Free Marketing Ideas Knowledge Base
What are some good free marketing ideas? I have a small business and the paper is too much $$ plus I don't see the results I want. I use craigslist as well. I own a self serve dog wash. I also have signs around dog walking spots and animal hospitals,,, the obvious stuff! Thanks
Anybody have and FREE Marketing Ideas? I recently started my own "at home" small business. The first month was a little costly of course, getting started with everything... I need to do some marketing, but can't really afford Paid Advertising for a couple more months. Anybody know some great sites out there that offer free advertising? My business is in the Wellness Industry if that helps with ideas! THANKS! Sorry, typo in the title! *any, not and! :)
Any creative FREE marketing ideas? I would like to advertise my business-are there any really good FREE advertising ideas?? please think creative. I've done cards/fliers/and window decals.
Free marketing ideas for my site? I own a general website directory which is google page rank 3 and receives a few hundred visits a day. It offers free link submissions of which there are around 25-100 per day. It also offers featured link submissions for a one off cost of $5. It makes one of these sales every few days. What free ways can I promote my site, especially towards an audience looking to purchase featured link submissions from me? My site is www.hsmarket.com
Free advertising/marketing ideas? My husband and I are going to be involved with a home based business. Although we haven't finalized anything yet but we are trying to get some ideas for free advertising/marketing ideas. Also we have been checking out free classified ad websites. There are so many so we are wandering which ones work the best. Also if you operate a home based business please give us some ideas for marketing/advertising that works the best for you so we can get some ideas.
Any ideas on free or cheap online advertising? I have just opened a webstore and am having pathetically low traffic and sales. I was wondering if anyone has any creative marketing ideas that are free or very very reasonable? Sunk most of my resources into the website etc so I really need to get the word out there in a cheap way. Thanks
Advertising / Marketing Ideas needed ... new free website? I started a new website that lists restaurants that deliver around the country. I am adding new cities each day, and currently have some larger cities such as Las Vegas, Boise, and Fargo on the site. I am starting on a low budget and this is something that I am only doing in my free time. I am having a hard time marketing my site, as I don't really know what approach to take. I have tried the Google Adwords program, as well as the MySpace, Facebook, and Craigslist approach. I tried sending out post cards in Green Bay, and found out the wrong way that it was a pricey mistake. If anyone has any good ideas, I would really appreciate it. The website is called www.WeDoDelivery.com . I have great ideas and plans for the site, I just need to find a way to get the name out there!!! Thank you everyone in advance for your help.
What are some good free marketing/advertising things to do? I am a comedian that was just hired to do a comedy bus tour in Nashville. We are a start up company. The bus tour business here is ridiculous. There is definitly a market for us. We just hired a guy to help with marketing, but I was just curious if anyone has any good cheap/free ideas that we may not have thought of yet. Thanks! Oh in case anyone cares and comes to Nashville: http://www.theredneckcomedytour.com/index1.html
Do you know of any free business marketing methods? I need to promote my business, but don't have a big budget for advertising. I'm not terribly internet savvy either, so I'm not sure if I'm missing out on possible free internet marketing opportunities? Any ideas? Is facebook a good place to market a business?
How do I prevent someone from stealing my marketing ideas? EVERYTIME I HAVE A NEW IDEA, SHE HAS THE SAME NEXT DAY! I STARTED SELLING HANDMADE OLIVE OIL SOAP AND GOATS MILK SOAP, AND DEAD SEA SALTS FROM ISRAEL AND NEAT STUFF AT LOCAL FLEA MARKETS MAKING A FAIRLY DECENT PROFIT. THIS STUPID *&^%* HAS COPIED EVERY SINGLE IDEA I'VE HAD. I WORKED HARD TO COME UP WITH THESE IDEAS AND MARKETING. SHE IS SUPPOSED TO BE 5 BOOTHS AWAY FROM ME (SHES ONLY 2) IT'S STARTING TO PI5S ME OFF. I MEAN THE PRODUCTS, SET-UP, PACKAGING, BOOTH STYLE, EVEN HER LOGO, HER GIFT SETS AND PACKS, FREE SAMPLES, BOOKING PARTIES, SELLING COFFEE, SALTS, LOTION, NEXT IS THE SOAP. EVERYTHING SHE HAS IS ALMOST A DIRECT COPY OF MINE. WHAT CAN OR SHOULD I DO ABOUT THIS??? BECAUSE I WANT TO SPRAY HER MERCHANDISE WITH PEPPER SPRAY! MY STUFF IS THE REAL THING AND I WORKED DAMN HARD TO GET WHERE I AM. SHE COMES ALONG AND USES IT FOR HERSELF. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, HOW CAN I SABBOTAGE THIS DAMNED COPYCAT? SHE STARTED OUT SELLING HERBS AND MARINADES!!!
