Comments on: How can one market his/her service creatively without spending too much money on marketing? http://www.maciowa.com/marketing-service/how-can-one-market-hisher-service-creatively-without-spending-too-much-money-on-marketing Marketing, Advertisting & Communication Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: TM Express™ http://www.maciowa.com/marketing-service/how-can-one-market-hisher-service-creatively-without-spending-too-much-money-on-marketing/comment-page-1#comment-8190 TM Express™ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:38:59 +0000 http://www.maciowa.com/marketing-service/how-can-one-market-hisher-service-creatively-without-spending-too-much-money-on-marketing#comment-8190 A few free resources – check out the sources box for links: 1) Create a blog pertaining to your field 2) Use Yahoo! Local & Yahoo! Groups – Be sure to read the TOS for each one! 3) Write articles pertaining to your field and/or expertise. 4) Advertise on Craiglist Also, consider signing up for an affiliate program. These programs enable you to advertise on other's sites (your affiliates) and once a sale is made to you, your affiliates & the program are paid a commission. I listed a few handy sites & articles relating to marketing, promotion & advertising. Here are some book titles that are relevant: * 301 Do-It-Yourself Marketing Ideas: From America's Most Innovative Small Companies by Sam Decker * Off The Wall Marketing Ideas: Jumpstart Your Sales without Busting Your Budget by Nancy Michaels, Debbi J. Karpowicz * Guerrilla Marketing for Free: Dozens of No-Cost Tactics to Promote Your Business and Energize Your Profits by Jay Conrad Levinson * Entrepreneur Magazine's Ultimate Small Business Marketing Guide: Over 1500 Great Marketing Tricks That Will Drive Your Business Through the Roof by James Stephenson Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.blogger.com http://local.yahoo.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/ http://www.ezinearticles.com http://www.craigslist.org http://www.knowthis.com/ http://marketing.about.com/ Articles: http://ezinearticles.com/?Simple,-Cheap,-and-Effective-Ways-to-Increase-Website-Traffic&id=139749 – Simple, Cheap and Effective Ways to Increase Website Traffic by Jeff Flow http://ezinearticles.com/?Seven-Inexpensive-Not-Cheap-Advertising-Tactics&id=82969 – Seven Inexpensive Not Cheap Advertising Tactics by Mary Eule http://ezinearticles.com/?Marketing-Basics&id=114832 – Marketing Basics by Matt Bacak http://ezinearticles.com/?Home-Based-Business---Offline-Marketing-Strategies&id=200865 – Offline Marketing Strategies by Jeff Casmer http://ezinearticles.com/?Internet-Marketing-Basics:--What-Worked-Years-Ago-Still-Works-Today!&id=73024 – Internet Marketing Basics…by Jack Humphrey A few free resources – check out the sources box for links:

1) Create a blog pertaining to your field

2) Use Yahoo! Local & Yahoo! Groups – Be sure to read the TOS for each one!

3) Write articles pertaining to your field and/or expertise.

4) Advertise on Craiglist

Also, consider signing up for an affiliate program. These programs enable you to advertise on other’s sites (your affiliates) and once a sale is made to you, your affiliates & the program are paid a commission.

I listed a few handy sites & articles relating to marketing, promotion & advertising. Here are some book titles that are relevant:

* 301 Do-It-Yourself Marketing Ideas: From America’s Most Innovative Small Companies by Sam Decker
* Off The Wall Marketing Ideas: Jumpstart Your Sales without Busting Your Budget by Nancy Michaels, Debbi J. Karpowicz
* Guerrilla Marketing for Free: Dozens of No-Cost Tactics to Promote Your Business and Energize Your Profits by Jay Conrad Levinson
* Entrepreneur Magazine’s Ultimate Small Business Marketing Guide: Over 1500 Great Marketing Tricks That Will Drive Your Business Through the Roof by James Stephenson

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
References :
http://www.blogger.com
http://local.yahoo.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/
http://www.ezinearticles.com
http://www.craigslist.org

http://www.knowthis.com/
http://marketing.about.com/

Articles:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Simple,-Cheap,-and-Effective-Ways-to-Increase-Website-Traffic&id=139749 – Simple, Cheap and Effective Ways to Increase Website Traffic by Jeff Flow
http://ezinearticles.com/?Seven-Inexpensive-Not-Cheap-Advertising-Tactics&id=82969 – Seven Inexpensive Not Cheap Advertising Tactics by Mary Eule
http://ezinearticles.com/?Marketing-Basics&id=114832 – Marketing Basics by Matt Bacak
http://ezinearticles.com/?Home-Based-Business—Offline-Marketing-Strategies&id=200865 – Offline Marketing Strategies by Jeff Casmer
http://ezinearticles.com/?Internet-Marketing-Basics:–What-Worked-Years-Ago-Still-Works-Today!&id=73024 – Internet Marketing Basics…by Jack Humphrey

]]> By: TheMadMonkey http://www.maciowa.com/marketing-service/how-can-one-market-hisher-service-creatively-without-spending-too-much-money-on-marketing/comment-page-1#comment-8189 TheMadMonkey Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:08:59 +0000 http://www.maciowa.com/marketing-service/how-can-one-market-hisher-service-creatively-without-spending-too-much-money-on-marketing#comment-8189 word of mouth is the best and cheapest.. The best I have seen is http://qlippa.com If you go there and then look at the 'Tell me how page' they go into a lot of detail about how word of mouth marketing affects sales revenue and profitability.. Best thing is to set up your business on it, it's free, add articles about the things you do, then invite customers to the community.. The system gives you a breakdown of your customer loyalty and gives customers a way to do word of mouth referrals for you online.. It's cool, free, and it works. Also, it's a great way for a google search to find you!<br><b>References : </b><br>http://qlippa.com word of mouth is the best and cheapest.. The best I have seen is http://qlippa.com

If you go there and then look at the ‘Tell me how page’ they go into a lot of detail about how word of mouth marketing affects sales revenue and profitability.. Best thing is to set up your business on it, it’s free, add articles about the things you do, then invite customers to the community.. The system gives you a breakdown of your customer loyalty and gives customers a way to do word of mouth referrals for you online.. It’s cool, free, and it works.

Also, it’s a great way for a google search to find you!
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http://qlippa.com

]]> By: Soggy Waffles http://www.maciowa.com/marketing-service/how-can-one-market-hisher-service-creatively-without-spending-too-much-money-on-marketing/comment-page-1#comment-8188 Soggy Waffles Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:28:59 +0000 http://www.maciowa.com/marketing-service/how-can-one-market-hisher-service-creatively-without-spending-too-much-money-on-marketing#comment-8188 You don't have a choice. You have to spend money to get your name out there. It's not what you know but who you know.<br><b>References : </b><br> You don’t have a choice. You have to spend money to get your name out there. It’s not what you know but who you know.
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