Top 5 Places to Advertise your business for free

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By kam k

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Being a brand new business owner, you understand how important it is to get more and more traffic to your business. Be it a local restaurant, a bookstore, new product launch or a brand new website, unless you have huge customer base, you are bound to fail and incur losses.

When you are still new, it is important to learn a few ropes on how to spread your business to your targeted audience so that you can add up your revenues month after month. It is very important to understand that free advertising is your best friend when you are a beginner entrepreneur.

Here are top 5 places you can advertise your business for free.

  • Free Local Classifieds.These are very effective source of free advertsing. Search free websites in your area that offer to post free ads for you. Some good local classifieds like Buy and Sell Toronto, Craigslist Toronto and Backpage are some of the high quality spam free websites that can be used to post more about your business. Make sure to give detailed description, post pictures and keep posting coupons or any other upcoming events about your business or services. Just keep your free ads interesting so that people keep coming back to check what new freebies you are offering.
  • Local Stores. Getting your business in your local area will prove to be very useful. People that go to local stores are probably looking for more services in the surrounding vicinity. So, if you are a restaurant owner that server only vegetarian dishes, people that are vegetarian will be your first foremost targetd audience. If you provide day care services, put up flyers in local hair salons and grocery stores.

How do you advertise your business?

  • Local Classifieds
  • Newspaper / Radio / TV
  • Auto / Vehicle
  • Local Stores / Flyers
  • Web Space / Banners
  • I do not advertise
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  • Your vehicle. Your vehicle is a good source of mobile advertisement. If you add some attention catchers with your ads on your car or truck, people are bound to read them. Try to put up contact information like a website or a phone number so that interested parties can contact you.
  • Free WebSpace. Many websites offer free webspace to business owners to advertise their business for free. You can have a graphics designer create an attractive banner for you and post on related websites. For example, if you have an auto parts store, you can post free banner on local auto sites. Websites like Used Cars Toronto offer such services. You can search in your local area to find out if there are any such websites available.
  • Word of mouth. This could be the most effective source of advertising. Keep your business cards handy to give them away whenever you talk to someone new about your business and want them to come visit you again. The more people talk about your services, the more new people will be interested in your services. Always just make sure to provide high quality service to retain old customers as well as gain new ones.

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GmaGoldie profile image

GmaGoldie Level 7 Commenter 18 months ago

I needed this! Thank you! Very well done. Rated up and useful too!

kam k profile image

kam k Hub Author 18 months ago

Thanks GmaGoldie. I am glad you liked it. I try to use as many ways listed above as possible. So far, posting free ads on classified sites has proved to be the most optimized and effective ways for free advertising.

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