It is likely that you won’t have a lot of cash to spend on marketing early on, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to get your brand in front of the right people.
Small and medium-sized businesses had few marketing options before the internet was invented, such as flyers or sponsoring local events.
On the web these days, you can find all kinds of opportunities from multiple websites, you just need to know where to look.
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Here are our seven ways to promote your business online for free:
1. Use local directories.
When you list your business with the three largest local listing services, potential customers can find you much more easily, thus driving more website traffic and leads for your business.
The three most popular search engines to get listed on are Google My Business, Yahoo Local, and Bing Places. Fill out the form, register, and then have your business verified either by phone or by mail through their verification process.
2. Be social.
There is more to social media than just gaining exposure; it’s also a place for communicating with your customers and promoting any deals you may be running.
Another way to grow your business is by networking on LinkedIn – both on a personal and company level.
You might just learn a few tricks by having a look at what other brands with high engagement levels are doing.
3. SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
Also known as SEO. There are no words to express how important this is for a growing business.
It takes a lot of work to optimize your website for search engines. You need to write content, add internal links, and source external backlinks just to name a few.
You’ll gain more visitors and sales when you make your site search engine-friendly. Actually, we’ve written a book about getting your website ranked on Google.
4. Blog regularly.
There are no limitations to what a blog can talk about, but it is imperative that you add value to your visitors in order to build trust.
It is not only significant for getting your company name out there, but it is also a way to interact more directly with your customers.
Blogging is all about keeping your stream updated as frequently as possible. An abandoned blog is worthless.
5. Multimedia is king.
In other words, video content is king. The YouTube platform is a free way to share creative promotional videos, but for your videos to be successful, you need to make sure the content is both relevant to your business and people will want to view it.
In addition to increasing exposure for your website, a YouTube feed will also benefit SEO (because YouTube is owned by Google).
6. Publications.
The fact that they are free is just an added bonus. They are powerful media tools to help promote your business.
Do not hesitate to send out a press release when your company wins an award or opens a new shop.
Aside from PR Log, Press Box, and Click Press, there are literally hundreds of websites that you can use for press releases.
7. Participate in online communities.
On the web, you can find communities for every subject, niche, and sector. You can find lots of relevant results by searching on Google for things such as “dog walkers forum”.
Signing up for a forum and posting about your business website link every once in a while doesn’t work, especially if you want specifically for example phone leads, nor does promote your business 24 hours a day.
Instead, actively participate in the community and build a relationship with it, while keeping business out of it. Put a link in your signature or mention it when it is appropriate to do so in order to passively promote your business.
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