How do you promote a business for a small cost?

Question

I've started a small business where I can sell electronics online and off but the advertising costs are really making it difficult to get more customers in. I'm making maybe a couple hundred dollars a month but need more customers to meet and exceed the goals I've set. I post on Craigslist and on t.v. station classifieds on their websites which is how I've gotten to the couple hundred bucks a month, but I want to grow this into at least $3,000 - $5,000 monthly. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Submit your website for review, free

Go to Famous Pages

http://famouspages.info

Answer 2

Hey, I know exactly your problem, I faced it myself about 5 months ago.  All of these guys are telling you about these paid traffic sources or google adwords, but in reality, there are much more cost effective ways to get your ads across.

1.     Have at least 5 reviews written about your site (paid reviews on popular blogs)

         -  www.elance.com

2.    Never purchase a traffic source any less then 50,000.  Anything less is simply ineffective.

3.     Sponsor a category for one of these sites.  Your link will remain there forever and you get constant exposure.

4.     Advertise on the online classified ads/newspapers.

Ryan H

www.vividwealth.com

Answer 3

Have you tried listing with a marketing company

www.salesmedium.com

or netlist?

they specialize in increasing traffic/sales and they would be ablr to help

you I am sure of it

Answer 4

These are free;

Here are a few sites to help you:

www.1on40.com/491310553 (they are still allowing me to submit sites for free with this)- Join the free affiliate program

www.addme.com

www.bidvertiser.com- use the free $20 dollar offer, do $5.00 a day for 4 days

www.hits2u.com/?581064

kijiji.com

www.t2000ultra.com/?rid=46975

adpost.com

salesspider.com

jayde.com

freewebsubmission.com

www.gumtree.com

backpage.com

This one costs money, but they are good, and your money goes a long way:

www.engineseeker.com

Here is a good reference site that ranks all sites on the web by traffic volume:

www.alexa.com

Answer 5

Google or a competitor's version of Adwords.  Especially if your electronics are more unique (I'd guess that computer, cpu, and HDTV and stuff are pricey.  

Answer 6

You should try submitting your business website to online business directories.  It's free advertising for your company and will help increase your company's exposure!  You could also try optimizing your website to become search-engine friendly.  This way, your company site will rank higher on Google and more people will be able to find it.

Good luck,

Kayla