How To Attract New Customers

[gulp]

Webhost, you need new customers right ?
ANd day in day out you post your services on forums but get no real customers, right ?
That can be changed.

All you have to do is run a "dns cache server" and get people to use it. getting people to use it will not be hard.
All you have to do is tell them :

"Do you want your ISP monitoring you what websites you visit ?"
Obviously they will say "No".
The you tell them :

"When you type urls on your browser, your computer queries your ISP' dns servers to resolve it and that' how your ISP can tell what websites you are visiting. They can create a profile on you.
But, if you use our dns servers to do the work instead of your ISP then they lose this opportunity."

Now, once people agree to use your dns servers instead of your ISPs, all you have to do is give them instructions to set their computer to query your dns cache server from now on.
I can provide you these instructions to provide to them.
Now, when these people use your dns servers to resolve the domain names, you can monitor which websites related to "webhosting" get the most traffic.
Afterwards, you can exchange links with them as they are popular and will get high google pr.
This will enable you to get high google pr too.
Now, this "customer acquiring technique" was meant for webhosts but anyone with any kind of business can use it to attract new customers.
You do not need to install spywares on peoples' computers to learn their surfing habits. Just get them to use your "cache dns server".
:coolmusic

[Jan]

zoobie? :ditsy2:

[Robert]

Do you have any idea how much work it is to run a DNS Service? What if your servers go down?

[gulp]

Originally posted by Robert
Do you have any idea how much work it is to run a DNS Service? What if your servers go down?

As far as I know, peoples' computers can be set to query a number of dns cache servers so if one goes down then their computers will request to the the next one in the list.
All you have to do is just make sure that your dns cache server is number one on their querying list.
Hell, if you are worried that you might mess their internet surfing and get in touble then why do not you do a "trial" first ?
You can first try-out the experience first to make sure everything will be ok.
How-about you set your computer, right now, for it to query alternate dns cache servers and your ISPs last ?
This way, your computer will query the others and your ISP will not be able to keep records of what websites you view.
Only if the other dns cache servers fail then your ISPs dns cache server will be queried last of all. This will make sure you never see a dead internet if all the other alternate dns cache servers fail. It' highly unlikely that all the other dns cache servers will fail.

So right now, you can create a list on your computer which dns cache server to query 1st and if that fails then which one to query 2nd and if that fails then which one to query 3rd etc.
I think it is better for you to put your ISP' dns cache server last in the list so only it is queried if all the others fail.
Realistically, all the others will not fail.
Check how to set-up your computer (instructions) to do this from the following links :

http://www.opennic.unrated.net/personal.html
http://www.irsc.ah.net/aursc_conuser.html
http://namespace.org/links/ns100links.html

PS - When you use these dns cache servers, you will also be able to see alternate TLDs !!!

[CareBear]

There is nothing to be gained by setting your primary DNS server to a server located outside your ISP.
DNS queries will take a longer time to resolve due to the increased number of hops between you and the chaching server.
I'm not worried about my ISP keeping track of which DNS queries it handles on my behalf, and even if I was, all they'd have to do is set a filter on outgoing port 80 to capture HTTP GET's.
Also, I'm going to go out on a limb and trust that my ISP hires more qualified people then you to take care of security. Using a middle man caching server would put me at risk for DNS spoofing by you to direct one website to another.

[Conscript]

Too much work. Why not just use a ranking program or google or something to see which pages rank highest?

Besides, that is no guarantee for customers. It might give you exposure, so that can lead to more business, but there is a better way. Rather than exchanging links with sites about hosting, why not partner with individual web designers and web design companies? They can design the sites for their clients and then refer their clients to you for hosting, in exchange for a small commission and perhaps you sending some customers that sign up for hosting to go to them for design. That's a mutually beneficial relationship.