Free Advertising ideas Please? I have been using google, yahoo, msn and loads of classified ads as well as blogs, press release and more. spent so much money? not been able to get a desired business success. Who can give me a good ideas for marketing my website for free or less money? Thanx for ur answer.
Are original marketing ideas able to be protected? I have a never before used method of guerrilla marketing that I wish to protect from being copied. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerilla_marketing "It is up to the guerrilla marketer to be creative and devise unconventional methods of promotion. The marketer must use all of his or her contacts, both professional and personal, and must examine his company and its products, looking for sources of publicity. Many forms of publicity can be very inexpensive, others are free." What can I do to protect my methodology from copying?
Need good free job postingand free advertising ideas? I need to hire about 5 to 10 commissioned sales representatives in all 50 states. My marketing/advertising budget is now zero and will be that way until March. I need some good sites to post these open positions that are free, and any marketing/advertising ideas that are free to fill these positions. The commission is good and no income caps. The product is selling every 4-8 minutes. I need to get these positions filled. They can even start part-time if they wish and we provide full training. Please help. Besides Craigslist which my company does not allow. Any suggestions on finding good people that want to work? Need to hire good sales reps. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Is the idea of free market obsolete? One of the big budget items of corporations today is marketing: 1) Grabbing the customer's attention. 2) Convincing the customer they need a product. This seems to belie the notion of an informed purchaser, necessary to the idea of free market. So is the free market an illusion in modern mass media capitalism?
I need great free or low cost advertising ideas for a very small seasonal business.? I have a letters from Santa business where parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc go on my website and can order a letter to the kid(s) in their life that is personalized to each child from Santa Claus and postmarked from the North Pole. I have the back end of my business completely in order; however I need some free or inexpensive ways to advertise this business. I will be utilizing press releases as I am teaming up with a charity and donating $1 from each of my letters to that charity. This will give me a little more newsworthiness with the press releases. My main target is women. Ad rates in women’s magazines are outrageous. Even my local newspapers and community publications seem to want an arm and leg for even for the smaller ads. I don't have to focus locally as my service is available nationally in the U.S. I need ideas for online and offline marketing that will not break the bank! I really want to saturate with advertising the five weeks after thanksgiving. HELP!
I need some tips on advertising/marketing soap? Hi everyone! I love making soap and have been thinking of turning my hobby into a business. I haven't gotten to that level yet, but I would love to know some places, sites, etc where I can advertise my "future" soap business for a low cost, or better yet, for free. Any advertising/marketing ideas or advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Does anybody have any good ideas for this Marketing Project? I am in a college level Marketing 200 class. For our term project we have to create a product or improve a product that we can then apply to segmented markets and how we will market the product. Feel free to be as creative as you can. If there is something you always thought should be a real product...please let us know about it. Thank You for all your replies in advance.
marketing ideas for childproofing business in Illinois? my friend is trying to start up a childproofing business, offers retail sale of products with the option of installation. he has tried sales genie to get names of people around with small children and has done direct mailings, however, this accounts for only a small return. most of the stores around will not let any business cards or fliers to be placed within. tried leaving some trifold pamphlets in couple OB/GYN offices, but seems the staff really doesn't keep them out for long. he has surfed the internet and posted on all the free sites he can think of that would be associated with this type of service and has even set up a web page. however, most people do not even know this type of business exists, so...aside from standing on a street corner and attacking anyone coming by with a stroller does anyone have any other ideas? thanks.
Looking for help test marketing my new product? I am looking for help testmarketing my cat scratching post to cat lovers, I dont want to use Googles adword yet or any other paying marketing service, for now I want ideas on how to test market for FREE. Any Ideas ???
