10+ Ways to Promote your Local Business at no Cost
- Filed under: Internet Marketing, Products
- Date: Mar 18,2010
Many local companies are struggling to find ways to promote themselves, get links, rank in search engines, and ultimately drive traffic to their sites. Most small businesses have limited budgets will make things even more difficult. For those companies here are 13 ways you can advertise your business online for free.
Google Local: If you do not already have an account create on Google Local. Empty-pocket Enter your company name, address, telephone number and website. Verify the information with a postcard or phone call. In a few weeks you will help you a card listing for your company or industry and location.
Google Coupons: Coupons are a great way to bring new customers into your business or remind old customers because you still there. Google has a free promotional tool that your coupon code sets to relevant local search.
Google Base: Google Base is part of the Google service a box. Google uses it to try what the best response from different data sources. If you sell products that you can upload are automatically feeds in Google Base and often preferred placement. You can also upload your business, or a special event.
Yahoo Local: Yahoo Local is a directory, organized by category and geographical location. You get a basic listing in Yahoo Local for free. People are looking for your business or industry will find your listing
Get tips: An integral part of the Yahoo Local listings do ratings. Ask your good customers to write reviews on Yahoo Local. Companies with higher ratings receive preferred listings.
YellowPages.com: Yellow pages have a strong brand and recognition, and still are today by many people. They offer a few steps of the listings, the most basic is free.
