There are so many ways to get absolutey FREE advertising for your business, product or service, it will blow your mind away. Here are the top 11 ways to do it.
1. Advertise Something for FREE
By using the print or electronic media simply offer a free report of something that will definitely interest your target audience. Include a bonus report if is something they have to purchase.
2.Participate in Forums or Newsgroups
I highly recommend that once you are an internet marketer this is a must. I am not talking about joining forums and begin to blast and boast about your programs. Here is what to do,perform a google search about the forum that interest you eg.."dog forum" ..you visit the various forums and join. After you have joined read the forum rules, then the messages posted by members and try to anwser the questions and participate in meaningful discussions. The objective is to be helpful and all rounded, once you have become established in that forum, you will be regarded by other members as someone who is versed or an expert in that field. Eventually relationships will be built as your signature is shown frequently thus giving you more traffic.
3.Chat Rooms
Most chat rooms will allow you to list your business information on your chat room profiles, this too is useful once the allowed, remember to read the rules.
4.Viral Marketing
This is not a disease(lol) but if used effectively your ad will spread and be contageaous. Here is where you write a short report about something with your ad included on it and give it away or have someone to write it for you (http://www.elance.com - good source) ! Then you submit your report to shareware websites and get tons of free advertising. People will download the report and your add will be seen over and over again and passed around.
5.Sweet Talk the Editor
If you read a excellent article in a ezine or email, immediately send out a email to the editor/author and compliment on how you were helped. Give the editor permission to publish the compliment in their e-zine and ask if they include your signature too with a link back to your site/affiliate program etc.
6. Write Reviews
It is always good practice that whenever you visit a web site you enjoy, write a review for the web site! Mention the benefits you gained from visiting the website. Did you like site design layout, were there interesting online services that you partake of and benefitted etc. Then you e-mail the review to the web site and again tell them they can publish your review on their web site if they include link back to you.
7.Give Testimonials
Whenever you purchase a product or service and it exceeds your expectations, be courteous- e-mail the vendor, webmaster or business a testimonial. Tell them in the testimonial the benefits you got from the product or service. Give them permission to publish the testimonial on the web site if they include your signature.
8. Do Sign Guest Books
A guest book is there for a reason,to be signed by visitors. So do it. Compliment on the design, photos,content,easy navigation, graphics etc Here is a tip, read the other entries and mention something that the other posters overlooked. Include your signature so other people will see it when they sign the guest book.
9.Bulletin Boards
Everyone has seemed to forget about offline marketing strategies. Post your advertising circulars on all the free boards in your area, especially the libraries, grocery stores, and beauty and barbershops. How about handing out circulars to all the shoppers in
shopping centers, at bus or metro stops, and malls,especially on weekends when these places are busy. School students can assist in this area too.
10. Be a Guest on Radio and Television talk shows.
This is easier than you may think. Write a letter to the producer of the program or talk show that you would like to be on as a guest, then you follow up with a personal visit or a phone call. At this initial introduction you need to show how your product or your service would be of interest to the listeners or viewers of their program, remember to mention the huge benefite. Do not do this if you do not believe in what you are offering.
11.Submit Articles
The most overlooked method of getting free advertising is to write articles and submit them to e-zines and web sites for publishing. There are thousands of websites coming online everyday around the world. These websites owners need content. Here is where you are needed.
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