20 easy and or free ways to promote
20 easy and or free ways to promote your web site or store.
"Hi Everyone
Here are some free and better ways to promote your web site.
List your site in free directories.
Blog and or post fourms but only when their relevant to what your doing or selling...Don't spam!
use free classified ads ( i would try to stay off craig's list to many scammers)
Write quailty articles about what you do or a product you sell. add your link into the article
near the end of the page so that when reading they dont leave to soon.
use a free listing in superpages.com ( the up grade is not always worth the 199.00 a month)
make phone calls to the sites you want to link to
site owners and store owners get ton's of e-mails
so most get deleted without being read. Plus once you have talked to a real live person it's easier to get them to say yes to a link exchange.
try to only link with relevent sites to yours or what your selling
hand out business cards 250 free at vistaprint.com
if your budget allowes have pens and tee shirts printed. give them away with every purchase or just pass them out to everyone you come in contact with.
hand out fliers at stores or malls
put a sign on the back windsheild of your car and your friends and familys cars too.
create a coupon and e-mail it to every e- address in your address book (every three weeks) Every week is to much though.
Bring up the fact in conversations that you have a on-line business most people will ask what type it is or what you do.
whail sharing your site during conversations ask for their e- address so you can mail them a coupon
your site will have more sales if you can offer
something that most people want for free
(example i have a camera store so i might offer a free pic card with the purchase of 50 dollars or more. or a free roll of film with every purchase. free shipping is always good
I ask local business owners (like nail salons or resturants if you can leave a stack of business cards.)
mail out business cards and or coupons to your doctor, dentist, chiropractor, dry cleaners, hair
stylest, mail man, door man, baby sitter, your child teacher, you get the idea.
Join social networking sites hopefully business ones so you can do some self promotion and not be taged as a spammer.
join banner exchange or banner rotater sites.
free banner generator at addesigns.com
one last thing when linking with other sites be careful check them out good first. Linking with a bad site will only bring yours down. Check out to see if they are in a bad neighborhood or even banned. Linking with a bad site could hurt your business.
I sincerly hope all these tips help.
Pam"
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