1. FREE... I got your attention, didn't I. Offer a free report, e-book or "how to" course. Information is
top selling product online. You can use this to your benefit by offering free information.- As a sample of your information product (teaser)
- To identify a problem and promote your products or services by providing a solution
- To bring traffic to your site
Providing free information is a great way to build a targeted list of contacts. Pick up free autoresponders at
following sites:
- SendFree - http://www.sendfree.com/
- GetResponse - http://www.getresponse.com/
- Fast Facts - http://www.fastfacts.net/
- MyReply - http://www.myreply.com/
- Smartbot - http://www.smartbot.net
For more information about creating an e-book read
article entitled, "How To Create An E-book & Drive Massive Traffic To Your Site By Giving It Away..." http://www.web-source.net/ebooks.htm
2. Newsletter (e-zine) - Start your own newsletter and begin creating your online community of contacts. Visit any of these sites to create your list, free.
- Onelist - http://www.onelist.com
- Egroups - http://www.egroups.com
- Listbot - http://www.listbot.com
3. Write Articles - There are thousands of online publications looking for quality content. Writing and distributing your articles will provide you with free massive exposure. After you've written your article, subscribe to these publications to assist you in getting published.
- Article Announce - Designed to get writers published and assist publishers in finding
articles they need. Announce your new article.
Subscribe - article_announce-subscribe@egroups.com
- Writers and Publishers Connection Newsletter Where publishers announce their article needs.
Subscribe - Writers98@aol.com with subscribe Writers and Publishers in
subject.
4. E-zine Advertising - The best form of advertising available online. Reach thousands of targeted potential customers very inexpensively. Ruth Townsend of Lifestyle Publishing offers a complete listing of publications, ad costs, circulation and more in "The Directory of Ezines."
- http://www.lifestylespub.com/cgi-bin/ezines.cgi?11914
5. Classified Ads - Continuously place classified ads. People DO read
classifieds. This is very time consuming and you may want to purchase an auto posting software.