5 Cheap or Free Ways to Market Your Website

1. Promote your website on everything!!

This means everything from t-shirts to pens to business cards to flyers. Make sure your domain is always in front of people's eyes. This will pay off better than you think!

2. Be a surfing expert and Hang out online

Every website owner must know or find out where their target audience "hangs out". This could be information sites, blogs or forums. People go to the Web for information. Find out where they hang out and then join those sites, participate, answer questions and give advice. And be sure to follow rule number one above and promote your site in your signature below every post.
   
3. Become an Expert with Local TV, Radio and Newspapers

TV, Radio and Newspaper journalists and editors are always looking for experts to use in their stories. So get to know the editors and journalists in your city so that when they have an idea for a story, who will they think of first? You of course. And when you are published, it not only adds credibility to you repuation, but it also drives traffic to your website!

4. Use Free Social and Business Networking Sites

Free social and business networking sites such as LinkedIn, MySpace and Facebook are perfect places to network virtually. Learn how to use these websites to promote your own. Be careful though, MySpace and Facebook viewers are there to socialize to overbearing commercial promotions will actually turn off that crowd.

5. Write a Blog

Most people have at least visited a blog before, but how do you go about creating a blog? It's actually easier than you think. First come up with a general topic you would like to discuss. Then start writing! It's that easy! There are several free blog sites that you can sign up for. If you have a CopyWrite CMS installation, it's easy to start one there too!

A blog will add credibility to your brand and drive traffic to your website. Remember people go online to find free information.