Marketing Your Business On A Shoestring

Even though we’re battling through a recession, there are still those that believe there isn’t a better time to set up a new business - after all while others are crumbling after years of declining sales, their businesses will be fresh and ready when the recession disappears.

But there’s no getting round the fact that money is pretty tight at the moment and when you’re setting up a business you can’t be as free as you’d like to be with money - read on to discover how you can attract customers and clients with the tightest budgets in the world;

Discount Cards

A great way to promote loyalty towards your business, providing a stable stream of customers, is by introducing discount cards.  You might think that giving away discounts at the drop of the hat may sound counterproductive, it will actually make customers spend more money in your business.

Think about the last time you bought a coffee and you got a card telling you that the fifth cup you bought would be free - doesn’t that make you think about keeping the card and returning tomorrow?

Customer Service

People hate bad customer service and when they are on the business end of bad customer service they want nothing more than to go away and complain to their friends - word of mouth can spread like a forest fire and can seriously damage your business.

Invest what time and money you can into making sure everyone involved with your business knows about the intricacies and importance of good customer service.  Get people spreading good word of mouth and you’ll benefit greatly!

YouTube and Blogging

YouTube has become very popular for good reasons - it’s become familiar, people trust it, it’s easy to use, easy to watch, easy to view, easy to share - why not get yourself on it?  YouTube can be a great way to get your businesses name across the globe quickly.

Furthermore why not think about looking into blogging along with your YouTube move.  Blogging can be another great way of getting noticed around the world  but just make sure you have good things to say otherwise you’ll turn people away…

Newsletters

It’s one thing spending all your time and money and effort trying to attract new customers but what about your existing customers - you mustn’t forget about them.  Create a newsletter that you can email around to existing customers to keep your name fresh in their minds - make sure you create a newsletter that is fresh and interesting and you will be associated with fresh and interesting ideas!

A business on a shoestring?

Have you been trying to run your business with nothing more than a few pennies?  Have you found the struggle has helped you come up with fresh, new inexpensive idea to attract new customers?  Let us know what you’ve been doing…

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