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Are you looking to start an online business, but you are on a shoestring budget?

There are literally hundreds of free methods available to help you market your business online. Some of these methods take time to bear the fruits of your labor - while others work in a relatively short amount of time.

Keep in mind that it is best to choose two or three of these methods and master each one before moving on to the next “great marketing idea”

The article below will give you several good examples of the free methods you can use to promote your online business.

Low Cost Ideas To Start An Internet Based Business

So many people these days are on a tight budget and are searching for low cost ways to start an internet based business to earn extra income. For those with very little money available starting a business online is certainly possible.

There are so many internet based business ideas to choose from so it is recommended that you spend some time doing research to find the low cost or free ways to get started, then searching for products to sell and promote your website using the free, yet highly effective internet marketing methods.

Those who are prepared to put in the time and work to start their own internet based business, even if they are on a tight budget, can turn it into a profitable venture.  The internet abounds with free information.  It is just a matter of searching for what you need on sites, forums, in e-books and articles.

1.         Getting started

Firstly, it is recommended that you get your own website if you are going to start your own internet based business which means you will need to find a hosting company.  You need to find a very reliable one so it is not something you want to skimp on. A free host is not recommended.   You can also acquire a domain name at minimal cost.

An auto-responder is important to enable you to capture the email addresses of the visitors to your website who subscribe to your newsletter and in turn build your list.  An auto-responder can be obtained free or on a monthly/annual charge.

Search on your favorite search engine and you will find that there are plenty of free templates available to enable you to build a website and also free e-books on search engine optimization that will show you how to select your keywords and optimize your website.

If, however, building a website is something you do not want to tackle at this stage then you could always start a Blog.  Just do a search for free blogs and you are bound to find one.

A few internet based business opportunities provide you with a website that is set-up free on your own domain with a pre-installed auto-responder as well as the products ready to sell, so this option is well worth considering if you have no idea how to build a site, find a hosting company, install an auto-responder or locate products.

2.         Choosing products or services to sell on your website.

By joining affiliate programs, most of which are free, will provide you with many products that you can start marketing by simply placing a text link or banner on your website.  Some programs will pay you a higher commission on the sale of the products if you upgrade to a paying member.  You can always wait until you start making money before ugrading.

A very popular site where you will find a huge selection of products to choose from is Clickbank and it is free to join and market the products.  The commissions you receive vary from product to product.

Also another free source of products is the lead generation programs, which are free to join and offer a variety of programs that you can choose to promote.  They pay you a few dollars for leads generated from the links and banners you place on your site.

3.         Marketing your internet based business

The following internet marketing methods are highly effective and free so you will not have to buy leads or use the pay per click programs to attract customers.

Posting constructive comments in forums is not only a free way to advertise but also a way to make yourself known as an expert in your field.  When you set up your forum signature be sure to add a link to your blog or website.

A great way to build back links to your website is by submitting your site to the free online directories.  There are thousand of directories available and you just need to aim to submit to 10 daily.

Try and post on your own blog daily and comment on posts on other blogs too. Blogging is free it just takes time like any other internet marketing method.

One of the most highly effective methods of marketing online is article marketing, which will not cost you a dime if you are prepared to write your own articles and submit them to the article directories yourself.

An effective free way to drive traffic to your website is Social Networking.

4.         Take action and get started

Being on a tight budget should not deter those who are willing to put in the time and work, as one can see from the above low cost ideas that it is possible to start, build and market an internet based business without having to spend much money at all.

Cynthia Minnaar works full time online from home and invites you to visit her internet based business where she will share low cost start-up ideas with you. http://www.cyns-home-biz.com/

When I first started marketing online, I was like a deer in the headlights. I was going in a thousand different directions and honestly had no clue where to even start.

Then I decided to hire a mentor and it changed my life. While it was expensive ($2500) I was repaid back 10 times in both financial gain and educational experience.

If you are already making a full time living online, maybe it’s time you started your own mentor ship program. You can setup a blueprint and show others step-by-step how you make money online, and how they can follow in your footsteps.

Here is a good article explaining why you should consider becoming someone’s mentor!

Increase Your Online Income By Mentoring

You probably have not forgotten how you felt when you first started working on the internet and how everything seemed so different to what you were used to doing and could be very confusing at times too.  This is exactly how inexperienced affiliates will feel when they join your online income business and most of them will be very glad to have mentor guide them.

Here are some online mentoring tips and ideas that can be used to help your new affiliates achieve success while at the same time increasing your own online income.

A welcome email to your new affiliates to let them know you are willing to mentor them and share your internet marketing experience with them will be appreciated by many.

Also by establishing what level of internet experience they have, will put you in a better position to assist them, so remember to ask them.

