Today’s tip will not help you market your site or business, and will take less than a minute to do
Print up business card sized flyers and put them on the windshield of the cars parked next to you.
The flyer doesn’t have to be anything extravagant, probably just a catchy line and your site’s URL [...]

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Today’s tip really isn’t a way to market your site, however it does give you a place where you can go to lots of information from marketing experts, all for free!
Use your local library!
Your local library is probably the single greatest resource you have as an entrepreneur or website developer. Where else can you [...]

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Today’s tip may be pretty difficult to pull off, but if you’re able, it will certainly be worth both your time and effort.
Create a press release and send to all of your local newspapers.
The reason why I say this is hard to pull off is because you have to essentially create a news story out [...]

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Today’s tip will not only help you bring in new customers but, more importantly, will help you retain all of your current customers or site visitors.
Have great customer service.
I know, this is probably one of the more obvious tips I’ve given, but the fact remains that it’s hard to get customers or visitors, so once [...]

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Today’s tip requires a lot of thinking and creativity (and probably some software as well), but in the long run, will be a great way to help you brand you business, website or even your blog.
Create a logo.
This is something that I’m working on for both The New Business Blog and In My Memories. Actually, [...]

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A lot of people feel that today’s tip has gone the way of the dinosaurs, but I’m not buying it.
Get yourself some business cards and hand them out to everyone you meet.
You don’t have to hire a graphics designer or even pay someone else a lot of money to print up the cards for you. [...]

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Much like yesterday’s post, today I’m going to talk about an item that isn’t necessarily an act of marketing your business, blog or site, but in the long run, implementing this strategy will help you expand your business or site.
Get feedback from everyone that contacts your business or site.
This is critically important in helping you [...]

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I have to apologize in advance; today’s “Cheap Way to Market Your Site” really isn’t a way to market your site, but ultimately it will help you in marketing your site.
Confused? That’s okay, keep reading.
Keep a daily journal of your marketing activities
Much like writing a business plan, many people don’t log their day to day [...]

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Thanks to the positive response I’ve received for the “Cheap Ways to Market Your Site” series, I’ve decided to continue it.
Magnetize your URL and take it for a drive.
What do I mean by that?
The other day while I was waiting at Jiffy Lube to get my car’s oil changed and the vehicle in front of [...]

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While I’ve been reading a lot of different articles and books related to Search Engine Optimization, I recently picked up what many will argue is the best book on web usability:
Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krugg
This book should be on the must read list of anyone that plans on starting an online business or [...]

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