consumer behavior, marketing, search engine positioning and the hosting industry to help your company achieve its ROI goals. Applying for a consultation is FREE for all BrowseHosts.com PPC System Members who have deposited funds. Interested? Simply go to: http://www.browsehosts.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1473.

Email accounts@BrowseHosts.com with any BrowseHosts PPC related questions.

BrowseHosts Forums Contest! 

     BrowseHosts.com Forums ( http://www.browsehosts.com/forum ) is pleased to announce the opening of a new contest. Full rules and instructions can be found here.

The value of this contest's prizes is over $800 so join today!
Grand Prize
1 Year CPanel License ( Sponsored by CPanel )
$200 worth of DemoDemo Tutorials ( Sponsored by DemoDemo )
1 Year of Hosting ( Sponsored by Paradoxic )
1 Year domain registration ( From NameCheap.com )
Runner-Up Prize
$25.00 Ebay gift certificate ( Sponsored by CheaperForYou )
Browsehosts.com T-Shirt ( Sponsored by CheaperForYou )

Our last contest ended with a brand new iPOD owner, what will you end up with?

April Web Host Article "Keep your host in shape" 

Keeping Customers in the Loop
By Johnder Perez

     One of the most important aspects of managing your thriving web hosting business is keeping your customers informed. Web hosts that communicate on a regular basis with their customers tend to build better relationships with them. And in a business as competitive as web hosting, what could possibly be more important than building and maintaining a strong relationship with each of your customers?

With this in mind, web hosts should devise a strategy that will keep customers in the loop. Put yourself in your customer’s shoes. Wouldn’t you appreciate knowing what is going on with the company taking care of your web hosting? Of course you would! So let’s take a look at a number of ways you can keep customers in the loop.

Newsletters

Perhaps the most commonly used method of keeping customers informed on a regular basis is the newsletter. Using an opt-in mailing list, you can regularly send out updates to your customers. Whether you are announcing a new hosting plan, offering a special incentive or promotion, or sharing tips and advice for them to use, the newsletter is the easiest way to do it.

Newsletters are also the most cost effective way to keep your customers informed. Visit www.scripts.com and you’ll discover a number of newsletter programs that you can install and start using for free. Newsletters are easy to implement, cost effective and a great way to keep in touch with your customers regularly!

Message Forums

Some web hosts have decided to pursue a more collaborative means of keeping customers informed by offering the opportunity for customers to interact and provide feedback. Message forums are a prime example. Web hosts can use a message forum not only to post news about what’s happening with the company, or special offers and promotions, but also as a means to provide technical support.

In fact, many web hosts use message forums such as www.Vbulletin.com for technical support issues. The advantage of this is that the members of the forums can also interact with other customers. This creates a community effect, building a stronger relationship between your company and your customers.

Message forums are more costly compared to newsletters, and require more work on your part. Keep in mind that with forum members posting messages, you will need a moderator to regularly keep track of what’s going on. But think about the benefits: better customer interaction, collaborative support, and so forth.

Blogs

Last, but definitely not the least, is the all too popular blog. Many businesses have decided to take the blog approach to keeping their customers in the loop. Blogs are great because they offer a more personal interaction between you and your customers, and are a lot less formal than newsletters. They’re also fun to read and easy to maintain.

Blogs are cost effective, and you can use a service such as Blogger (www.blogger.com) for free. Posting to your blog on a regular basis is also fun and easy to do. And since you can post to your blog easily, you can keep customers informed about anything on a regular basis.

Keep In Touch!

Keeping in touch with your customers is the first step to building a healthy relationship with them. It shows that you care about their needs, that you’re paying attention to them and that you value their business. By putting in a simple effort of using methods to make contact with your customers regularly, you gain a competitive advantage over your competition, and you give your customers a much better experience.

Other Bits & Bytes 

- Want to show you are listed at BrowseHosts? Link to us with these graphics: http://www.browsehosts.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=398
- To login to your BrowseHosts PPC account, go to http://www.browsehosts.com/accounts.php

- Need legal documents for your hosting business? The Megaeforms Legal Forms Kit (MLFK) and Reseller Protection Kit (RPK) offered by http://www.hostlegal.com will save you time and money. You can purchase them all for $34.99 when you mention BrowseHosts.

Tip of the Month 

     Did you know you can buy a box similar to google adwords on BrowseHosts.com ?
Simply go to "Sponsor Box" in your account control panel, and then click on "Add Box". Note that you can only put one keyword or key phrase into the field on the form labelled "Search Keyword:" The current price for a box is $25 for 30 days. The sponsor box has a small image in it, to make your ad stand out. It is a static spot that will show up on category searches of the keyword you chose. In order to get the most exposure, we suggest bidding on one of the popular category keywords. What are they ? Here is a short list:

Sponsor Box Category Keywords:
budget hosting windows hosting
basic plans free hosting
dedicated servers unix linux
reseller hosting  






Sample Sponsor Box
Award Winning Hosting!!!
$7.95/mo – Free Domain & Free Search engine submission + 500 Megs, 30 Gigs & Free Web Builder
Need help setting a sponsor box up?
Email accounts@BrowseHosts.com

Top Threads  

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