12 Killer Ways To Get FREE Advertising

1. Give Testimonials When you purchase a product or service and it exceeds your expectations e-mail business a testimonial. Tell them in testimonial benefits you got from product or service. Give them permission to publish testimonial on web site if they include your sig file at end.

2. Leave A Message When you visit a web site with a discussion board leave a message. You could post a question, interesting content or a compliment about their web site. Include your signature file at end of message. Some discussion boards let you post your banner ad or text link.

3. Sign Guest Books When you visit a well designed web site leave a compliment on their guest book. You could give them a compliment on their content, ease of navigation, graphics etc. When you post your compliment include your sig file so other people will see it when they sign guest book.

4. Write A Review When you visit a web site you enjoyed a lot write a review for web site Write about benefits you gain from site, web site design, interesting online services it offers etc. E-mail review to web site. Tell them they can publish it on their web site if they include your resource box at end.

5. Send An E-mail To The Editor When you read a good article or enjoy a certain e-zine, e-mail a compliment to editor. Give editor permission to publish compliment in their e-zine if they include your signature file at end. The editor may post it on his or her web site.

6. Submit your site to award and topsites See http://www.marketinginternet.biz opsites/

1. Write an article relating to your area of expertise and submit it to all publications and media dealing in that range of interest. Become your own promoter and writer. Get word out by establishing yourself as an expert on that topic and "tag-along" everything you write with a reference box listing your address for a catalog, dealership opportunity, or more information.

2. Write shorter articles for Internet and send them to broadcast houses free articles. (These are known as "media- matching medias.") Here are a few sites to get you started: http://www.IdeaMarketers.com http://www.addme.com http://www.ezinearticles.com/ http://www.web-source.net/syndicator_submit.htm.

3. Become a guest on as many radio, television talk shows, or interview-type programs as possible. (Actually, this is easier to accomplish than most people realize!) Write a letter to producer of talk show, and then follow up with an in-person visit or telephone call. Your initial contact needs to emphasize how your product or service would be of interest to listeners or viewers of their program - perhaps even saving them time or money.

4. Post your advertising circulars on all free bulletin boards in your area, especially libraries, grocery stores, and beauty and barbershops. Don't discount idea of handing out circulars to all shoppers in busy shopping centers, at bus or metro stops, and malls, especially on weekends. You can also enlist help of students to hand out circulars.

5. Print your product or service’s promotional ad on front or back of your envelopes or other people’s envelopes.**