Thursday, May 1, 2008

12 Cheap Ways to Advertise Your Internet Business

By Jason Pearson

If you wish to create a profitable and highly visible business on the web, you should think outside the box for your advertising needs. While some have the finances to rely on professionals for this part of their business, most business owners must also be in charge of all the advertising. It is not as difficult to do this when you consider the following tips.

Keeping your prospects in mind is always the first step in shaping your advertising. Rest assured that whatever your niche, you need to formulate an aggressive internet marketing plan, even if you cater to residents only in your locality. Choose from the following list of possible online marketing ventures.

1. Blogging

2. Online press releases

3. Submit press releases on the web.

4. Affiliate marketing

5. Join forums and post entries for free.

6. Press releases

7. Become a regular contributor to online forums in your niche.

While you can limit your advertising to online sources, you would miss out on some cheaper offline advertising opportunities. The list that follows contains ideas that cost surprisingly little to implement. If you can use what has already been created for online ads, even less work is required.

1. Local Shopper or Pennysaver newspapers

2. Local cable network

3. Don't rule out buying ad space in the smaller, free newspapers and magazines that can often be found in the front of grocery stores.

4. Radio spots

5. Radio stations also sell a certain amount of air time to local businesses.

6. Never underestimate the power of a well-worded and strategically-timed press release.

Taking the time to keep track of a your diversified marketing efforts is also key to your success. If you can know at any given moment which types of ads are bringing in the most sales, you can choose to eliminate less visible ads at that point. This will save you the costs of running the less successful ad campaigns, but will also require that you somehow track how customers came to your website.

It is also helpful to keep in mind the least expensive method of advertising is giving each and every customer a top notch experience with your company. If this person is pleased with the solution you've provided, she is likely to share this information with others. The cost related to this type of advertising really fall in proper product development.

Giving customers a reliable and fast way to get your product is essential. Maintain your website properly. Spread out your marketing tactics. Monitor to customer feedback and ad effectiveness to continue growing your business.

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