- Write an article and distribute it to high traffic sites
- Add the link to that article on your site to social bookmarking sites – mention the reprint rights
- Write to your past clients with a special freebie.
- Answer questions in forums – leave your signature file
- Start a blog, or if you have one, do a great, well written blog post that solves a common problem. Mind your tagging, and ping responsibly.
- Submit a press release
- Start a Pay Per Click campaign
- Contact a non-competing peer to send a free offer with subscription about your site and reciprocate (Long term commissions sweeten the deal.)
- Write a three page ebook/whitepaper and give it away free.
- Order a radio or TV spot in a local market
- Offer to speak at a targeted venue for free as long as they’ll let you speak within the next 24 hours to a sizeable audience. Combine with giveaway for more signups.
- Have a free Skypecast, or do a video or audio podcast.
- Ask clients to tell a friend online, give them a means, offer them a rebate or other form of reward for each buyer, and partial credit for a certain number of subscribers
- Buy business cards with calling card stickers on the back and give them away at a local conference, Chamber of Commerce meeting, Internet Chamber of Commerce meeting or other gathering
- Go to sites like Yahoo Answers or LinkedIn where you can display your expertise and answer individual questions in the most unique way you can manage.
Tinu Abayomi-Paul is the CEO of Leveraged Promotion, a member of the Network Solutions Social Web Advisory Board, and Editor of Women Grow Business. Her website promotion company specializes in reputation management, and building traffic systems for business. You can find her on Google+ and Twitter.
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