How to Advertise Your Business Locally on the Internet for Free
New business-owners often lack the necessary funds to indulge in traditional advertising methods like television, radio, print ads or direct-mail. Your advertising budget may be minuscule, or completely non-existent, when just starting your new business. With every imaginable business creating websites online, consumers still use the internet to search for businesses in their areas. No matter what type of product or service you offer, there are more than a few ways to advertise your business locally on the internet for free.
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List your business in the online Yellow Pages. A basic listing is free and gives you the opportunity to display detailed information about your business and a link to your website. For a fee you can enhance your listing with a graphic, priority placement and interactive maps and driving directions. Once you click on the "Advertise With Us" button, the site will walk you through the process of listing your business.
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Sign up with Yahoo! Local. In spite of Google holding around 85 percent of the search engine market, many consumers do still use Yahoo! to search the internet. Yahoo! Local can pinpoint a user's location to display the appropriate advertisements for local businesses. A basic listing is free and allows you to display your phone number, local address and web site URL. Your business can be placed in up to five different categories, and you can list services, products, brands and more. For a small monthly fee you can get an enhanced listing that lets you add photos, online coupons, a logo and tagline. On the bottom of the homepage there is a link labeled "Advertise With Us."
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Register your business profile with CitySlick.net. Your advertisement will be seen by potential customers in and around your local area. Your free listing with City Slick will never expire and allows you to place your business in one category, with basic contact information including your website URL and a map or route to your place of business. You can also submit a 200-character description of your products or services and include one coupon with your listing. For a yearly fee, you can increase the number of coupons permitted, business categories, add videos and generally more contact and descriptive information. Clicking on the "Submit a Listing" button gets you started.
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Place an ad on Craigslist. Advertising on Craigslist is the ideal platform to advertise your business locally on the Internet for free. It provides targeted, local internet traffic. Once you have posted your ad, it will remain on the site for 45 days unless you remove it sooner. On the homepage, you can narrow down the local target area of your business, then click on the link labeled "Post to Classifieds" to create your advertisement.
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Submit your business listing to Local.com. You can create a free business listing that includes your business name, location with a map, phone number and website URL. For a fee you can add photos, special offers, company logo and your listing will be placed in two categories.
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