Advertising Your Business

Advertising your business can be difficult at times especially when your know a cost is involved. In the past people would use loud speakers, word of mouth, putting stickers on vehicles and also newspapers. Although a lot of these techniques are still used today, we have better options and cheaper ways now. Some of the new, better and cheaper ways of advertising a business are listed below.

Social media

Social media advertisement is one of the fastest growing area for business advertisements and also one of the cheapest ways to get attention. Popular social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Pinterest and Linkedin are easy to publicize your business on. Once you create a profile with all details you want to add you can simply publish and share. Search engines automatically will pick up your business profile based on demand for a certain business location, category etc.

Classified websites

Classified websites are also quite easy to use and most are free when advertising your business online. Some also offer featured ad area where you pay a small fee for a highlighted or upgraded ad and receive more views.

Ad Networks

One of the most effective ways to advertise your business is using a ad network, although this can be expensive based on the reach you are trying to get this is very powerful and the main network for this is AdSense. AdSense ads appear on most websites so thus your advertisement will reach the masses.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

The cheapest and longest lasting way to advertise your business is using SEO techniques. Apart from having a social page it is very important to have a website, when this website is built and published you want to make sure it is optimized for all major search engines with keywords that will drive traffic to your website. I will publish a full blog real soon on (SEO) and explain do’s, don’ts and the long term great impact it can have on your site.

Overview

There are a number of other ways to advertise your business but the above are the most recent and more popular advertising ways to go. All have their pros and cons but it all boils down to what exactly your needs are and how soon you want them to get filled. In another post I will be explaining the pros and cons off all the above mentioned advertising techniques so you can know which one will be best for you.