The key is to pick an amount of time you know you can do. Commit to spending that amount of time every weekday with longer times on weekend. If you can do it at same time every day it works easier. Treat this time like it's an important appointment with an important person. (You are an important person aren't you? No one else will build your business.) Don't let anything break your date with your business.

Too many folks fail because they simply don't treat their business like it's a business. A hobby is something that costs you money and you work on when you feel like it. A business is something that makes you money and you work on it even when you don't feel like it. You deserve to reap rewards that an online business brings.

The profits are bigger down road, but treating your business with a business attitude will get you there faster. A 15 minute a day habit can build your marketing muscle and accelerate your progress. Give it a whirl. What have you go to lose?

#2. Classifieds in other Internet ezines. Many ezines offer f*r*e*e classified ads, usually in exchange for becoming a subscriber. You find these opportunities by visiting an ezine directory and search for ezines suitable to your product/service. Next, contact ezine host accepting f*r*e*e advertising.

Here is a list of ezine directories to begin your journey:

http://www.bestezines.com http://www.ezineaction.com http://www.ezineadvertising.com http://www.ezine-dir.com http://www.ezinelibrary.com http://www.ezinelocater.com http://www.ezine-marketing.com http://www.ezinesearch.com http://www.ezinesplus.com http://www.ezinestoday.com http://www.ezine-swap.com http://www.ezine-universe.com http://www.ezinepublisher.org http://www.directoryofezines.com

#3.   New and unknown pay-per-click companies usually offer f*r*e*e ad campaigns as a bonus for signing up to increase their lists. It can be a big savings. Some campaigns work better than others do. It can feel like a bit of a hit and miss effort sometimes. It depends on what you want to market. Here are a few to start. This changes weekly, thus, some companies may have already converted over to pay only. You can find more with a www.google.com search of "’pay-per- click’ and ‘free ad campaigns’":

Name/Value/URL B2BSearch $100 http://b2bsearch.tv eTRiT $100 - http://etrit.com OhSpot $50 - http://ohspot.com Ban-x $25 - http://ban-x.com BBFind $25 - http://bbfind.com 4PortalSites.com $10 - http://4portalsites.com CashDream $10 - http://cashdream.com a1max.com $5 - http://PayPerc.com/a1max/ Bluemacs $5 - http://www.bluemacs.com

Now you have three new f/r/e/e and effective advertising methods. Experiment, try them out and watch sales and visitors come.

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