by Aaron Kirk

Created on: April 29, 2008   Last Updated: June 13, 2009

Some of the best advertising methods are free. When your just beginning and the dough isn't rolling in yet, these methods are extremely useful.

Technique 1:
Optimize your site for keywords relevant to your target market. You can learn alot about the right ways to impliment this strategy at various websites, forums and blogs online for free. You can also find out about this or any other area of interest at your public library.

Technique 2:
Write your own articles that would be of interest to your target market and submit them to article directories. supply unique information that customers will enjoy without trying to force your products on them. Put a tagline at the end of each article describing your business with a link to your site. If you submit a couple of articles a week, before long you will have links pointing back to your site all over the internet. Keep your aticles short and to the point, while offering the reader some valuable free information. Generaly around 500 words is the norm.

Technique 3:
Submit your site to search engines, directories, specialty listings sites, industrie organizations and yellow pages. This is another step to get noticed and get one way links back to your site and some free advertising. Do a google search to help you find places to list your site.

Technique 4:
Submit classified ads pointing people to your website to all the free classified sites you can manage. You can get some bonus traffic to your business in this way. You can't just place ads with a few sites and expect wonders in the way of results though. You need to post to as many sites as you can and on a regular basis.

Technique 5:
Post to forums, blogs and message boards that allow you to post your tagline at the end of each post. You should always try to post something of value though and not just in an attempt to market your site. Be helpful and respectful and this technique will will help you to get your name out.

Technique 6:
Start your own blog. One of the easiest, most effective ways to promote your website is with your own blog. Post to your blog with relevant information on a regular basis using targeted keywords in each post. When your first starting it's best to update once per day or so. This technique can work wonders to get you listed at the top of the seach engines relatively quickly.

Technique 7:
Write your website address on everything. Put it on all your stationary such as letterhead and business cards. Also include your website address at the end of your

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