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are in business and what products or services you offer and the best way to contact you. Having a website does make this whole process a lot easier for those who use the technology.

7. Business cards are also handy as they help you to network. I know of at least one free online printer that will allow you to make up 500 business cards and you only pay for the postage to your home. This is an easy way to kick start your networking promotions.

8. Giving away some products is also another good way to get people to notice your business. Choose a few products, wrap them nicely then advertise the contest. One or two posters in the window of your business and people will be happy to take a look if they have a chance to win something for free. The same goes for special offers, either discounts or two-for-one sales.

9. A newsletter, distributed via the internet is another very low cost marketing tool. If you have writing skills, marketing via a newsletter is simple and effective.

10. Faxing or emailing to potential customers your price list and services, then following up with a phone call is also another way to promote a business. When I set up a home maintenance business in 2000, this is how I generated business. Within a very short time, I had our business booked out up to 3 weeks in advance simply by using this method. The same method worked when I was an Employment Consultant trying to get people work. It's magic. The phone call makes them locate the document and look at it. Even if they have discarded it, they don't want you to know that they did it, so you have them on the back foot straight away.

There are so many other ideas, like having a business launch, putting on special sessions for valued customers, sending birthday letters, distributing fridge magnets (great for business cause people need and love them), right down to standing on a busy corner wearing an A-Frame billboard.

You can do it low-cost, if you make the most of what you have!

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