5 Free Business Lead Generation Methods

Lead Generation is important for establishing and expanding any business.  If you don’t generate quality leads your business can’t grow.

At the same time, lead generation can be extremely expensive and time consuming. Leads range anywhere from $5 to $25, depending on how difficult it is to get the leads.

You don’t have to spend a lot of money buying leads for your website or product.  You can get more leads, traffic, and visitors using simple lead generation methods .

 

Free Business Lead Generation Method #1:  Go Viral!

 

Viral Pictures & Memes

Anything that is ‘viral’ has the ability to spread online easily.  One way to generate a viral picture which is closely connected with your products.  Everyone likes funny pictures and they don’t mind sharing it with others.

For example, if you’re selling a health product, then you may create a funny/creative/thoughtful image  related to your product or service with your website’s name on it.  Then forward the image to your contacts or upload it to a social networking site such as Reddit or Imgur. If you create an original, humorous, and interesting, your image will be shared  with hundreds of thousands of online users.

Viral Video

Videos are the most famous entertainment on the Internet.  Overnight sensations have been born due to an uploaded video that went viral.

Produce original and creative viral videos about your product or message and put your link in it. If you got 3 minutes video, then make sure your website’s link is visible throughout the whole 3 minutes.  If you don’t have the necessary tools to create a video or if you have a limited budget, then you can simply collect 5-10 viral pictures and make a movie slideshow with free software such as Windows Movie Maker.   Then just upload it to You Tube or Google Videos.

Free Business Lead Generation Method #2: Yahoo Answers!

 

 If you’re trying to think of fantastic ways lead generation technique for your new website or products,  Yahoo Answers is what you need.  Yahoo Answers is a social-based platform where potential leads can ask questions on virtually any topic.

Simply do a simple search on Yahoo Answers for questions regarding your niche.  Then answer the questions your potential business leads ask, leaving a link to your website as a resource.  The secret to using Yahoo Answers isn’t to ‘sell’ or ‘convert sales’.  Instead, the purpose of Yahoo Answers is to generate interest in your product and/or website.  Make sure your answer doesn’t sound ‘salesy’.

As you will gain reputation as a trusted member, more potential business leads will turn to you for additional advice.

Free Business Lead Generation Method #3: Forum Marketing!

 

 Marketing on bulletin boards and forums is similar to Yahoo Answers.  While forum marketing is fairly easy, it does take a bit of hard work and creativity. Getting business leads by marketing your service or product on internet forums is an excellent way to get your name out there. Forum marketing is a very “grass roots” type of marketing. If done right, this type of lead generation really can be a free source of leads and prospects for your business, product, or website..

Begin by doing a search for 10 or more forums that are related to your niche.  Make sure the forums are fairly active.  Join these forums and become an active contributor.   Marketing on forums is one of the most effective lead generation method.  But there is a catch!

Most marketers forget that online forums are actually mini communities.  If you simply sign up and register with the intention of spamming your product…think again.  Most likely, spam or salesy behavior will turn your audience off from you.

It is important to choose the right community that fits your niche AND THEN BECOME A PART OF THAT COMMUNITY.  Respect the forum’s rules.  Understand the culture of the community’s forum.  Blend in as much as you can.   Remember to build credibility and trust.

Free Business Lead Generation Method #4:  Article Marketing

 

Article marketing, or ‘bum marketing’, involves writing articles about your niche product or service.  Then the article is submitted to article submission sites such as Ezine Articles or Go Articles.  Before you submit your article, you include a few links to your website or contact site.  Writing articles can make you an ‘expert’ in your niche area of interest.

However, there is another benefit to article marketing. By including a link back to your website, you can help your website’s search engine rankings.  Not only do you benefit from potential leads from those who read your article, but  your website can improve in rank because of additional ‘link backs’ to your website….but that’s a different topic.

When it comes to lead generation, article marketing can give you a solid advantage over the paid methods, such as pay-per-click.

Free Business Lead Generation Method #5:  Social Networking

Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube are household names.  It is no longer possible to gain a strong business leads while ignoring these social media giants.

Keeping  your finger on the pulse of social media marketing will get your message to millions of business leads and potential customers.

If you are a small business owner and don’t know how to advertise your product on social media, then start with Facebook.   Approximately 650 million people around the world use Facebook to communicate and share information with one another.   Creating a Facebook fan page and link it to your website can help expose your service and/or product to countless number of potential business leads.

Just as with article marketing, the purpose of social media marketing is to gain leads to your website or product, not to sell anything.  Avoid spamming or sounding too salesy.  Use social networking sites to promote your products and links.  If you got a nice profile with beautiful pictures in it, i bet you’ll get a lot of visits from other members.

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How can I Market My Home Based Business to groups that are interested in a second income?

I have a home based business that I need to get in front of as many people as possible at the lowest cost preferably none. That way it can be replecated by new users.

Try listing it in the Business Opportunity Search Engine

Results from the community powered Business Opportunity Search Engine are much more focused than a general search engine and they will continue to learn and adapt, anonymously and automatically, based on the search behavior of every search you request. http://www.businessopportunitysearchengine.com

Can someone please tell me how I can find a ligitimate online, work from home, job?

