I have just started a web-hosting business here in the UK, I launched it on the New Year and since then I have had little custom
Does anybody know where to get cheap advertising or even free advertsing? How can I spread awarness of my hosting?

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Well, to start, I would suggest starting to market your site with back links on webhosting directories. Usually the only good type of turnaround is having the cash to pay for ads on popular forums or websites.

The places that offer free ads are usually cluttered with hundreds of other ads and you would be lucky to get any clicks from them.

Thanks for the advice, I have put a link and a discount code in my signiture on this an other forums, so hopefully I will get a lot more trade!

Well, also consider to optimize some effective keywords for UK search results.