How to Advertise a Small Business Online Free

Small Business Advertising On the Internet

When you run a work-at-home or a small business you need to advertise. The conventional mediums such as a yellow page ad, newspaper classified ad, or putting flyers around a neighborhood are good marketing tactics. As technology evolves you also need to be Internet savvy and know where there are free websites to advertise small business. Find free advertising websites, what to say in your ad, and how to track your free small business Internet advertising.

Instructions

1. Small Business Advertising Searches

   There are many websites where you can create a free website or blog to advertise your small business or work-at-home business. Do a simple search using Google or with these links:
   • http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Free+Website
   • http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Free+Blog

2. Content For Marketing Your Small Business Online

   Internet advertising is not about your or the name of your business. The content of your online marketing needs to be about what individuals need and how your product or service can fill that need. How you word your ad needs to be keyword rich so the search engines find it and then Internet surfers will also find it. Keywords for a painter would be 'will move furniture', 'respect your landscaping', or 'quality painting'.

3. Internet Advertising For Small Business - Classified Ad Websites

   Here is the list of free advertising websites that get the best exposure when people are doing searches for what they want on the Internet.
   • CliQs - Free local classified ads - cliQs.com.
   • Hoobly - Advertise your home-based-business everywhere with everything - www.hoobly.com.
   • DomesticSale is the 'Effective Free Classifieds' - www.domesticsale.com.
   • America's free Internet advertising to sell online - www.webclassifieds.us.
   • PennySaverUSA Classifieds Online - www.pennysaverusa.com.
   • Find It Classifieds - www.finditclassifieds.com.

4. International Classified Ad Websites for Small Business Advertising

   If your business offers a product or service that can go international advertise your small business on these free classified ad websites to get you ad exposure to wherever you want.

   • Oodle.com classifieds in specific cities and the UK, Canada, India, and Ireland. - www.finditclassifieds.com
   • BuySellCommunity Classifieds - Buy & Sell Locally or in Canada. - www.finditclassifieds.com
   • Adpost.com offers free classified ads in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, India and Hong Kong.- www.adpost.com
   • World-wide classified advertising for your small business. You can change the country and city when you list there. http://www.kijiji.com

5. Internet Marketing Monitoring System

   Thousands of potential customers are on the Internet searching for information or something to help fix a situation of theirs. Put your home-based business out there with classified ads. It does take some time to set things up so take the time needed, it will pay off. You just need to keep track of when you might need to renew your ads. Some of them will let you know when it's time to renew, and most of them will not. On some free advertising sites, your ads might not need to be renewed for years. For others, it ranges from maybe 14 days to 90 days.

   Copy and paste the advertisement into a message the Drafts folder of your email program. Add your password and user name for that classified ad website for future reference.

Tips & Warnings

• These free small business advertising websites will help keep advertising costs down and be able to target market your product or service.

Resources

• How to Draft Your Small Business Marketing Plan - Take The Time
• How to Monetize Blogs