50 free or cheap advertising ideas for offline and online marketing!

There are many ways to advertise without spending a lot of money. Use these tips to your advantage. Modify them and make them yours. Just remember that the only way to be successful with your business is to do something.

No one has found success without doing anything.

1. Put your website on notepads, pens, newsletters, car stickers, coffee mugs.

2. Flyers – When you buy your morning paper, slip a few flyers into the rest of the papers.

3. Business cards (you can create your own or get them for free through VistaPrint)

4. Article marketing is one of my favorite methods of advertising. If you write articles and then use a service to post them, your articles will go viral, spread like a virus, and could have the potential to be viewed by hundreds of thousands of people.

5. Participating in online discussion forums is a great way to publicize your business, and it’s free. Build relationships first and use your signature file to let everyone know what you do and who you are.

6. Free Classifieds

7. Targeted ezine advertising is one of the most cost-effective ways to advertise your business.

8. Paid advertisements, such as solo advertisements. Testing, testing, testing. Your success depends on your ad and your headline!

9. Send postcards.

10. Buy leads that are targeted and related to your business. If possible, get their phone number and tracking.

11. Bookmarks for libraries, don’t forget to talk to your librarian first.

12. Buy cheap seed packets, tag them with your website and a saying like, I’m in the business of helping people grow.

13. Use your knowledge and publish a newsletter or ezine. Once you build your list, you can offer paid subscriptions or advertisements.

14. Word of mouth (friends and family)

15. Forwarded Emails – Add your testimonial to your signature line.

16. Buttons

17. Think of giving away with a short ad and your URL.

18. Baby Shower Cards for Hospitals.

19. If your domain name is a string of words, try capitalizing each one. This helps people who only take a quick glance to remember it.

20. Create an information type brochure that briefly explains your business.

21. When you go to a yard or garage sale, ask if you can leave some of their flyers there.

22. Community colleges. Every student needs a part-time job.

23. Put a business card in all outgoing mail, including anything with a postage-paid envelope.

24. Visit the establishments you do business with (doctor’s offices, health food stores, karate/dance studios, etc.) and ask if you can drop off flyers.

25. Car Magnets: You can place magnets all over your car.

26. Promote your business for free in local magazines, newspapers, community newsletters, etc. Many rely on voluntary written contributions. Translate your knowledge into an article. It’s free advertising and an effective way to establish yourself as an expert in your field.

27. Leave your business card in restaurant bathrooms or on cork boards around grocery stores.

28. Get a booth at school events and share what you have to offer.

29. Seek to place an advertisement in school-sponsored publications (directories, PTA brochures, etc.). Usually not too expensive.

30. Set up a free gift box at any store that gives you permission.

31. Post flyers in apartment complexes if they allow it.

32. Place flyers under car windshield wipers.

33. Newspaper classifieds are cheap and effective. Request that your ad appear with a colored background to make it stand out even more.

34. Buy a custom pre-inked stamp and place your ad on it. Seal the back of any envelope you mail.

35. When it comes to advertising and marketing, repetition plays a big role in the success of your campaigns.

36. We all get spam with postage-paid envelopes. Just send a brochure to the company and use your return envelope.

37. Custom T-shirts

38. Create gift basket raffles for church bazaars, concerts held during the summer, at your local community hall, or any city function. Don’t forget to put your business card or some other advertisement in the basket.

39. Put flyers on car windshields at your kids’ sporting events.

40. Leave a business card with your tip for your waiter/waitress.

41. Respond to spam with your own commercial.

42. Give your business cards to friends and family and ask them to give them to people they know who would be interested in a part-time income.

43. Post flyers at local colleges, libraries, and grocery stores.

44. Ask your local Chinese food if you can put a flyer in their window.

45. Create a stack of post-its from your business cards with a glue stick and then post them on pay phones etc.

46. ​​Magnetic-backed business cards really stick in people’s minds, as well as on their refrigerator.

47. Leave business cards next to the change machine in the mall arcade or at the ATM.

48. Put your website address on your sun visor using vinyl letters.

49. Find an old (or new) metal can, put a magnet on the back, put your business cards on it, and then stick it on your car when you go to a store.

50. Be different and stand out. When you are unique, you are one step ahead of your competition.

There are many ways to promote your business without spending a fortune. Think out of the box. Most people notice things that are different, something that catches their attention or even makes them laugh.

Keep it simple, keep it cheap and before you know it, your success will be achieved without breaking the bank.

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