For anyone bringing their business to the internet, who wants to expand their online business, or who wants to make money on the internet, I have a quick list of 52 different ways to reach your target audience, connect with customers and prospects, or attract new leads. This applies to any industry, but will be especially helpful in sales-related businesses.
1. Social Marketing
2. Facebook
3. Twitter
4. LinkedIn
5. MySpace
6. BetterNetworker
7. Social Bookmarking
8. Delicious
9. Digg
10. Furl
11. Stumble Upon
12. Media Sharing/Videos
13. YouTube
14. Flickr
15. MetaCafe
16. Pay-Per-Click Advertising
17. Google Adwords
18. Yahoo
19. MSN
20. Amazon
21. Content Sharing
22. Squidoo
23. Hub Pages
24. Article Marketing
25. Ezine Articles
26. Directory of Ezines
27. Search Engine Optimization
28. Ebay
29. Classified Ads
30. Online Classifieds
31. Local Paper Online
32. Craigs List
33. Offline Classified Ads
34. Newspaper Display Ads (Online, Offline)
35. Blogging
36. Forums
37. Resume-Posting Sites
38. Banner Ads
39. Joint Ventures
40. Viral Marketing
41 Affiliate Marketing
42. Magazine Ads
43. Selling ads space on your blog or website
44. Creating a Podcast
45. Press Releases
46. Online Press Releases
47. Offline Press Releases
48. RSS Feeds
49. Viral Marketing
50. Email Marketing
51. Lead Capture Pages
52. Ebooks
Don’t be overwhelmed by how many different methods there are for building your business. Doing all of them isn’t necessary or recommended to be successful. Find one or two that interest you or apply to your market and pursue those.
For more detailed information on the above methods and others I use, visit www.Internet-Manifesto.com.
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