What is the best and cheapest way to market and advertise my online gift shop??

Question

I have started an online gift shop, and am looking for the best and cheapest way to market, advertise and come at the top of search engine results. Also other tips for advertising outside the internet would be great. THANKS!!

Answer 1

the best, easiest and cheapest solution would be to open an eBay store ... then you are included in eBay searches automatically .. .. plus Google searches might throw some of your items up in results.



In eBay you would have your own 'store', with just your products in it. And you would get worldwide customers if you wanted them!



Another alternative might be Google Clicks advertising...



I put links below to get you started...



Hope that helps



Philip

Answer 2

The cheapest way to market online gift shop is to use Google Adwords by http://www.internetmarketingsolution.com.au

Answer 3

Read "Guerrilla Marketing" by J. Levinson. While every idea might not work, there is a kernel of information that with a little re-working can work for you. My favorite is a standard size postcard that has a photo that visually says everything about your business, with the other side bullet points about your business. Logo and business address, web site and telephone number should be on this side as well. This postcard can be a direct mail piece, a business card and your brochure. There are printing companies that specialize in printing postcards- check out US Print as one possible source. They do "gang" printing- it means 10-15 business days but low prices. There are lots of terrific ideas- and he has several follow-up books that can give you ideas in other area. Try teaching classes in Community Ed program- low return but cheap way of getting PR. And, I have found instant recognition as an "expert" in my field- has led to lots of articles in the local press. That has turned into real business and people recognize me.

Answer 4

What about linking it into to Ebay? Everytime I search for ANYTHING at all on the net, Ebay always pops up in the top 5 searches ...



Best form of advertising ever, is Word of Mouth. Perhaps you could hold a party in someone's house, prepare some leaflets and get people to take them into their work for you?



Alternatively, why not contact your local newspaper and see if they are interested in running a story about "local person sets up on-line retailer" type article - link it into Mother's Day/Easter etc., etc,.



Very best of luck - hope it all works out for you.

Answer 5

Getting lots of traffic to your site is key. Google AdWords is great for generating traffic but it can cost you a fortune if you don't know what you're doing.



But don't worry, there's lots of free ways to generate traffic: article submissions, directories, newsletters, forums and discussion groups can each bring you a steady flow of traffic when used effectively. To learn more, just Google any of those terms or check out the special report at the link below:

http://www.webtrafficsecretsexposed.com



Good Luck!

Answer 6

Small Business Marketing Strategy: Target the up-and-coming search engines



While Google still rules the roost when it comes to Internet search engines, and Yahoo is firmly entrenched in second spot, a number of new start-ups are hoping to give them a run for their money. And a good small business marketing strategy would be to check them out and see how you can make them work for your site!



Some of the new up-and-comers include:



Powerset (www.powerset.com): A "natural language" search engine



Hakia (www.hakia.com): A "meaning-based" search engine



Wikia(www.wikia.com): A "community-based" search engine



ChaCha(www.chacha.com): A "social networking-based" search engine



Snap (www.snap.com): A search engine that offers visual previews



It's a smart small business marketing strategy to continue optimizing for the Google, Yahoo, and MSN search engines as they are by far and away the most popular -- but niche search engines could provide new opportunities to reach your market. Be sure to check them out!

Answer 7

Try craigslist , the most 7th visit site in the world for FREE classified ads. You can choose the location near your city or area,



For some Keywords that are not so competitive, your ads will appear on the first page of Google.

Important : Your Keywords must be in the TItle of your ads.

Answer 8

You can advertise using google adwords. where google will advertise your website to other people website who have google adsense this is the only very good way.



or get your website ranked high on the search engine so people could find your website easily. you can sign up for google adwords through this website there's a link and learn the trick to get your website on the search engine.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I think in order to make your website an instant selling machine......



First of all you must have a selling website.........that grab the attention of your viewers and then call them for action........



After getting right ingrrdients on your website..........



Start a affordable seo companign from India, which will also include link building............



Then start writing articles for your website......post them on all important websites on internet..........



After it start email marketing ..........



Get involved in induatry relevant forums, educate people about your services...............



Do these things you will see you website winning gold for you in nine months



Best of luck

Answer 11

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Answer 12

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Answer 13

Build inbound links to your website.

Most of the directories online charge a one time fee to review your site and add it to their index. Here are three of my favorites:

http://www.avivadirectory.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=kahmer

http://www.kahmer.com

http://www.joeant.com

The more inbound links to your site, the better you will rank

with Yahoo / Google / MSN.

Also work on your meta tags. Here is an

article on how they work: http://www.richkahmer.com/meta-tags.html

Answer 14

There are free marketing and SEO classes from experts at http://ewebsmith.com There are also free books and promotional tools.

Answer 15

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Good Luck!