I am starting a business.  How do I advertise the name on e-commerce without spending a lot of money?
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Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible: \n\n1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement - if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.\n\n2. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important -- and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools. Get a Recommend this Site script from websites such as cgiscripts.com and similar directories of scripts. Some even go as far as giving incentives to those who recommend the site to their friends. If only 10 people go to your site, but these 10 people invite 10 more - that's additional traffic that you get for FREE!\n\n3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.\n\nIf you are going to read only one piece on search engine optimization, I suggest you read Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com's "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm \n\n4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News. My website (see my profile) accepts free press release submission (no strings attached!)\n\n5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.\n\n6. Improve your conversion. Getting visitors is one thing; getting them to buy your products is a whole different story. Read the article "10 Ways to Convert Visitors to Buyers" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/072005/conversion.htm for tips on how to improve your conversion rates.
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No its not free. They is a fee to pay the State in which its established, check with the Division of Corporations of your State. In Florida the website for these things is very good. You can probably in your state too, go online and seach if someone is already using the name... also you may want to register a logo or color/design scheme, etc... I like the idea of registering a .com with that exact name. Thats what I did with my business you may want to form an INC. or LLC or other protective sheild in the event that you screw someone up and they sue you... I guess that would help keep your liability lower or something. Best to check with a Patent, Trademark Lawyer and have it done by a pro. You don't want someone (like me) snagging your name and making things harder for you to be unique in your industry. I have had others tag onto my business names by little thing like adding an "S" or reversing the words, etc... The way I see it... I'm ALWAYS on the first page of modt search engines for the keywords that I want searched, if not TOP first on the list, Im always on the first page.
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Business registration - Businesses, even the smallest home-based operations, are required to register with either their city or county. Check with your city or county office the procedures in filing for business registration.\n\nDBA - Registering your fictitious business name is important for a number of reasons. Banks look for proof that you have properly registered the name when opening a business account. An even more important consideration is that you won't be able to enforce any contract that you sign under an unregistered name. An unregistered business name also leaves that name open for use by other businesses, even your competitors, which may jeopardize your business.\n\nSellers permit if you are receiving wholesale goods -- wholesalers ask for this\n\nTax ID or EIN - sole proprietors with no employees are not required to get an EIN, and can instead use their Social Security numbers. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) web site at http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html contains all the information you need about EIN and how to apply for an EIN electronically.\n\nI suggest you go to your local county and check with them the requirements for the type of business you are planning to start
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There are 3 ways to find out if a company name already exists in your state:\n\n1. Go to your State Department website (search for "starting a business in [state]"). Some states now offer fictitious name database inquiry online. For example, in Florida, the Department of State Division of Corporations allows users to query the fictitious name database http://www.sunbiz.org/corpweb/inquiry/ficinam.html. \n\n2. Go to the website and if the above tool is not available, call them. DC, for example, does not have an online tool so their website gives a number you can call. Check if they can do this over the phone for you.\n\n3. Or you can go to your county office and have them check the availability of the trade name you want. In Virginia, this takes only 15 minutes or even less.
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Hi, I have no experience with this but I've found two sites that may help in starting up your business.\n\nGood luck!
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U should try online marketing as it will help you to achieve ur objective with minimal spending.Try to optimize ur website such that it could be indexed by search engines like Google and Altavista.\n\nBye\nPratap K Pattanayak,\nBusiness Analyst,STI-Creative
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Try to Incorporate the type of business with a catchy name.. Graphical Delights.. Write for You ( get it.. right/write) Ink, Inc.   ( as in Ink Incorporated) \nso if you like my choice do I get credit for the name? hehe just kidding Best of luck
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1. Get a free blog/website and apply to Google Adsense = both are free. \n2. Get a free blog/website and apply to affiliate programs\n\nSelling on eBay is not an option for you because it has listing fees and final value fees when your item sells - so if you want 0 expenditures, ebay is not for you.\n\nThe only way you can grow your business if you do not wish to spend anything is to do everything yourself and creativity in finding ways to do things without paying for it.