If you hate free markets why do you love government? Whenever I ask liberals why they can't stand the idea of free markets they usual bring up all the evil profiteering companies that are just so.. soo.. evil. My question to you libs is this. You knock free markets for many reasons, not important to list them. But in building more government to protect us from the evils of free markets why won't all these evils you proclaim not manifest themselves in a far worse way.. behind the full force of government? Please.. explain.
Marketing military t-shirts? I'm looking for forums or other free marketing ideas for a selection of military t-shirt designs that I have started. They are selling well on their own, but I would like to drive more traffic to the site. Craigslist so far has been minimally successful. Any suggestions would be appreciated. ProArtShirts http://www.cafepress.com/proartshirts
Marketing Ideas for Vet Clinic? Can anyone give me good marketing ideas for my vet clinic? Our revenue is way down and we need ideas badly!!! We have tried discounting surgeries, giving away free exams, discounting vaccines on certain days and times, etc, and our revenue is still way down. Please let me know if you have good ideas. Those things have helped somewhat but again, we are still way down.
How can neo-cons claim to love a free market while maintaining the idea of corporate welfare? I mean, how can a market be free if large corporations are handed bailouts? It isn't just a neo-liberal thing, it's a neo-con idea as well, but neo-liberals seem to be more in tuned with Marxism and socialism so you expect that out of them, but neo-cons claim to love free markets but seem to love big businesses. I expect liberals to not know the difference between cons and neo-cons, but not conservatives.... Libertarians and neo-cons are two different things and they completely disagree with each other.
Do people still think that socialism and the lack of free market are a good idea? Look what it got Russia, North Korea, and Eastern Germany (before they were integrated into one Germany). These countries barely had the resources to feed their people because of silly government controls. If you spoke out against the government, you disappeared at night. So liberals is this really a good idea or are free market economy's better for the world? This is another question that a liberal asked that I simply changed the words too. You get some interesting answers when you do so. All forms of socialism advocate a very egalitarian distribution of wealth. A few argue for complete economic equality, while most socialists wish to create a society in which differences of wealth are small, but not necessarily zero. Isn't this what communism wanted to achieve? True socialism propose to abolish markets entirely. All, or nearly all, advocate some form of governmental or other social interference with market prices. A Hungarian economist, Jonas Kornai, once a market socialist himself, modified his views subsequent to the fall of the Soviet system and its eastern European variants. Kornai has written that "the attempt to realize market socialism...produces an incoherent system, in which there are elements that repel each other: the dominance of public ownership and the operation of the market are not compatible." See the full story at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticisms_of_socialism
I need help with marketing ideas for my event for the 30 October 2009 and what will please people? I'm a professional bellydancer and I have this event which consist of my professional students and I performing for 30-45 min live performance, cold buffet for people who purchase ticket in advance and from there onwards till 1am its going to be a disco night. there a bar and live DJ...I was thinking to incorporate multicultural music not just middle eastern..however I'm just starting off and really want to work hard to make this work but I do not have the money to do all the expensive marketing..I even want to have a website and be able to just run a normal business but from my own money... I have few ideas on how to market myself for free and the only cost will be for flayers..help and advice please..it will be appreciated.. Created a website as advised http://raqssharqidancecompany.viviti.com/ Used the Halloween Idea, and I have FB, Utube and will open twitter too..Thank you
Who came up with the idea of globalization and free market? Globalization and free market seemed to be an exciting idea, until little people / farmers found that it works to disadvantage them. Who actually proposed the idea of globalized economy and free markets? Didn't they think of its negative impact?
Free Market....Reaganomics? Any examples of where a Free Market has ever been implemented to build or strengthen a strong middle class... I can't seem to find any. Even the top down, reaganomics ideas, that have been practiced in the US over the past 25-30 years, have only seen wages, go down for working people and productivity increase (people working more hours for less money). While on the other hand the wealthy have only increased their wealth, and increased the gap between rich and poor. Even during Bush's presidency, the top 400 people saw their wealth collectively increase by over 600 billion dollars. My 401k portfolio, took a hit., and worked more hours while increases were pretty low... not sure about anyone else. Is this the Free Market idea some in this country are promoting and striving for?