Hi All,

I have seen a few similiar questions to mine, however I’m wondering if anyone can help me out…

Like many others, I have been searching for an online opportunity/business which will give me an extra income in addition to my everyday job. My request is pretty simple, I want to be able to do my normal job during the day and come home at night/ weekends, sit at my computer and do something that is going to bring in an income. However, I don’t want to have to call people, sell anyone products, conduct recruitment sessions, fill out surveys (was scammed in the past)….

Im hoping that someone might be able to put me on track to a company that they themselves are working with or that they know of that will genuinely allow me to do work from home and be paid for it (along the lines of data entry etc)… All i keep finding is thousands and thousands of ads telling me I can earn $000′s a day/a month for just a small joining fee…
PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!

would you be interested in writing?

You could setup a blog or website, this is completely free. Once you have added some good content, you can start to earn money from advertising. I know you wont make a huge income from this, but it would get you started working from home.

Pick a topic which you are very interested in, and write a piece on that everyday.

I’ve given step by step instructions on how to create a website for free, and then add adverts to it so you can start generating income.

Any questions please leave a comment on this blog.

http://your-first-blog.blogspot.com/

I’ve also found some useful information on this blog which I found today, it helps you to earn small amounts of money from data entry, surveys, receiving telephone calls, reading adverts in emails and online selling.

http://genuinedataentry.blogspot.com/

Is there a work at home online business that is legitamate and free that I can start immeditately?


Hello,

I have created a site that explains several ways of making money online.Ceck it out and tell me what you think.

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Mary Kay, Avon, other home based businesses … what’s best???

My wife went to a Mary Kay party & she is now considering being a consultant. She can sign up to sell for $100.

We have 4 children and she has been wanting to find something she could do part time, while I am home (I work 12 hour shifts 3 x’s a week).

We looked online and we read a lot of Mary Kay horror stories about how people have quit because seniority breathing down their backs to bring in more profit. Some people suggest Avon is better because you strictly work for yourself.

We would like to find something for her that is under $250 start up costs and something that will not create a stressed out life for her.

Any advice for or against Mary Kay or Avon? Or do you know better business opportunities that could keep our children being raised by a daycare center???

I’ve been in Mary Kay for about 6 mts. I have a husband and 3 kids (3 yrs, 10mts, and I’m 33 weeks pregnant). No one made me join, I joined because I love all the free prizes and all my Mary Kay sisters. There is no multilevel marketing, because no one makes a portion of what I make. Do I have people call me to see how I’m doing? Yes, but no one is telling me to sell, sell, sell. Mary Kay truly believes in faith first, family second, and your career thrid and I love that. I think your wife would love it for the positive women and she would have the ability to make make 50% of what she sells in addition to a free car! I can get excited about that!

Has anyone heard of an online home-based company called VemmaBuilder Systems?

I am searching for a reputable online home-based business. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

I think Vemma is a fine product – basically a liquid multivitamin and mineral supplement with mangosteen juice added as a bonus. Probably the best mangosteen supplement out there (better than Xango by a long shot) if you are interested in that.

Good parent company (New Vision) with good leadership.

Binary pay plan – not to my liking but some folks swear by them.

I think using the web as a presentation model is fine. Great way to give information, allow ordering, sign ups, etc.

However these automated "fear of loss" downline building systems look great on paper but seldom deliver.

They sound duplicatable, but they aren’t. To use them successfully you have to be able to drive a huge amount of traffic to your site – that means you know how to do that or buy thousands of leads weekly and monthly. Most new people won’t be able to do that.

Some get frustarted at the lack of duplication and decide to build it themselves. But by doing so you instill a "something for nothing" lazy attitude in new recruits.

Again, I think Vemma is a fine opportunity, but I don’t have much use for "automated" downline building systems.

How can I check the honesty of online business opportunities?


The Federal Trade Commission has a number of advisories for various types of ‘online’ or ‘work at home’ business types. Take some time to review them, and follow the FTC advice on what to look out for.

Here’s one with some good general advice: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/bizopalrt.htm

Answering the Knock of a Business ‘Opp’

It’s not so hard to see why consumers would be drawn to ads for business opportunities that trumpet "be your own boss," "set your own hours," "work from home," and "earn money quickly." But the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that business opportunity promotions like these often are scams that take consumers’ money and fail to deliver on the promises.

Before investing in any "biz opp," the FTC suggests that consumers:

Look at the ad carefully. If it claims buyers can earn a certain income, it also must give the number and percentage of previous purchasers who achieved the earnings. If an earnings claim is there – but the additional information isn’t – the business opportunity seller is probably violating the law.

Get earnings claims in writing. If the business opportunity costs $500 or more, then the promoter must back up the earnings claim in a written document. It should include the earnings claim, as well as the number and percentage of recent clients who have earned at least as much as the promoter suggested. If it’s a work-at-home or other business opportunity that involves an investment of under $500, ask the promoter to put the earnings information in writing.

