There are various ways to advertise a business, an item for sale or your person for free. If you are willing to invest the time and energy to promote something that interests you, you can attract potential customers and make new leads without breaking the bank. Follow these instructions.
Steps
Step 1. Establish Your Online Presence
There are several ways you can use the Internet to advertise for free:
- Create a website. Use a free platform to build pages on the net, offered by a free hosting service. Free hosting sites also provide non-paid subdomains, so there is no need to purchase a domain name and you can include the subdomain URL on all email messages, blogs, forums and the list of files there. in a directory.
- Start a blog. Again, there are various free blogging sites that allow you to set up, run, and interact with visitors on your own customizable blog. Keeping a blog on topics related to what you offer is not only a great way to advertise free of charge, but also to earn a reputation as an expert in your industry.
- Sign up in social networks. Get followers, contacts and fans by joining social networks. Link accounts to each other, to your blog and to your website in order to exponentially increase the opportunity for free advertising on the Internet.
- Post your ads in directories. If you are interested in advertising online without forcing yourself to follow this activity regularly, directories are a great choice. Just do an Internet search on directories and classifieds sites, choose the category and submit your information.
- Help post comments on blogs and forums relevant to the business or service you are promoting. Do not show that you are trying to advertise for free with constant references to yourself. Instead, offer advice and / or useful information regarding the topic of the blog you comment on and include a link to your site.
Step 2. Write articles and reviews about what you advertise
To introduce yourself as an expert and get free publicity, submit handwritten material to newspapers, trade publications, blogs, and newsletters for informational purposes. For example, if you are a real estate agent, you could write an article about the buying and selling market in your area and offer it to local real estate magazines.
Step 3. Post an ad on ad sites
Many of these, like Graigslist, allow you to advertise for free.
Step 4. Check out competitor ads on yellow pages, websites, and billboards
It is likely that some numbers are disconnected or out of order. You can call the telephone operator to have them direct the call to your number and thus you can connect with otherwise lost customers.
Advice
- When posting on free classifieds sites, remember that you may have a lot of competition. It's a good idea to use catchy headlines and post clear images.
- When posting comments and managing information on social networks, save time by using a program like Atomkeep that syncs each profile's information allowing you to make changes and post updates from a single interface.