HELP! Marketing Ideas.... and should what kind of promotions should we offer? We have changed our business name from Discount DNA to Genetic IDentity. What do you think? We do DNA TEsting of course paternity etc... Any ideas on where to market? Also I would like to offer promotions like a free gas drawing or something. Any ideas. We would also like to help in the community an ideas on that? Thank you to all who answer. We are trying to bring customer service and genuine care back to american businesses. I think consumers should get 100% great customer service for their hard earned money! :)
What do you think is a good marketing idea for gaining more students for lessons with gift certificates? I'm a dance instructor with a private studio and was thinking of passing out gift certificates for private lessons I teach. I don't teach large classes so I'm trying to attract students by marketing. I was thinking of doing $50 gift certificate for the first lesson and they pay the remaining cost of $15. I didn't want to do free lessons because I'm worried about those who only want to take advantage of a freebie deal and that's it. Do you have any other great ideas on how to attract students for dance lessons using gift certificates. I'm open to suggestions on amount of $, what good ways to distribute them, conditions & terms I should put on the certificates and any such advice that could be effective and helpful. (No wisecracks needed.) Thank you for the advice and help!
Marketing dissertation ideas? Need some inspiration in choosing a topic for my dissertation. The topic needs to be marketing focused and aprt from that its pretty open. I was thinking along the lines of something to do with travel and/or tourism to but thats not necessary. Free to post any ideas, just need a bit of inspiration. cheers
Will conservatives abandon the free market? What with protectionism, preventing foreign or domestic companies from operating within America's borders, laws preventing the free market to function (e.g. outlawing the sale of beneficial products, restricting the free flow of ideas and product), and spite (in some cases) of "elitist" economic ideas presented in Universities?
Should those of us who believe in the free market start calling ourselves "liberals" again? Afterall, aren't those who believe in big government now the "conservatives." Is not big government the status quo? Aren't the ideas of limited government and the free market now the radical opposition fighting against the advocates of the big government status quo? In fact, the term "liberal" originally referred to an advocate of the free market and only began to refer to moderate socialists in the 1930s. Why not reclaim it and make it clear that we are opposed to the conservative Obama and Bush regimes with their reckless spending and unprecedented increases in the size of government?
Isn't a completely free market a really bad idea? A free market is what got us into this mess. There was the repealing of Glass-Steagall Act and the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that enabled the poor banking practices that ruined the financial sector. It's not like we didn't know that the bankers couldn't be trusted to be left to their own devices. The current situation is no more than a magnified version of the Savings and Loan crisis of the late 80's.
Website Marketing ideas? Hi i need ideas in the form of a list on different free or cheap ways that I can market my website to thousands of people
What are arguments against a school voucher system? I love this idea. Free market schools. Teachers will begin to get paid for performance, and it lets the state off the hook for deciding what that is. It also allows for creative education techniques to flourish. Efficiency in the market of education will become the norm. I understand transition would be difficult, but is that reason enough?
Out of the box thinkers-Website marketing on a shoestring budget? Ideas? My daughter & I started a website WWW.FAIRYGIFTMOTHERS.COM and between that and purchasing inventory we are left with little to no money to promote or get our site marketed. Any free places to go? Any ideas on how we can get traffic to our site to get much needed sales? I have resorted to a very SLOW way and that is by chat in games on other sites and here at YA, also business card handouts & flyer's. I researched all the different marketing tools and pay per click stuff. The are way out of our league. Would asking people to email this website out to everyone on their address list be a good way? Need some out of the box thinkers here, ideas?
