Episode #561
How to Market Your Business for Less Than $1,000
February 12, 2018

In episode #561, Eric and Neil discuss how you can market your business for under $1,000. Tune in to hear how you can market your business for free!

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Market Your Business for Less Than $1,000
  • [00:47] “Hand-to-hand combat” works in the beginning (making interpersonal connections).
  • [01:17] It’s all about using cash flow from your first few deals to invest in basic marketing concepts.
  • [01:43] Find people (via social media) who are unhappy with their marketing service and pitch them.
  • [02:13] Offer free marketing in exchange for their positive testimonials.
  • [02:24] One customer took a screenshot of his analytics and passed that on to other VCs.
  • [02:45] Digital Telepathy did work for big names for free in exchange for having their name on the client’s website.
  • [03:48] Look at Twitter List and Similar Web to get started.
  • [03:57] Hunter.io is good for email marketing.
  • [04:01] You can set up a mail-merge using GMASS.
  • [04:12] There are plenty of free versions of helpful tools.
  • [04:24] Listen to Eric’s other podcast, Growth Everywhere, to hear from your competitors and how they have succeeded.
  • [05:00] Copy other people’s tried and true methods!
  • [05:25] One person listened to an episode of Growth Everywhere to pick up tips and now has a seven-figure business in Barcelona.
  • [06:19] That’s it for today!
  • [06:20] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special giveaway!

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