Internet Marketing: 7 Killer Tools You Can Use On A Shoestring Budget Without Having a WebsiteDean Mercado
When most people think of Internet marketing, they think solely of websites. Are they right or wrong? Well both. While websites are a key component of Internet marketing and in many cases are the only Internet marketing tool businesses use, they are not the "be all, end all". They are not required for Internet marketing. However, I do highly recommend them as they are best suited to sit at the core of your Internet marketing plan, the hub so to speak, but that’s a topic for another conversation. So here are 7 killer Internet marketing tools that you can implement on a shoestring budget without having to have a website of your own: 1. Email Marketing – When properly implemented, there probably isn’t a quicker, better, and less expensive way to stay in front of your prospects and clients than to leverage the power of email. You can literally touch an unlimited amount of prospects and clients with a single click – how’s that for power?!2. Blogs There are a handful of free or low cost blog hosts out there that really make this process simple (e.g. Blogger and TypePad). 3. Article Marketing 4. eZines – Much like blogs and article marketing, eZines are great way to stay in touch with your prospects on a more scheduled basis. Additionally, they are probably the forerunner in helping you develop a list of prospects to market and sell your wares.5. Affiliate Programs -- Get others promoting and selling for you. This tool can become the equivalent of having both a full blown marketing and sales staff that gets paid on performance. They don’t promote and directly lead to a sale for you, they don’t get paid. For the , there are plenty of tools out there to help you set up this type of program. For everyone else, there are excellent service providers out there who can coordinate and manage this process for you (e.g. Clickbank and Commission Junction).6. Viral Marketing 7. Public Relations Spend some effort here. Become a resource for the press. You help them and they can significantly help you. I highly recommend you spend some time with these. Explore how you can implement one, some, or all of these Internet marketing tools to help explode your business. © 2005 Online Marketing Muscle -- All Rights Reserved. |
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