My Top 10 No-Cost & Low-Cost Marketing Resources

by Debbie LaChusa

I've always been a bargain shopper. I admit it ... I LOVE to save money!

Why spend more for something than you have to, right?

I apply this same attitude toward marketing.  Because every dollar you save goes toward your bottom-line.

But saving money on marketing only makes sense if it doesn't require you to cut corners, cut quality or cut effectiveness.

I've found all kinds of great marketing resources that I use to market my own business and that I share with my clients in The 10stepmarketing Resource Center.

Today, I'm sharing my Top 10 favorites with you. I use every single one of these services and I highly recommend them all.

No-Cost Marketing Solutions

1)  EzineArticles.com - Get tons of exposure online and generate traffic to your website by posting your original articles here.

2)  PDF995 - Create e-books, Special Reports and other great informational marketing materials using this free PDF-maker. Your PDFs are totally compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader, what most of your clients will use to access your PDFs.

3)  Survey Monkey - Find out everything you need to know about your audience so you can market more effectively to them. Easy to set up and implement a survey, plus it creates all the reports for you. Paid services are also available if you want to customize your survey.

4)  FreeConference.com - Host your own free or paid teleclasses and teleseminars for up to 100 clients and all you pay is long distance phone charges. Looking for a low-cost way to get in front of your audience, even if they're all over the world?  This is it!

5)  PRWeb.com - Spread the news about your business by posting press releases for distribution all over the web and offline media. This is the service I used that landed 10stepmarketing in "Entrepreneur Magazine." Paid, low-cost services are also available for greater distribution.

Low-Cost Marketing Solutions

6)  LogoWorks - Get a professionally designed logo at a great price. LogoWorks designed both the 10stepmarketing logo and my Twin Connections logo. You get very quick service, plus lots of choices to choose from and several rounds of revisions, all included in their low price.

7)  Prints Made Easy - Get quality business cards in about a week for under $20. Design your own or use one of the many templates available. I change the message on the back of my business cards frequently and this is the service that makes it easy and affordable.

8)  KickStartCart - Comprehensive, one-stop-shop service for online businesses ... it incorporates an easy-to-use shopping cart, unlimited autoresponders, newsletter/ezine broadcasting capabilities, ad tracking, affiliate program and more, for one low monthly price. And the best part is, you don't need to be a "techie" to use it!

9)  AWeber - Easily manage your email marketing with this low-priced email management and autoresponder program. Recognized as one of the best in the business, great deliverability rates and very easy to use.

10)  AudioGenerator - Bring your website and emails to life by including recorded audio ... plus you can easily collect recorded testimonials for your website. There's no need to understand programming or take up your valuable web space hosting large audio files. I LOVE this service. It's easy to use and inexpensive.

Well, there you have it.  My Top 10 favorites.  You can definitely get more for less when you use these services.  I invite you to check them out on my Helpful Links page.

And if you're really serious about saving on your marketing without cutting corners, you can get access to my private rolodex of over 100 no-cost and low-cost, quality resources in The 10stepmarketing Resource Center.

(C) Copyright 2006 Debbie LaChusa

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Debbie LaChusa created The 10stepmarketing System to make marketing your own business as simple as answering 10 questions. Learn more about this unique, step-by-step system and get a free Marketing E-Course when you subscribe to the free, weekly 10stepmarketing Ezine at http://www.10stepmarketing.com

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