You have a website set up and are all ready to get started with your internet based business and now find that you don't have the funds to market it.
Don't panic there are ways to do this for free, it will just take an investment in time, but you will still be able to build a successful online business.
There is a lot that can be done for free, it just requires time and dedication to achieve the results and in this article I will give you some tips and ideas of various methods that you can use to get traffic to your website.
One point to keep is mind is that just because something is free does not mean that it is no good.
If you are going to invest the time and effort required you will still need to see results.
If you follow the advice given here and stay away from the things that just waste time you will begin to see your business growing.
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Optimize your website for the search engines.
This will help you to achieve higher rankings.
It is not that difficult to learn how to optimize your website, there is a lot of good advice and training available and much of it is free.
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By getting your website listed in directories you will be building one way backlinks.
There are thousands of website directories available today and many of them will list your site for free.
Spend the time required to regularly submit your site to a few directories, on a daily basis if possible.
It helps to build back links to your site which improves your rankings.
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Write a newsletter and use it to help build a list of subscribers.
Fill it with useful information that is directed toward your particular niche.
Don't turn it into nothing but a sales page.
If you wish to retain your readers you will need to give something of value to them.
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One of the best methods you can use to generate traffic is to write and publish articles.
Get a blog up and running and keep it fed with interesting articles that you have written.
Write and publish as many articles as you can in article directories.
This is something that will cost you no money and will get brilliant results.
The more articles you are able to write and publish, the better you will become known as an expert in your niche on the internet.
And the better known you become the quicker your internet marketing business will grow.
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Join a few social media sites such as Twitter.
Make friends on Twitter and make quick and interesting posts (not more than 140 letters allowed per post) and this will also help you to brand yourself.
There are many other methods that can be used and are free but just make sure that they are genuine and not just time wasters.
Remember that building an internet based business takes time and dedication it will not happen overnight.