How long did it take you to get your first client?

[BlackStorm]

How long did you wait until you got your first hosting client from opening your business?
I think it took me a few days but i was offering free hosting so it was different than premium.

Did you advertise and did you think it paid off well to get your company known and attract visitors?

 

[GordyMac]

Actually, the way I did this was before I started my company, I went around and asked all my friends, and got them to ask their friends if they needed hosting, or would be needing it soon, so even before I started I had some clients already lined up

 

[ReardenWeb]

I had my first client before going out on my own. I was actually borrowing space from my then employer to host the site until my employer decided he wanted to charge me for the space. At that point I figured I could pay him for his box or get my own. And that is what I did.

 

[imported_Mark]

we setup a couple servers and tested them out for about a month before going around to the local market and getting clients. We hosted locally for years and just the last years developed more of an online market...

 

[Vovex Technology]

I had a few clients lined up prior to offering my services on the internet. Most of them were just friends / family that wanted a small personal page. I also had a lot of friends that were finsihing up their last year at University and wanted web space to put up a portfolio they could use to supply potential employers.

I would say after about 1-2 weeks of being live on the net I had a few clients interested in our services and then a small percentage of them signed up.

 

[BlackStorm]

Having some clients lined up is a great idea for starting off.
If you started off with a small reseller account having some people lined up could even pay off for your account and leave you with more free to sell to others.

I think that would be a good way to start off, as I said I started off doing free hosting only, didnt offer premium hosting.

 

[wsac]

When I starting out I have client already line up.

 

[Vast-Hosting]

When i started out the first day I had about 4 clients from home.

 

[imported_maxhest]

1 client the first day, got him in gamesnet on irc

 

[FastNetServers]

We received our first client the very first day itself since we had sent out advertisements locally.

 

[GordyMac]

I think alot of people have friends lined up first before they get their supplies.

 

[Alex Clifford]

We had 2 lined up before opening doors. Since then we have received about 10 customers in 2 months. Things are going very slowly for us but we are pressing on, always improving where we can and trying to offer our current customers good deals for referrals.

Regards.