Step Away From The Computer! - Top 10 Ways to Market Your MLM and/or Website Offline
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Although Online Marketing is the wave of the future, there are ways that you can market your MLM and website offline that are not stuck in the past. As a matter of fact, your offline and online strategies can work hand in hand. For this reaso
Offline Marketing should be a part of every internet marketer's overall strategy.
Here are the Top 10 ways that you can market your business offline:
1. Do a radio interview with a DJ at the local radio station. The morning talk show would be ideal. As listeners are getting ready for work, your message will be one of the first that they hear that day. Make sure that you mention your website URL so that listeners can find out more once they get access to a computer some time during the day. It would even be a good idea to donate one of your top selling items for the radio station to give out as a gift.
2. You could attend a Home Business Trade Show in order to market your business. The attendees there are a targeted group because they are there to find a Home Business opportunity. You could get a booth for around $100. One way to generate interest in your booth would be to have a give away every hour. This will encourage attendees to leave their name and number for you to contact them later about your MLM opportunity. Make sure to have literature there with your Website URL and phone number.
3. In your Voice Message always include your web address in the body of the message. This lets callers know where they can find more information about you and your company and/or buy products through your website.
4. Place a removable magnetic sign on your car doors. As you go about your daily business these signs are advertising your company and website everywhere you go. People will definately notice the signs while they are sitting in traffic.
5. Put your website address on stylish T-Shirts and give them to your friends and family to wear. They would be walking billboards for your business.
6. Whenever you stay at a bed and breakfast or go to a lounge or gift shop, always leave your website address when you sign your name. The guest books are usually placed in waiting rooms. While clients are waiting for their appoint they will usually pass the time buy looking through the guestbook.
7. Drop cards with your website URL are a great also. You can leave them on cars, public restrooms, or in the credit card slot at the gas pump or anywhere else you can think of. This method usually draws really interested prospects because they were curious enough to go to your website to find out what your business is all about.
8. Go out the local college and set up a booth whereever the students like to gather. You should be able to get a table rather inexpensively usually around $30-45. You can get a lot of exposure for your website and also a lot of great new prospects.
9. Contact the local Chamber of Commerce and ask them about any upcoming job fairs in your local area. Get a booth and hand out literature advertising your website and/or MLM opportunity.
10. Get in touch with companies in your local area to find out if you can set up a table in the employee lounge or cafeteria. Many companies will allow you to do this especially if they see that your product or service can benefit their employees.
So you see, there are many ways that you can market your business offline that will compliment what you are already doing online. Choose a few of them and start growing your business!
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Tracey E Mitchell is an Internet Marketing Consultant from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Learn more about internet and network marketing at http://www.traceyemitchell.com
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