If the business opportunity is a franchise, study the disclosure document. Look for a statement about previous purchasers. If the document says there are no previous purchasers but the seller offers a list of references, be careful: the references probably are fake.

Interview each previous purchaser in person, preferably where their business operates. The FTC requires business opportunity promoters to give potential purchasers the names, addresses and phone numbers of at least 10 previous purchasers who live the closest to the potential purchaser. Interviewing previous purchasers helps reduce the risk of being misled by phony references.

Contact the attorney general’s office, state or county consumer protection agency and Better Business Bureau both where the business opportunity promoter is based and where you live to find out whether there is any record of unresolved complaints.
If the business opportunity involves selling products from well-known companies, call the legal department of the company whose merchandise would be promoted. Find out whether the business opportunity and its promoter are affiliated with the company. Ask whether the company has ever threatened trademark action against the promoter.

Consult an attorney, accountant or other business advisor before you make the deal.

Take your time. Promoters of fraudulent business opportunities often use high-pressure sales tactics. But, if the business opportunity is legitimate, it’ll still be around when you’re ready to decide.

How to advertise a online business on a real small budget?

I am trying advertise an online dietary supplement business and I was wondering if anyone knows how i can go about advertising and what is the most cost effective way to advertise on about 200.00 dollars a month? I would like to target mostly people in a different state then me!

Thank you all for your help in advance!

Write nutrition based articles and submit them to sites like www.ezinearticles.com. Keep them non-product specific so other sites may pick them up and use them on their websites. Join forums and ask questions to become an "expert" in your field where people will want to seek you out when they are ready to move forward with their health. BLOG, BLOG, BLOG!!!

Could you tell me the way to make money or do business online?


Make a good website that people will want to have commercials on… or if ur good at crafts make things and sell them online…

My husband is in the process of starting his own internet home business, what is a cheap but effective way to?

advertise. Any one who has done this before, is there any advice you have.

There is no better way to market your internet business then properly structuring the content of your business website. Doing it correctly can save you a lot of money and generate more income then you can imagine. The web host that I use has a great web page about the proper structure of a successful website http://ctpm.sitesell.com/UnstoppableDreams.html or you can see a tutorial video about structuring at http://videotour.sitesell.com/UnstoppableDreams.html

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Promoting a Business Opp – Internet Marketing?

I have a business opportunity that I need to promote and get people to join. Where would you and how would you suggest I promote this particular thing?
Its not an MLM, its no cost, etc…but its best to be 18+ so its hard to post on forums without getting a kid to message me.
Any suggestions…or if there are any gurus out there, any systems you use?

Make a list of sites that attract would-be entrepreneurs and those looking to make money from home. Search for keywords such as "home business" or "business opportunities" or "business ideas" — then make a list of those sites. My site for example attracts a lot of bizopp advertisers because my site attracts the type of customers they want

Then check with Adwords and other pay per click marketing. Be careful though as it can get expensive.

Check print publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, as they always have bizopp ads because they reach the type of customers you want.

Do you know what is the best internet home based business?


try ebay auction, yahoo auction, overstock auction or amazon.
you can try sell items in those website.

but i recommend u to find dropshipper to work with you.
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How to get the names of companies who are recruiting data entry/home typers without any registration fees?

With the advancement of internet /technology there are emple scope to earn a living, but it is possible only to them who know the trics technology.We seen a lot of web pages who are placing ads inserting the particular words that says"Home based data entry/ typest required,very good income opportunity, you can earn $2000/$3000 per month.In exchange you have to pay a hefty amount for membership only to get access to their data base.I understand it is their business.The co. who are giving the job never charge dimme.I think it is very difficult for the poor unemployeed person to afford such a huge amount as they have no earning.How they will pay?
My request to you, as you have a vast and huge data base and I think you must have the names of those companies who are recruiting, should supply the list to them who personaly request to you for it.Right now as I am requesting.Please supply me a list of names of co.so that I can try to earn my living.If possible for you and without obligation

WEST AT HOME does not charge a feee. You have to already have a functioning home office with phone, DSL (or highspeed internet, not dial up) computer with Windows XP, MS word, excel, powerpoint, etc. It is inbound customer service. The calls you would take are those infomercials you see on tv like Magic Bullet and Natural cures. I have found a lot of companies that do not charge a fee and you don’t have to buy a directory. You have have to keep searching. The ones at the beginning of the searchs are the ones that paid to be on top. Once you get past those, you will find the legit ones. You will spend alot of time, but not money.

Is there any work at home business opportunity?


This is a legitimate online business http://www.googleadvertise.com this opportunity is my favorite, cause it makes me easy cashes from a good designed program that use special tools and softwares. They also have a good support team to help you make money online.

We are looking for low cost work from home businesses that are aimed at the child market?

The business/s we are looking for must have a low start up capital, be able to be run from home and be aimed at the child market.
We would also be interested in obtaining exclusive rights/licenses and selling them on.
The business must not be an internet affiliate business,

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