10 MARKETING TIPS FOR SUCCESS

10 MARKETING TIPS FOR SUCCESS

by Shelley Lowery

1. FREE... I got your attention, didn't I. Offer a free report, e-book or

"how to" course. Information is the top selling product online. You can

use this to your benefit by offering free information.

- As a sample of your information product (teaser)

- To identify a problem and promote your products or services by

providing a solution

- To bring traffic to your site

Providing free information is a great way to build a targeted list of

contacts. Pick up free autoresponders at the following sites:

- SendFree - http://www.sendfree.com/

- GetResponse - http://www.getresponse.com/

- Fast Facts - http://www.fastfacts.net/

- MyReply - http://www.myreply.com/

- AutoBot - http://www.autobot.net

For more information about creating an e-book read the article

entitled, "How To Create An E-book & Drive Massive Traffic To Your

Site By Giving It Away..."

http://www.web-source.net/ebook_creation.htm

2. Newsletter (e-zine) - Start your own newsletter and begin creating

your online community of contacts. Visit any of these sites to create

your list, free.

- Onelist - http://www.onelist.com

- Egroups - http://www.egroups.com

- Listbot - http://www.listbot.com

3. Write Articles - There are thousands of online publications looking

for quality content. Writing and distributing your articles will provide

you with free massive exposure. After you've written your article,

subscribe to these publications to assist you in getting published.

- Article Announce - An article announcement list providing free

content to hundreds of ezines, newsletters, magazines and web sites.

Writers announce your articles free.

Subscribe - mailto:article_announce-subscribe@egroups.com

- Writers and Publishers Connection Newsletter Where publishers

announce their article needs.

Subscribe - mailto:Writers98@aol.com with subscribe Writers and

Publishers in the subject.

4. E-zine Advertising - The best form of advertising available online.

Reach thousands of targeted potential customers very inexpensively.

Ruth Townsend of Lifestyle Publishing offers a complete listing of

publications, ad costs, circulation and more in "The Directory of

Ezines."

- http://www.lifestylespub.com/cgi-bin/ezines.cgi?11914

5. Classified Ads - Continuously place classified ads. People DO

read the classifieds. This is very time consuming and you may want to

purchase an auto posting software.

- BeCanada - http://www.becanada.com/

- Classify 98 - http://www.trellian.net/classify/index.html

For a listing of some of the top classified ad sites, visit:

http://www.web-source.net/web/Classified_Ad_Sites/

Free For All Link sites - Continuously submit your link to free for all

sites. This can also be very time consuming so may want to use a

software program.

You can download FFA Blaster free of charge. This software will

instantly submit your link to 100 Free For All sites. An upgrade is

available which will post your link to over 8,000 sites.

- FFA Blaster - http://www.submitad.com/

6. Press Release - Write a quality press release about your product

or service and tell the world! For more information on press releases,

visit any of these sites:

- IdeaMarketers.com http://www.ideamarketers.com/

- Press Promoter http://www.presspromoter.com/

- PRweb http://www.prweb.com/

7. Networking - Create a network of like-minded marketers to help

promote one another, provide recommendations, exchange

prominent links, etc., Note: Be cautious when selecting your

networking partners and making recommendations as your reputation

is on the line. Only network with individuals you truly believe in.

8. Newsgroups - Post to appropriate newsgroups. For a complete

listing, visit: http://www.deja.com/

9. Discussion Lists & Boards - Subscribe to appropriate email lists

and visit discussion boards to participate in online discussions.

Although blatant advertising is not permitted, signatures are

acceptable. Visit Web-Source.net for a listing of some of the top

discussion boards.

- http://www.web-source.net/web/Discussion_Forums/

Visit List Universe for a complete listing of email discussion lists.

- http://list-universe.com/

10. Offline Promotions - Advertise in newspapers, magazines, on the

radio, TV, etc., Visit these sites for complete listings.

Gebbie Press -

http://www.gebbieinc.com/

NewsDirectory Newspapers -

http://www.ecola.com/news/press/

Newspapers Online -

http://www.newspapers.com/

Commercial Magazine Publishers -

http://www.writelinks.com/resources/pub/Pubs-mags.htm

Shelley Lowery is the Webmaster of Web-Source.net -

A complete resource portal for the Internet entrepreneur.

The site assists the entrepreneur in developing a serious

Web presence by providing a wealth of free information,

resources, tools and content. http://www.web-source.net

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