52 (Almost) Free Website Advertising Ideas
December 05, 2006 by
Promote Your Site with These Tips
1 - Nothing beats word of mouth. I suggest reading the book "Buzzmarketing" by Mark Hughes2 - Snail Mail still works. Mail out fliers
3 - Join forums and put a link in your signature. Make topics related to your website
4 - Good ole fashioned link exchanges still work
5 - Post flyers around
6 - Cold call
7 - Post reviews on other websites, leave your URL
8 - Write articles
9 - Write an eBook
10 - Write a book
12 - Adjust your meta tags and submit to search engines
12 - Bug your friends to bug their friends
13 - Sponsor an event
14 - Sponsor a charity
15 - Publish regular articles on your website
16 - Create business cards with your URL. Leave them in bathrooms, tables, wherever you can.
17 - Create a brochure
18 - Host a fundraiser
19 - Throw a party for your clients. Have them bring friends
20 - Instruct a class as a guest teacher
21 - Instruct a class as a regular teacher
22 - Be a guest speaker at an event
23 - Rent a booth at the local fair or flea market
24 - Hand out custom chocolates with your URL
25 - Make sure your site is user friendly and search engine friendly (try Spaggle.com)
26 - Send out monthly newsletters
27 - Write guest articles in related website's newsletters
28 - Create a blog
29 - Write press releases and submit them to PR sites (PRWeb.com)
30 - Join social bookmarking sites and bookmark your URLs (Digg.com, StumbleUpon.com, etc)
31 - Send out cards or e-cards on holidays/anniveraries to customers to show them you care
32 - Send unhappy customers gift baskets
33 - Advertise in the services area of your local newspaper
34 - Write a guest article for your local newspaper
35 - Give away free samples of your service or product
36 - Hold a contest
37 - Simply ask people to bookmark your site
38 - Create an affiliate program. People like money
39 - Add your product to Froogle, eBay and Yahoo Shopping
40 - Write about a controversial topic and host it on your site. Without offending people, of course
41 - Get T-Shirts made (Cafepress.com). Pass them out to your friends and family
42 - Sub-Contract for related but non-competing businesses/individuals
43 - Give away free trials
44 - Write an online advice column
45 - Volunteer within your community
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