Thread: 5 Ways to Promote your Business for Free

Hello Friends,
Business promotion is not always the most exciting part to starting up your own business, but it’s something you just have to do! You should spend at least an hour a day on business promotion or planning how to promote your business – especially if you are just starting up. You cannot rely on other people to do it for you, no matter how great your product or service is. Business promotion doesn't have to cost you a fortune either... Here are some low-cost ways to promote your business.
Use buddy marketing to promote your business :-For example, if you send out brochures, you could include a leaflet and/or business card of another business, which had agreed to do the same for you. This gives you the chance to reach a whole new pool of potential customers. You might also plan and carry out business promotions with complementary businesses. If you support a charity, then utlise that as a partner, and tap into their member base to advertise sales or promotions. A pet store and a pet grooming business, for example, might use shared advertising, or run a contest together. This can considerably cut down the cost of business promotion, and allow each business to use promotion techniques that would be too expensive to implement alone.
Sending a press release is another great way to get some free business promotion :-The catch? Well… it must be newsworthy and capture people's interest. Do you have a new product? Have you been involved in some promotional activity such as sponsoring a charity event? Have you or your company recently won an award? All of these are examples of "news" that you can capitalize on to get some free promotion for your business.
Promote your business by guest speaking at a seminar or presentation
You have expertise that other people are interested in! Why not share that expertise and promote your business at the same time?
For example, a local hardware store advertises a free seminar on installation techniques for a type fire alarm. Participants not only learn how to install this type of alarm themselves, but are offered special discount prices if they wish to purchase the item.
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That is great tips particularly if you want to promote your business for free..!!

Hi guys



1. Write a press release on a new product or offering and send it to some free press release distribution sites. Follow their guidelines for submission so you don't waste your time editing and re-doing work.


2. Send the press release to your local media outlets, or any niche media outlets that may be interested in what you do.

3. Update your Google Maps Listing, make sure the information is accurate, and then have them verify your ownership via mail or SMS message.

4. Find a social media site that pertains to your niche, sign up, make a profile and participate. Don't start off trying to sell your product – you'll be tarred and feathered. Be a helpful part of the community first, mix in brand messages later.

5. Join a forum and contribute to your online community. Use indirect messages for sales such as a forum signature or your forum user name.

6. Talk to the locals or others in your business – this is a great opportunity to request and share some link love.

7. Comment on blogs that are relevant to your Web site's topic and be sure to leave your URL. Even if a nofollow tag is attached, you could gain a bit of traffic.

8. Submit your site to DMOZ.

Thanks for all friends

in my case ,having lots of friends ,unique content with less or view ads is enough to keep reader stay on my page for long

articles and press release are excellent ways to promote a website, also the use of social community sites improves our online presence and creates more traffic for our website.

i think it's a very good ways to promote bisiness.
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