Free and Effective Advertising: How to Make it Work for You

Throughout my experience in Marketing, I have found that simply placing ads in free classified sites, FFA (free for all), and participating in safelists does not work anymore. It used to, but that is not the case any longer. I also have found out that you do not have to pay for any advertising for it to be effective.

The key to "Effective Marketing" is creativity. If you really start thinking about how you might go about promoting your business/website, then you might be surprised at what you come up with. Here are some free methods to get you started. You need to make Google/Yahoo/MSN or any favorite search engine a good friend. Use these to your advantage for finding the following places below. My first recommendation to get free exposure join message boards and forums. Have at least 4 you can spend some time in so others can get to know you. Most forums lets you post a signature file if not all. Join forums you have interests in and post there. Post answers to questions if you can and make sure you signature file is posted in the bottom. The person that post the question will most likely respond to you. The more post you make the more your signature file will be there.