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By Brandon Hopkins
Online marketing is not cheap. You can spend thousands of
dollars on Pay Per Click (Google Adwords) and thousands of
site-targetted dollars (AdBrite), and you can spend thousands
just buying text links from individual sites. Trust me, I've
spent thousands on advertising.
However, my favorite form of marketing is the free kind.
Anything free I like, especially if it helps my websites make
more money without increasing my advertising costs.
Here are three easy and quick ways to market your website at
no
additional cost.
1. Free Business Cards
Free business cards are a staple in my advertising arsenal.
You
can leave them everywhere and give them to anyone. The best
part
is, they are free! Use them where you want, when you want, and
as often as possible. That is the motto I live by whenever I
get a shipment of free business cards in the mail.
2. Link Exchanges
Link exchanges are a great way of spreading Page Rank, but
also
of sharing visitors. Most people who like a site will bookmark
it. After they have read everything they want, they will read
the site that you link to. You get the visitors, and share the
visitor through a link exchange.
3. Business card networking
After you have received your free business cards, use them to
network with other people. Everytime you meet someone, hand
them one of your free business cards. After that, ask for one
of their business cards in exchange. If they don't have one,
make sure you mention what you do, and the website address
that
is also listed on your free business card. Free business cards
make a great networking tool if you will put them to use.
Never
forget, they are free, and should not be used sparingly. Use
them in any situation you can think of. People will take them
home and visit your site when they pull your business card out
of their pocket.
With those three free website marketing ideas, your website
will not only be more successful, but you won't have to spend
any of your hard earned money on marketing!
About The Author: Brandon Hopkins is the author and owner of
Free Business Cards, a website devoted to business cards. He
is
available for marketing seminars and various other business
card
and marketing related activities. Visit his website at
www.business-cards-free.com
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