Making a Living by Internet Marketing

by Chris Stirling

Published on this site: May 26th , 2005 - See more articles from this month...

All of you owners of home based businesses that are trying to make a living working from home know the difficulties encountered through Internet marketing and trying to get your web page noticed in order to increase traffic and ultimately revenues. Some people just blindly pay a lot of money for advertising, and those who do not have an advertising budget often times do not advertise at all. Both of these are detrimental to your business, and it does not have to be as difficult as you are making it.

For instance, there are many ways to market your products and services inexpensively if not free, so spending a lot of money on it could be wasteful. If you have no money to spend, you are asking your business to fail by not advertising. People in this situation should be diligent about searching out all the options for free advertising.

When it comes to advertising, there are many options online and offline that will help you spread the word about your Web page and your product and you will increase traffic and revenues because of it.

First, check out offline venues for free ads like local newspapers, television stations, radio stations and the like. Often times these mediums are looking for new local businesses to highlight in their business sections and/or discussions. This is free advertisement and something you should cash in on immediately. Also, make sure your URL is on every printed material you use in regard to your business whether it is stationary or free gifts. Having your URL out there will help people remember your address and be more likely to check out what you have to offer.

Additionally, while you are making your URL well known, make sure your web page is professional and accommodating to consumers. Make sure that the checkout process is easy and convenient as well as secure. Using payment systems like Paypal might be a good idea for you as well because it allows a variety of payment methods in many different currencies.

Advertising online does not have to be expensive. You can trade links with other relevant web pages, submit newsletters to online ezines and the like with a resource box with your information, and other ideas similar to this. Certainly, you can do banners and other advertising, but if you do not have much of a budget try all of the free options before you start paying money you do not have. As you grow, your advertising budget can grow as well.

As long as you are creative and proactive in finding inexpensive and/or free advertising your business will grow, your revenues will grow and you will not be spending much at all on advertising. Remember, the more people that are aware of your web page increases traffic, referrals and ultimately purchases. Make sure your URL is visible to as many people as possible in as many places as possible.

Chris Stirling is the owner of Stirls.com and his internet marketing website is designed to help other people achieve their goal of having their own work at home business. http://www.stirls.com