Marketing ideas for an Internet company?? Need Help!!? I have a small on-line gift company www.freedomgifts.co.nz, does anyone want to share/help me with some ideas of how I can market it to boost sales, on the cheap or (even better) free. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
APARTMENT MARKETING IDEAS.. HELP!? I need some help! I manage an apartment community that is having occupancy problems and the company has introduced a challenge for us to come up with great effective marketing ideas to increase occupancy without spending money. Something "outside the box". Before anyone recommends passing out flyer's to local businesses etc... we've done that. What we need is an idea to draw people in. Something that doesn't require us to spend money or lose money such as offering a 'Free Rent' special. I'm not the most creative person in the world and neither are the members of my staff. So if anyone out there is an 'outside the box' thinker and has some fantastic ideas they can offer I would be grateful because not only can we win the contest... but you can help save our jobs!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!! ps... Economically speaking I am not getting paid what I'm worth at this job because our community isn't making money- however with the economy the way it is It will be hard to find a new job. (ie.. I can't pay you for your ideas except with my gratitude and one day maybe help you with a problem you are having which is what yahoo answers is all about)
Apartment marketing ideas? I work at a 304 apartment complex we are currently 84% occupied!! We do outreach marketing everyday! We have tried the passing out flyers to large companies small compaines you name it they got a flyer. We lowered the rents gave the first month free did a $35 $99 and $199 move in. We are on craigslist and other apartment websites. We are doing even non-resident referrals and resident referrals. I am running out of ideas here and need help to get us to at least 90%. Any idea will help right now. The company I work for doesn't really want to spend the money but I'm good at talking to my boss about the whole spend money to make money thing. Oh and we are not on any busy roads it's just slllloooow!!
Any Internet Marketing Guru wanna invest into my Million Bucks hungry mind rich in niche ideas? Hi Wealthy Genuine Internet Marketing Guru, You know I am fed up with free signing up to all those numerous newsletters of so called Internet Millionaires where there's always a hidden catch of later having to pay this or that to proceed, etc. I've got an idea. Why don't we make a sort of partnership which both you and I would greatly benefit from? For example, if you've really proved yourself as a successful internet marketer, then I would be happy to be your "ambassador". In return, I would be pleased to come across your knowledgeable support and expert assistance in my ambitious striving to turn any of my niche business ideas into a top quality online business in the form of website, blog, affiliate or anything else that you might suggest would be great.
making money ideas online that are free? anyone know any ways or is making some sorta consistent money online. anything, or even good odds in online casinos or online casino games, strategies or systems, i make some money doing affiliate marketing but very little.any ideas would be awesome. i made over 100 quid once in roulette with a system but lost it. tried it again but lost ten quid of my own money.
Your Marketing strategies...need some good ideas on advertising my company.? I work for a small business, check cashing/Pay day loan service. Our town is ver small (population of approx 2,000 people) although we do have four stores in other cities (within 25 miles radius) my store seems to be the slowest. I need to advertise more, posting flyers is most obvious way to advertise but what are some others that aren't too expensive. My frind suggested we make mathes, or advertise in local companies and ask that they put our advertisements in their payroll. Heres an idea of what we do...we chard 1.5 % to cash check, and we give free money orders.....P)LEASE give some ideas. Thank you
Which of the following ideas is central to mercantilism? A. Protectionism and regulation are the best ways to keep nations prosperous. B. Colonial trade tends to weaken empires. C. Free markets lead to national wealth. D. There is an unlimited amount of wealth in the world. E. Colonies should concentrate on manufacturing, not on exporting raw materials.
How can people believe oil is more valuable than a Free and Liberated Muslim Middle East? A free Middle East ensures peace and security throughout the world. A free market and inevitable globalization makes peace a commodity that far out wieghs any profits that can be made from oil. Oil will be a dwarf in all of the other prospects of a free marketplace throughout the world. Most importantly extremist such as Al-Quaeda, Ham mas, and Hezbholah will lose their economic base and there way of life (remember the Taliban?) will be an impossibility anywhere in the world. Last time I asked only 2 people responded and they supported this idea. I guess the Libs can't argue about this theory. I'm joining----Duh! Ranarenep-----Afree and liberated Muslim Middle East was never on Osama's table of terrorism. He was an ally of the Taliban and preached the words of Mullh Omar the extremist Taliban leader!!! Carla you simply choose to keep your blinders on and aren't open to the bigger picture. RANERANEP the question is how can people believe stop evading and being afraid of being wrong Yes we gave things to "potential" terrorist regimes at the time they were fighting for their interest as wel as ours and they did our bidding well. Then they turned so that fact is moot.
