Web hosting provider Doster said this week it has launched a contest that will furnish the winners with the means to set up their businesses online.

Through the “eBiz in a Box” promotion, the company will give away one “eBiz in a Box” package per week for each of the next eight weeks, beginning earlier this week on Tuesday, June 10.

The prize, according to Dotster, has a retail value of more than $100, and includes a domain name, the means to build a website using Dotster’s SiteBuilder tool, free email and Standard Linux web hosting for a year.

According to Dotster, customers who enter the sweepstakes but do not win will be given a coupon worth a 20 percent discount on a hosting package from the company.

The contest can be entered from the front page of the company’s website, which includes an animated “box” that becomes a very uncomplicated entry form, complete with a “did I win?” button.

Dotster’s “eBiz in a Box” promotion is a fairly ordinary marketing tactic in comparison to some of the company’s previous efforts. In 2006, the company conducted a nationwide search for a group of on-staff models charged with promoting the company’s services. The models were referred to as the “Dotster Dots” and they appeared at, among other events, the 2007 CES tradeshow.