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[Timothy Sweatte Contribution Level: 1]

1. Social Networking (Facebook, Twitter etc)
Facebook is the No. 2 ranked site and Twitter is the No. 9 ranked site in the world right now (Alexa.com as of 03/10/11). That’s a lot of potential traffic and you definitely want to take advantage of those numbers. Another thing I like about Social Networking is that it generally doesn’t take up too much time (unless you let it) and is really simple and easy to do.


2. Video Marketing
Video Marketing is something that if done properly, can produce more leads than any other strategy here. Once again I have to mention some numbers here. Youtube is the No. 4 ranked site in the world. That’s a big audience to broadcast to.


3. Article Marketing
Article Marketing is a great way of positioning yourself as an expert. If there is a topic that you are knowledgeable on, why not write about it? If you can’t think of something to write about, then learn about something and then write what you learned. You don’t need to be an expert, you just need to know more than the people who are reading you’re article. If they are searching for information on a particular topic, they probably don’t know much about it anyway.


4. Forum Marketing
Forums are a great way to find quality people to work with and can also be a great source of information and ideas. Forums are very much a community, of which the members can be protective. This is not the place to sell or promote. You have to offer value to the posts you make in the forum. You have to build up your reputation. If people within the forum smell a pitch, they are going to see you as someone of no value, and if you continuously pitch to them, you may get banned.


5. Blog
I’ve included blog because having a personal blog is a great way to brand yourself and for people to find out all about you. I like to think of it as sort of a central hub for your marketing efforts. Link to your blog from your Social Networking sources, your Articles, your Videos and from your Forum profiles and you can create massive traffic for your blog.


I hope that helps!


Timothy Sweatte

[India McCall Company: AmeriPlan Corporation Contribution Level: 2]

Great breakdown. Someone can benefit greatly with this.

[Rob Hammond Company: Global Virtual Opportunities Contribution Level: 4]

Hey Bud,
Welcome to the forums! Great list of free marketing strategies!
Keep Rocking,
Rob

[Adil Shamim Contribution Level: 4]

1. Social Networking (Facebook, Twitter etc)
Facebook is the No. 2 ranked site and Twitter is the No. 9 ranked site in the world right now (Alexa.com as of 03/10/11). That’s a lot of potential traffic and you definitely want to take advantage of those numbers. Another thing I like about Social Networking is that it generally doesn’t take up too much time (unless you let it) and is really simple and easy to do.


2. Video Marketing
Video Marketing is something that if done properly, can produce more leads than any other strategy here. Once again I have to mention some numbers here. Youtube is the No. 4 ranked site in the world. That’s a big audience to broadcast to.


3. Article Marketing
Article Marketing is a great way of positioning yourself as an expert. If there is a topic that you are knowledgeable on, why not write about it? If you can’t think of something to write about, then learn about something and then write what you learned. You don’t need to be an expert, you just need to know more than the people who are reading you’re article. If they are searching for information on a particular topic, they probably don’t know much about it anyway.


4. Forum Marketing
Forums are a great way to find quality people to work with and can also be a great source of information and ideas. Forums are very much a community, of which the members can be protective. This is not the place to sell or promote. You have to offer value to the posts you make in the forum. You have to build up your reputation. If people within the forum smell a pitch, they are going to see you as someone of no value, and if you continuously pitch to them, you may get banned.


5. Blog
I’ve included blog because having a personal blog is a great way to brand yourself and for people to find out all about you. I like to think of it as sort of a central hub for your marketing efforts. Link to your blog from your Social Networking sources, your Articles, your Videos and from your Forum profiles and you can create massive traffic for your blog.


I hope that helps!


Timothy Sweatte

Article Marketing has been really lucrative for me and can be for everyone if they dont only submit their content to tradtional article sites like Ezine..Go Articles..

Adil

[Mehak Naheem Company: YourNetBiz Contribution Level: 3]

Thanks for sharing Timothy, I definitely agree that Youtube and social media marketing is a great way to attract your audience. I love these techniques because not only are they free but you can connect with your audience on a more personal level. Just being yourself and by having videos, people can see you're a real person and what you behave like. Sometimes, that's enough to build a connection with people.

[Lasse Borg Company: CarbonCopyPRO Contribution Level: 3]

Hey Timothy!
Great post and you're absolutely right, those are some great strategies to drive traffic and establishing yourself as an authority in the industry.

One thing I would like you to elaborate on:
How do you use facebook to drive traffic to your blog? I noticed, that you wrote that I doesn't require a lot of time, which exactly has been my challenge with facebook - it has taken a lot of time for me, so it would be great with a tip on how to spend less time on facebook and still be effective.
All the best, Lasse

[India McCall Company: AmeriPlan Corporation Contribution Level: 2]

yeahhhhhhhhhh...without using the ad tab that tells you to pay!!!!

[Daniel Attard Company: Neways Worldwide Contribution Level: 3]

Put this in the article section

Daniel Attard