"5 Free And Proven Ways Of
Advertising in Year 2002" By Dmitry Nanev
Everyone knows that FFAs and Classified Ads Sites don't work for a long time now.
For most people only these two methods are a form of free Internet advertising.
And so they spread around the rumor that free advertising
is long gone.
Or is it?
Method #1: Bartering
This means giving away something valuable in exchange for
advertising you need instead of paying for it.
The best example for this, and the one I'm giving for
about
a year now, is bartering for ezine advertising. What you
do
is contacting the owner with your straight proposal,
telling them what you have to offer in return and how
their
readers will benefit from the product you're going to
advertise.
Just be sure that what you offer is really valuable to
the
publisher and it costs more than the cost of his
advertising.
Here's an example of the barter offer I send to
publishers:
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Subject: [Owner's First Name], Barter Proposal
Hi [Owner's First Name],
I know you probably have plenty of work to do so I will
go
straight to the point.
I want to make you a barter/trade proposal.
What I'd like to barter for is a Solo Mailing in your
ezine
- "[Ezine Name]."
I have found your ezine in/at [the place you've found it]
Here is what I'm ready to give you for running a Solo
Mailing in your ezine:
[list what you're going to give. Products with Full
Resell
Rights are great but don't ever offer something you don't
have the right to sell yourself!]
I will give you any [tell how much] of the above [ebooks
or
what ever it is] if you agree to trade.
Plus I think that your readers will benefit very much
from
what I have to offer them - "[Your Product's Name]"
You can
find more information about it at: http://www.YourProduct'sURL.com
[By the way - you get this ebook, too.]
-- This will be a good idea...]
Well I hope you haven't lost your time over reading this
and please do tell me what you think about this
barter/trade proposal.
I will be waiting for a response from you in the nearest
future!
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Email Address
Your Web Site URL
[P.S. If you can't run a Solo Mailing I am willing to
barter for Top Sponsor or Middle Sponsor positions.]
[P.P.S. If you are not satisfied with what I have to
offer,
I am always glad to hear what YOU want! Just name it.]
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Method #2: Ad Swapping
Although time-consuming, this type of ventures can be
really
profitable. Always be sure to swap only Top Sponsor,
Middle
Sponsor and Solo Ads. However if you choose the last -
check out if the publisher doesn't send Solo Ads too
often
and also be sure to send Solo Ads to your list no more
than
4 times a month i.e. one time per week.
Personally I have found Middle and in some cases Top
Sponsor ads to be the best solution for ad swapping.
Method #3: Article Writing
You probably know what articles are, have read many of
them
and may be even write. If you haven't started writing -
you
better do, it's easy. Just come up with a catchy topic,
good headline and easy-to-understand information.
Here are some of ways you can use articles to build your
business:
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Publish them in your ezine
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Submit them to
other ezine publishers i.e. other ezines
-
Submit them to
your web site
-
Submit them to other web sites
-
Compile
free ebooks
-
Compile free reports
You can use articles for almost anything - drive traffic,
create credibility and popularity, follow-up with
visitors
and customers to create more back-end sales, etc.
Submitting your articles to other ezines and/or web sites
is
a great idea, which you should start using right now. You
can find publishers accepting articles by getting an
ebook
called "Get Published!" which is free to all my
subscribers at: http://www.profit-position.com Also consider visiting:
http://hop.clickbank.net/?ebizindia/lifestyles
Below is a simple template, which you can use when you
submit articles to other ezine publishers:
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Subject: [First Name] - New Article For Your
Consideration
Hi [First Name],
Here is a new article for your consideration. I'm sure
readers of your [Ezine's Name] ezine will find the unique
information from "[Article's Name]" extremely
useful.
Allow me a quick introduction. My name is[...]
Please feel free to publish the article below along with
my
Resource box. Also, I'd greatly appreciate a courtesy
copy
when it goes out.
Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to your
publication.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Email]
[Your Domain Name]
Article: "[Its Name]"
Article size: xxx words, [60/65 characters per line] (body)
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Article Begins Here:
END OF ARTICLE
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_________________________________________________
If you don't wish to receive any more articles from me,
please
send any email to: mailto:[...]
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Now - a short list of web sites that give you the
opportunity to submit your articles:
http://www.zinos.com/cool/zinos/submitarticle.html
http://www.ezinearticles.com/
http://www.ideamarketers.com/
http://www.isyndicate.com/
http://www.mediapeak.com
http://www.MakingProfit.com/articles/
http://www.marketing-seek.com/articles/submit.shtml
http://www.mega-success.com/articles/submit.shtml
Method #4: Free Viral eBooks
This method involves just a little advertising on your
part. Sending a solo mailing to your or someone else's
ezine (using bartering or ad swapping) can spin the wheel
and it may stop only after years!
What you do is create a free and highly useful ebook.
Then:
-
Put several ads for your product inside it. Then offer
the people who download it to replace these ads' URLs
with
their affiliate Ids so they will make some percentage on
every sale. But they must first become your affiliates.
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Put their ad on the main page.
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Put their ad everywhere for a payment.
This way people will read your ebook and go to your web
site knowing that you really know what you're saying i.e.
this will create credibility for you.
And the people who give this ebook will also have their
advertising inside it and get visitors or percents of the
sales made from the ebook.
Method #5: Free Online Forums and Chats
This one is extremely effective but only if you post
questions and even better - answers constantly - at least
one post at a forum...every day.
The traffic comes from your small - 3 to 4 lines
signatures
that should include your name (line 1), your email
address
(line 2) and your logo/headline and web site address (lines
3,4).
Chats are the same thing as forums, but they are live so
you should just talk and give your URL to people who'd
like
to know it. "Why would they like to know my URL,"
you ask.
Well, think of a reason. For example I tell them that I
offer some valuable ebook they need in the current
situation at my site. And they visit it!
You
can immediately boost your website sales with personalization.
Learn about this powerful system here:
http://www.ebizindia.com/salesbooster.php?id=article
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