Free Marketing Tips for Your Online Home Based Business

Making money at home in an online business can be profitable and you cans also have a lot of fun doing it, if you get off to the right start. One of the first considerations is how you are going to market the business. Here you’ll be introduced to some free methods and also some ideas for very low cost marketing.

There are several free places where you can advertise online. Simply Google “free classified online ads” and you’ll find at least two dozen sites. This is a great place to start, just abide by each site’s rules.

Personal contact marketing costs very little and can be very rewarding. As you go through your day simply listen to what others are saying. When you hear someone complaining about their hours at work or the long commute give them a business card and tell them that you might have something for them. Wait for them to contact you, don’t ever chase people. If you see them at a later time you might want to follow up, but don’t chase them.

You can also place business cards on car doors. Place them on the driver’s side door above the door handle. Use a simple message which will catch someone’s eye in a hurry, for example, “Work from Home, Have Free Time, call 1 (800) 234 5678″. You’ll want to go to shopping malls or very large office complexes and distribute a large number at one time.

“Bandit” signs are also very inexpensive and can be an effective method to use. These are plastic corrugated signs which are on metal “H” stands. Again a simple message like “CEO Income from home visit www.yourwebsite.com” Place these signs at busy intersections where there is likely to be some traffic backup so that passersby will have time to notice them.

Newspapers offer a low cost method to advertise your business. For a small classified as in the Sunday run of a newspaper you can reach a lot of people. You’ll want to stay with newspapers which have circulations between 50,000 and 200,000 as these will offer the best pricing.

Magazines can also be highly effective although the cost might be out of reach when you’re just starting up. Magazines also have a time lag of 30 to 45 days between the time you place the order and publication. The great thing about magazines is their shelf life, you might get a call months after your ad runs.

These are some ideas to get you started in your home based business opportunity. There are many more which I will be covering in future articles. I hope these are helpful, and you have much success in your endeavor, whatever you choose.