How to get the ultimate webhosting deal

We all need web hosting whether our sites makes $100,000/day

or $0/month, however, we don't always have to pay full price

for it. Now I know there are several hosting companies offering

such low hosting plans that some people might feel that it

doesn't matter if they pay or not but I will assume you are not

one of those people since you have continued to read past the

title of this article :-).

A common misconception with hosting companies is that they will

only offer deals and discounts on their small hosting plans,

this is not true. Hosting companies are in business to make money

just as most of us are and they weight the Pros and Cons of

business arrangements just as we do. If something makes sense to

them then there is a high chance that they will do it whether it

be a budget hosting plan or a top notch dedicated server.

How does this work? Well, it is very simple really, all you need

to do is contact your web hosting provider, try to speak with the

person in charge of business development or billing and let them

know that you are currently hosted with them and would like to know

if they would be interested in a barter arrangement where you add

"Your Site Name hosted by Your Host Name" with a link to their

website on all pages of your website.

This can be a very attractive offer to a host since a referral from

a website that is currently being hosted by the hosting company is

far more convincing than many of the alternatives such as searching

through web hosting directories or using search engines. If you have

loyal followers of your site then the "hosted by" message becomes even

more powerful as a means to provide additional business to your host.

Have a few bits of information on hand when calling your host:

Prepare a brief summary of your website and its audience. Make this as

short as possible and keep it in a regular conversational tone.

Have your traffic stats ready as this is one of the main things your host

will be interested in find out to help determine if the deal will make

sense for them or not.

Know your Google PageRank. Your host may be interested in knowing this to

help determine the reputation of your site.

If your host seems a bit reluctant to go ahead with your offer you can

suggest a trial period during which they can track the results and see

if the deal will infact be beneficial to them.

As simple as this strategy seems the beautiful thing is, it works! So give

it a shot and let it work for you. Good luck!