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fter the success of our recent article Business Advertising - 6 Strategies to Help You Attract Customers for Free!I have decided to expand upon that article and talk about another 3 Strategies to help you attract customers for Free.

As discussed in the previous article business owners need to get the most from their advertising strategies and budgets.

There will always be a need to pay for advertising but business owners should not forget about all the types of free advertising that are available. Free Advertising can bring in just as many new customers as paid, often with higher spends and higher loyalty.

3 More Strategies for Attracting Customers for Free.

1) Local Online Portals

Online Portals & Directories are a great way of attracting customers. They are normally free for a basic listing and allow you to advertise your business to a large audience for free. To make the most of these portals upload photos of your products and services, not only will this make your profile standout, but it will help potential customers understand more about your business.

To help increase your profiles stature try to get any referred customers to post reviews of your business on the portal, the more positive reviews you get the better your profile will do.

2) Create Free Websites.

If you don't have a website for your business then its time you got one. It was found in a recent survey that 85% of people under 50 will do a quick search on the internet for products or businesses rather that flick through paper business directories.

Websites do not have to be expensive, sites like moonfruit.com and webs.com allow you to create and design basic business sites for free.

If you already have a website you could create Personal Advertising a secondary website to zero in on a particular aspect of your business. (Just don't duplicate your content.)

3) Get Involved in Local Events.

Donating your time, expertise and even your products can not only make you feel good but it can bring in lots of free advertising. Normally when you donate to charities/events etc they will allow you in return to have your name on any brochures, signs and websites. This will not only bring your business to the attention of local people but it will associate your business with giving and make you more attractive.