Is Your Business Costing You a Lot of Money?

Is Your Business Costing You a Lot of Money?
by Joyce Oladipo "The Home Business Sistah"

Then here are 9 effective ways to put more money in your pocket.

When I first start my business it was difficult to make end meet. I was living check to check and masking my master card. Working long how wasn’t the problem but always having an empty back account what doing my heading.

I managed to figure out 9 effective ways to market business without costing my lots of money.

1. Network

Try networking with other business whose products or services are complimentary to yours. At least you both have to target the same audience. You can make an arrangement for a special price to their list and ask them to send an endorsement email on your behalf. This will cut down on your marketing and advertising costs. You may also try bartering goods and services with them.

2. Exchange links

Give your business and products credibility by linking to web sites that has more visitors visiting them. Make sure your site is related to linked person.

3. Free Ebook

Give your visitors a free eBook. It’s a good idea to include information about your product in the eBook. It you don’t think you can write one get a ghost writer to write one for you. A good place to look is elance.

4. Free consulting

Give free consulting to people who visit your web site. You could offer your knowledge via e-mail or by telephone. Now that we have skype you can talk with anyone all over the world. People will consider this a huge value because consulting fees can be very expensive.

5. Join business associations

Join online business associations or local clubs. Try and play an active roll in the group. When you’re a member they will list you business on their website. It’s also a great place to get referral. It will give your business extra exposure.$

6. Have a blog

Start a blog and write about anything your target market what to read about.
It’s a great place to talk about your business. You can also build a relationship with your subscribers too especially with those that come back quite often to read your post.

7. Brand U

Brand your name and business. You can easily do this by writing articles and submitting them to e-zines or web sites for republishing. You can also so workshops and seminars. Talk about how their problem is affecting their life or business and how they need your service or product to solve that problem


8. Sponsor a Community Event

Try sponsoring a community event. A golf tournament or other event that will be well publicized in the community. Your name may not be the centre of attention but sometimes the positive exposure in the community will bring in new customers.

9. Barter

You can barter for the cost of ad production too. Maybe the business coach needs a website. You can exchange designing a website for his free coaching.

So these are the few way I was able to be the cost for my business. Try them and tell me what happens.


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Thanks

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Online entrepreneur Joyce Oladipo, "The Home Business Sistah," is creator of the winning ‘Marketing Strategies’ to Jumpstart Your Home Business offline and online. To learn to Attract More New Clients, Sell More to Existing Clients, and Bring Back Your Clients More Frequently, Without Pushing So Hard — No Matter What Product or Service You Sell sign up for FREE how-to articles and FREE audio class, at www.TheHomeBusinessSistha.com