Communicating with your new affiliates is the key but email does not have to be the only way.  Skype is a free and easy online way to communicate with your down-line and is ideal for problem solving.  As an example, an auto-responder is not the easiest thing in the world to set up if you have no prior experience, so if you both have your browsers open on the same web page you can talk your new affiliate through the areas that they are difficulties with.

You could set up a section on your blog with useful tips and hints e.g. ideas on setting up folders in their email client to file their emails, as well as in their Favorites to save the regularly used urls, time management tips and advice on staying organized, useful links, etc.

Training emails that can be sent out regularly from your auto-responder is another easy and convenient way to provide your new recruits with the information that they need to get their online income business up and running smoothly.

They will appreciate being advised of the importance of SEO and shown the best resources for choosing their keywords and optimizing their website for the search engines.

Explain the benefits of starting a blog and show them how they can set up a blog so they can then start the social networking train.

Save them wasting valuable time searching for information by sending them useful links.  For example: a step by step guide to learning html, how to set up a forum signature, how to open a Google Webmaster Account, how to make a sitemap, how to create an author’s resource box, how to add a stat counter to their site.

Recommend they submit their site to the online directories to create more back links and even recommend a directory submitter or service you have tried.

Article marketing is another area you can help by explaining the process of how to submit their articles, the submission programs available and give them a list of your favorite article directories so that they have a good place to start.

You could also send them links to articles you have written as examples of how to optimize for their keywords and create a resource box.

Recommend your favorite forums where they can also start contributing and gaining back-links through the link in their forum signature.

They will appreciate free e-books that have helped you build your online income business.

It often happens that a new affiliates starts recruiting when they do not have much experience themselves so offer to mentor their new recruits too until they are more confident with the business.

Explain the benefit of creating a lead capture page so they can also start building their own opt-list.

You will benefit greatly by sharing with your affiliates the internet marketing ideas and advertising methods that are working for you.  Keeping them a closely guarded secret will only hinder the growth of your own online income business.

Mentoring your affiliates to the best of your ability and sharing your success tips, experience and knowledge will result in you experiencing an increase in your own online income.

Cynthia Minnaar works full time from home and invites you to visit her online income business where she will share ideas with you.  Find out more about the internet business start-up idea that turned into reality for her.  http://www.cyns-home-biz.com/

Article writing is a very powerful traffic generation strategy used by thousands of experienced online marketers.

Writing articles can help give you expert status in your particular field and with this credibility comes increased sales and exposure. But keep in mind that your articles must offer something of value to the reader.

With that in mind, here are a few tips for writing keyword specific articles…

How To Write A Keyword Article

There is a lot of talk these days about using keyword articles to attract visitors to a website and with the growing use of article marketing, there seems to be some benefit to using this method in a company’s marketing plan. There is also some confusion about the use of keywords as well as what they are and what they mean to a website owner.

First of all, keywords are those entered into a search engine by an internet user who is looking for specific information. They may not know exactly what they are looking for but, they know what they want. For example, if a person is looking for home improvement tips about replacing ceramic floor tile, they have the option of entering many different search terms, which really is what keywords are all about.

They may enter the term ‘replace ceramic floor’ or simply enter ‘ceramic floor’ and start looking at the search results pages for the information they can use. Terms such as ‘replacement floors’ or ‘replacement ceramics’ may also be used and business owners will have no idea what terms the user will look for and when beginning their search most users rarely find what they want on the first few tries. Unless, there is an article somewhere that uses that exact phrase.

Typically, an article will contain a specific search term between four and 12 times, depending on the length of the article and the search time needs to be placed in the article so that the writing remains grammatically correct and the phrase is a natural order as though it belongs there and not used simply to use it. Unfortunately, some websites will use what is termed keyword stuffing, which uses the phrase 30 or 40 times in a four or 500 word article, which is a turn off for the search engines and really offers nothing useful to the web searcher.

Articles need to offer some value to the person conducting the search. If the company that sells replacement ceramic tile can produce a series of articles on the best way to remove the old tile, remove the old glue or cement from the surface, how to prepare the surface for new tile and other areas about the subject, they will provide valuable information that can draw visitors to their site where they may actually buy the tile.

These articles can be published on their own website on pages dedicated to helping potential customers learn how to replace the tile. They can also be published on homeowner remodeling sites as tips for others. One thing that articles cannot do is advise the readers to visit a specific site or a specific business. This is unacceptable to search engines as well as to other web ezine publishers.

All published articles can have an author’s biography giving the author credit for the article as well as outline their competence in the subject matter. The block on these articles could talk about their experience level in ceramic tile replacement and the years they have been involved in the business as well as mention they operate a business at the website location, including a hot link.

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