Home Based Business Marketing Tips? I just started my own home based business with Gold Canyon Candles and am looking for free or very inexpensive marketing ideas. I am holding a "business debut" party and have invited 60 of my neighbors (hopeing for at least 15 to show up). My 10 year old and her friends taped flyer invitations to everyone's doors. Besides handing out business cards, what else can I do to get my name out there?
Which Presidential Candidate is most FREE MARKET/CAPITALISTIC and why? I'd rather have capitalism and "the rich getting richer" than Cuba/Haiti/Columbia. The middle-class and poor always have opportunities to BECOME rich and it is proven that there are as many millions of ways (and new ideas) to become wealthy as there are people in this country. Which Presidential Candidate is most capitalistic and would be ulta-creative and revolutionary in building a Congressional majority to lower income taxes to 10% or less (OR eliminate the income-tax/IRS all-together!) while spending less on archaic, outdated, corrupted and over-invested programs?
Any ideas about how I can market my event planning company? Hi I'm a single mother of two school-age children. Right now money is a little tight with tuition, after-school, bills and expenses. I've been event planning for years and I finally want to branch out on my own, I have website and this week I am planning to send out press releases for free advertising. Does anyone else have any ideas about how to market my event planning company, inexpensively?
Is Yahoo Answers an Evil Fachist Threat? I recieved an email telling me that I had posted an insulting answer, which is a matter of opinion. Isn't this site 90% opinion? I love the idea of this site, but I didn't realize the site was called "Answers We Like." But hold on!!! There are so many illiterate, unthinking, ignorant and insulting answers posted, why bother picking out a few to sensor? Can we sanitize all of existence and should we be trying? Personally, I find many of the responses of condescending bible bashers insulting, but I deal with it. I think people who use the site to cheat on homework are commitiing a greater sin than anyone merely expressing their opinion. Wasn't the internet supposed to be a bastion of free speech? A place where we could have a free market of ideas? I will read the answers to this question, but then I think my boycott of this site will begin.
This is for the " love it or leave it crowd" Is free speech protected or NOT? I feel for anyone who is angered or frustrated over postings that do not support or validate your views. All the same I do want to know what some one honestly thinks and feels on topics like the war in Iraq. - Did the public school system stop teaching civics? Where is it patriotic to only express supporting, ( my country right or wrong ), opinions? In a free market place of ideas, it is said the truth emerges. Is this what some folk are trying to suppress?
Why do people believe oil is more valuable to GWB than a free and liberated Muslim Middle East? A free Middle East ensures peace and security throughout the world. A free market and inevitable globalization makes peace a commodity that far out wieghs any profits that can be made from oil. Oil will be a dwarf in all of the other prospects of a free marketplace throughout the world. Most importantly extremist such as Al-Quaeda, Ham mas, and Hezbholah will lose their economic base and there way of life (remember the Taliban?) will be an impossibility anywhere in the world. Last time I asked only 2 people responded and they supported this idea. I guess the Libs can't argue about this theory. CC freeing the Iraqi people was a MAJOR part of the plan. Have another sip of your Kool-Aide Bertacus---- That will come in time. Thank you Garrett well put. A friendly Iraq is worth an enormous sacrifice in the long run. Nobody can deny that. Answer man it cost the Saudi's $2 to produce a barrel of oil and the Iranians $20 to produce the same barrel. The higher the price per barrel the more motivation for alternative fuel. Something the none of the Middle Eastern countries want. Iran is going bankrupt as a result of their pursuit of nuclear technology because they can't turn a good profit with the current price. Do you prefer making Iran the leader in the Middle East and therefore OPEC?
are you for more government or more freedom? It all comes down to this, do you want government controlling your life, or do you want it all left to the free market (the idea that people control themselves and there are less rules instead of more rules economically, socially, politically, etc)? Sure, freedom is a good idea, but how can you really trust a person not to go around and do bad things? In a free market, it is the people who are responsible for bringing crime to justice, whereas in a highly regulated government, there are rules and regulations as to who is guilty of what. True, governments can make mistakes, but it all comes down to who do you trust more? People, who are diverse, or Government, which is a small group of people following the same rules and regulations?
Mussolini’s corporatist state? a. determined representation by area of business. b. determined representation by wealth of a region. c. based the government on free market ideas. d. made the government head of all businesses.
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