Has this ever happened to you?

Of course not. The first time people hear about your products or services is least likely time for them to buy.

When you go out for a night on town, do you go to a new restaurant you've nevër heard of or do you typically go to one that you know and like? Similarly, who is most likely to buy your products and services, someone who doesn't know you or someone who has experienced high quality and results you provide? Clients who have bought from you before, are most likely to buy from you. Think about it.

If long-term prospects and clients are your best source of revenue, where should you focus your marketing?

I occasionally make a sale first time someone visits my web site, but more often it's people who I have been in contact with for months, that become my best customers and clients. Why is this?

The longer you've had a relationship with a prospect or client, more they know and trust you. Once they buy or use your products, they've experienced quality you provide and are even more likely to buy again. They are also more likely to recommend you to others.

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5 overlooked ways to market your work at home business

Everyone is always looking for more ways to market their work at home business. You often here about PPC advertising, writing articles, link exchanges, and a few other business marketing techniques that everyone uses. However, there are many other ways to market your work at home business that a lot of people just don’t think of.

I have offered five good business marketing techniques below that are often overlooked. Of course, many people do use them but there’s not nearly as much competition in these techniques as there is with some of others. Plus, these marketing techniques are all either free or very near it. Getting traffic to your site for free or very little cost is always a good thing in my opinion.

Here are five ways to market your work at home business that you may not have thought of before:

1) Enhanced Business Card – Get a business card with color, an eye catching background, and add your picture to it. Maybe you could also have a cool quote or a free offer on it, plus anything else you can think of to get peoples attention.

The point is you need to make it stand out among all other business cards someone might see in a month. Make sure your website URL is on it in a highly noticable place. Then, leave it everywhere you can, and hand it out to everyone you meet.

2) Give away freebies - Underpromise and overdeliver! That is best business marketing strategy ever thought up. Pretty much all “big-dogs” use it in their marketing campaigns. You can too by giving away free stuff at your website, or in your newsletter, without telling anyone they will be receiving it.