This is a quick article highlighting a few ways to advertise or market your business online for FREE.
When you first set up your UK home business you will need to find a way to get yourself noticed with minimum expenditure. With the popularity nowadays for working from home as well as social networking sites, there are now a number of ways that you can actually get your business noticed for free.
Twitter Marketing
Setting up an account on Twitter is completely free and will allow you to add contacts or for them to search and find you. You can then update your status or ‘tweet’ regularly with new deals or promotions for your business and keep everyone up to date instantly.
Facebook Marketing
Another great way to get your UK home business noticed is to set up a free account on Facebook. This is possibly one of the biggest social networking sites available online and can offer you a great way of building up a contact base and keeping people informed of everything you are doing.
The best way to use Facebook is often to set up a group page for your home business and explain exactly what it is you do with a list of contact details. You can then either add friends and contacts and perhaps ask them to invite their friends to join. Or if you prefer you can search for similar groups and invite members from there.
The benefit of this over twitter is that any updates or offers can be emailed to every member of the group guaranteeing that they will see them. However remember that it is essential to keep this professional and not to bombard people with emails.
Article Marketing
Articles can be a great way to help you build your reputation and get your UK home business noticed. If you are not used to writing articles you may find that it can take a while to complete, but the benefits are definitely worth the time spent.
Producing a written account of your business and what it is you do is likely to help you spread the word quickly and efficiently. You can also give detailed information regarding promotions and any other information you feel is relevant and that may encourage people to use your business.
Forums Marketing
Once you have set up your business it can be a good idea to search online for forums that are relevant to your line of work or that may have members interested in what you offer. Many forums will have an area for people promoting their businesses or a section where members request services. This can be an ideal way to spread the word about your business and find custom.
If you do a good job then you may find that others will be more inclined to use you if someone else reports good feedback on the forum.
Free online classified ads
Using classified ads is possibly one of the most well known methods of getting your UK home business noticed online. You simply create an ad that provides adequate information on your business, what it is you offer etc and leave your contact details. You can then place the ad in the categories that you feel are most relevant. Make sure that you include plenty of keywords so that your ad can be easily found by those looking.
Click here to receive FREE online marketing advice and tips to help you run a profitable home business.
When you first set up your UK home business you will need to find a way to get yourself noticed with minimum expenditure. With the popularity nowadays for working from home as well as social networking sites, there are now a number of ways that you can actually get your business noticed for free.
Twitter Marketing
Setting up an account on Twitter is completely free and will allow you to add contacts or for them to search and find you. You can then update your status or ‘tweet’ regularly with new deals or promotions for your business and keep everyone up to date instantly.
Facebook Marketing
Another great way to get your UK home business noticed is to set up a free account on Facebook. This is possibly one of the biggest social networking sites available online and can offer you a great way of building up a contact base and keeping people informed of everything you are doing.
The best way to use Facebook is often to set up a group page for your home business and explain exactly what it is you do with a list of contact details. You can then either add friends and contacts and perhaps ask them to invite their friends to join. Or if you prefer you can search for similar groups and invite members from there.
The benefit of this over twitter is that any updates or offers can be emailed to every member of the group guaranteeing that they will see them. However remember that it is essential to keep this professional and not to bombard people with emails.
Article Marketing
Articles can be a great way to help you build your reputation and get your UK home business noticed. If you are not used to writing articles you may find that it can take a while to complete, but the benefits are definitely worth the time spent.
Producing a written account of your business and what it is you do is likely to help you spread the word quickly and efficiently. You can also give detailed information regarding promotions and any other information you feel is relevant and that may encourage people to use your business.
Forums Marketing
Once you have set up your business it can be a good idea to search online for forums that are relevant to your line of work or that may have members interested in what you offer. Many forums will have an area for people promoting their businesses or a section where members request services. This can be an ideal way to spread the word about your business and find custom.
If you do a good job then you may find that others will be more inclined to use you if someone else reports good feedback on the forum.
Free online classified ads
Using classified ads is possibly one of the most well known methods of getting your UK home business noticed online. You simply create an ad that provides adequate information on your business, what it is you offer etc and leave your contact details. You can then place the ad in the categories that you feel are most relevant. Make sure that you include plenty of keywords so that your ad can be easily found by those looking.
Click here to receive FREE online marketing advice and tips to help you run a profitable home business.
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