Marketing Your Business 101
Posted on Apr 18 in Free Educationby adminPrintMARKETING YOUR BUSINESS
FREE WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS (Get Known Worldwide)
1) Print Business Cards- If you have no money, then you have to start an account with www.vistaprint.com. They give away FREE business cards and if you check now, it’s FREE shipping too!! OMG!! How can you beat that?
Imagine getting yourself a business card…you’ll look professional, impress your friends and can you imagine having your own business card at age 8 ?(Ask your parents to order it for you kids!)
How cool is that?
Once you get your cards, network! network! and do some more networking!
2) Facebook, Linked In, Myspace, Twitter – These are social media networking websites where you can unite with friends, family and can serve as a good way to promote your business. Let people know what your up to these days and services that you provide.
3) WebBlogs- Blogs are a great source to use where threads are created on different topics and you can share anything from experiences, photos etc with people. People who share the same interest as you will naturally tune in if they like your content.
4) Websites- www.yola.com, www.webs.com , www.weebly.com , www.homestead.com www.jimdo.com and even Google (Google Site) provides free website services !
From my experience, everybody starts a website but fails to maintain it. Website takes a lot of work because you have to constantly provide useful content, interesting articles, quality videos and more..which consumes a lot of time. Most websites are created but no traffic is ever drawn to it. It’s a full time job and you should seek someone to maintain and host your website. (Let me know if you are seeking website developers, graphic artists, cinematographers etc..)
5) Online Classified Ads- Most popular is probably Craigslist.org. There are many other free classifieds online but you want to choose a marketplace that people recognize. Keep in mind that as certain places become more popular like craigslist, people start to spam and companies start to flood the marketplace with ads and junk. Discovering something effective will take multiple trial and errors.
NOT SO FREE MARKETING (Get Known Locally)
6) Postcards & Flyers-
Understand what your target market wants. The design and message of the marketing piece is important. It must attract your target audience otherwise your hard work will become trash lying on the floor. Make sure that you distribute the flyers in a location where there is a large volume of people that you want to target. There are many mailing service providers and the post office is one of many that can help you mail out your campaigns.
7) Signs
Place yard signs everywhere as long as the local community does not complain and as long as you are not breaking the law. You may want to find out if there is a license associated with placing signs on trees, poles etc. In the past, the city had chose random people to be made examples of by suing companies for millions of dollars. After all they have to consistently hire someone to take down your signs while you go put them back! Be courteous.
Billboards and bus benches are effective as well. Just make sure you perform due diligence before signing any long term contracts. Magnetic signs become ads on the move when placed on a car. It should be large, noticeable and your message must be clear.
8) Small Display Ads
Local phonebooks, local weekly newspapers, and magazines are a good way to reach out to the community.
You can also run display ads driving traffic to a web site and/or free recorded message. Quick Response “QR” codes are becoming popular and what it does is allow a device like your phone scan a code and direct you to a website, ad or message you want to share.
9) Local Classified Ads
Very targeted approach and doesn’t really cost too much because the responses and leads you receive will pay for the ad itself. Make it short and to the point. The person of contact can help you with this. The more words you put, the more it’ll cost you.
10) Large Newspaper Display Ads and Large Phonebook Ads
I hear this is very effective if your target market uses the phonebook or reads the newspaper. I have not yet been able to afford this method of marketing yet.
11) Referrals
Quality service leads to referrals. This has always been the best form of advertisement. If you notice people asking you for help all the time, it just means that what you’re doing is valuable (may not be monetary until you start to charge). Remember not to over promise or spread yourself too thin with time. I’ve noticed too many instances where good people are eager to help others but end up over promising and not performing.
Hi there! I really love reading your blog today! Keep making great posts and I will come back every day!!
I am really enjoying the theme/design of your website. Do you ever run into any web browser compatibility problems? A few of my blog readers have complained about my site not working correctly in Explorer but looks great in Opera. Do you have any recommendations to help fix this issue?
This blog is fairly new and I have not ran into any browser issues as of yet.
Thank you for reading and leaving kind replies. I do hope you keep coming back but please be patient. Good content takes time especially when I have a million activities going on lol.
Save with Dave….
Hi, We cant air jordan high heelsrecognize tips on how to include your site in my really simply syndication reader. Can you Let me, please I really wish to go through your future content.
What a brilliant blog post.. Thanks for giving out this blog post!
Once more document. I be able to get advice I really liked reading friend, and exactly.
You’ve a lot of intriguing ideas! Maybe I ought to think about trying this by my self.
When you do not mind my asking, do you make great dollars from this webpage?
I’d must check with you here. Which isn’t one thing I normally do! I get pleasure from reading a put up that will make individuals think. Also, thanks for permitting me to remark!
very well written blog here! Keep up the good work and Happy Holidays!
Nice post, I totally agree with you! terkinjo
My companion and i even now can not rather believe I could always be an individual of these studying the important suggestions identified on your net web site. My loved ones and I are sincerely thankful for the generosity and for presenting me option pursue my personal chosen occupation route
Discussion on ‘mindset’; fixed or growth mindset will embrace, good info!
Lovely blog! I am loving it!! Will come back again. I am bookmarking your feeds also
I haven’t checked in here for a while as I assumed it absolutely was obtaining dull, but the very last couple of posts are fantastic top quality so I guess I’ll include you back to my day-to-day bloglist. You deserve it my pal
Really nice post,thank you
Great post, are you looking for real estate in Casselberry, FL? Learn where the deals are, get foreclosure lists and find houses for sale in Lake Mary.
You really make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be really something which I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and extremely broad for me. I’m looking forward for your next post, I will try to get the hang of it!
I have bookmarked your site for future referrence! Greetings.
Your – Marketing Your Business 101 is valueble for me. Thanks!…
Im glad to see this informative article. Thanks for such helpful and useful post.
Many thanks for submitting – Marketing Your Business 101 . I actually enjoyed it and I really do not normally provide feedback nevertheless this specific post inspired me to do so. I did notice that this post gave the look to be a bit rushed in comparison to your typical clever layout of the previous posts. Just my two cents… Yajaira Lykken
Hey there are using WordPress for your blog platform? I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and create my own. Do you need any html coding knowledge to make your own blog? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Fantastic! Precisely what I have been wanting to find. I am glad I had your blog site book marked.
great info! thanks
I used to be happy to find this web-site. I desired to thanks for your time because of this wonderful read!!
Hi… . I am happy your own post was accessible for reading. It’s extremely thought-provoking, informative, bold, original and creative. . . This particular details has given me the new perspective along this topic. Thank you… . Nice blog tooo
Hi, Very good post and nice blog
Your http://cheapcheaprealestate.dreamhosters.com/blog/?p=73 website is great! You told in – Marketing Your Business 101 some trues, but i must agree, you can more.
Alex (Said he knows you) told me that you could help with a “permalink” problem I was having with wordpress. Can you take a look for me?
This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.
Excellent blog! I genuinely love how it’s easy on my eyes as well as the information are well written. I am wondering how I might be notified whenever a new post has been made. I have subscribed to your rss feed which need to do the trick! Have a nice day!