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If it is your business name, you may be able to dispute their registration, as it seems to be in bad faith. If it is your personal name, don't bother - the domain is worthless, just come up with something daft at random.\n\nBe careful how you proceed, as your actions can affect your chances at domain arbitration.
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www.livedeal.com (this one is free if you want to advertise locally, $5.00 if you want to advertise nationally)\n\nauction.yahoo.com (totally free)\n\nHope it helps!!
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Go to the local Chamber of Commerce and see if any business would like to sponsor your team. Tell them you'll name your name the business name. For them it's advertizing, for you, it's free.
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Try getting an affiliate program. MyAffiliateProgram.com has a low cost version, for instance. Then you can sign up people to promote your site and only pay them when they drive a sale; you get the associated banner impressions/branding for free. Affiliate programs are the most cost efficient way to get your brand seen and drive traffic, and many affiliates will even take the risk and buy keywords on your behalf to drive traffic to you.
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Your best option is not to use it for profit directly. \n\nMost of the information you will most likely be selling is available elsewhere for free on sites like seomoz.com. \n\nYour best bet is to use it for your own marketing and to create a blog or write articles as a follow up and use the information as a "quick start guide" in order to generate interest in your services but not use it as a product in and of its self.\n\nOnce the "quick guide" is released on your site, be sure to let as many online marketing/online business sites and publications know of its existance through direct contact and wide distribution press release. \n\nLet me know if you need help identifying these places to contact about your new resource.
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Try http://vstore.ca\n\nThey offer a FREE ecommerce website you set up and operate yourself. It's a really great service.
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1 A Website- You will need a website of your own to start your e-business. You can either get a free website from hosts like Yahoo Geocites, Doteasy, or Bravenet, or "Paid domain name and Webhosting". There're Web Hosting plans that cost as little as $2.95 per month. That's less than one-tenth of your phone bill, so you should consider it.\n\n2 Get an Idea- What is your site going to be about? You can make you site be about anything you want. It's your Website.\n\n3 Creating a Website- A website can be as little as one page, as long as it makes sense. And the fact is that a one-page website can generate you as much as $2,000 per day. You shouldn’t really stress yourself in that area.\n\n4 Website Promotion: Here is the part most people forget to do. Of course you have to let people know about your website. Tell your friends, send some emails, and talk about it in forums. These are the simple ways you can promote your site. Also you might try submitting to search engines like google and yahoo. \n\nHere's a way you can earn extra cash from your site - Register For Google Adsense- Signing up for Google is Free, as long as you have established a website. After you sign up, all you do is paste Google ads (which will be provided for you by Google) on your site. Google pays you every time someone clicks on their ads from your site. You're not required to make any sales or signups before getting paid. Some keywords bid as much as $30.00 per click. Imagine when you get those ads on your site, you will be generating Thousands of Dollars.
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You can use Turbo Lister's ad designer.\n\nDo a search in Yahoo for borders and templates.  Many free websites that offer the HTML code for free.\n\nCopy the code on to a word page, ad your product information and then copy and paste to your listing in the use your own HTML section.  Check to make sure it is correct before you submit it.
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Advertise.....!!!!\n\nThis is the simply answer, but if you have a zero budget then this limits things some what.\n\nTry 'banner exchange' with similar sites to yours.\n\nOld fashion 'do it yourself' advertisements in your local area or a little further afield.\n\nThis is the main problem facing new websites, no matter how good their may be, getting the word out is not easy.\n\nSubmit your site to as many search engines as possible and pay particular attention to 'Mega-Tags' etc.\n\nIf you have a small amount of cash then enhanced rating and 'Stand Out' options are available with many such popular search engines.\n\nYahoo offer good services for website and online company advertisements! Check it out directly from the Yahoo Homepage.\n\nHope this helps a little.\n\nBest of luck!\n\nMichael