12 Free
Tools For Starting a Home Business With No Money
By Bruce
Scher
www.ownsmallbusiness.com
Want to start your own home business but short on cash?
These proven and expert 12 free tools can help you make the
move from corporate life to calling the shots.
Home business ownership is the best way to start any
business especially with no money. With no money to put up,
and no money to lose, it's a risk free proposition. Your
expenses are already fixed. There are no additional costs
for rent, telephone, utilities, or a second computer.
"Starting with a website for only $12 per month is actually
how a majority of home businesses do it," says Matt
Williams. He should know. Williams and his partner recently
sold their home business start-up LiveBid.com for millions
to Amazon.com.
Regardless of your background, age or present situation,
anyone can start a home business. Even if you have no
credit, no business background, no experience, or no
education, these proven 12 free tools can be used for jump
starting your home business idea into reality.
Jay Reiss, mail order consultant, said "I started my home
business 20 years ago, because I had no money to spend on
office rent. Now, my ads are responsible for millions of
dollars in sales. It's certainly possible if you try, even
Apple Computer started as a home business."
Building up Your Home Business Website Traffic
One of the fantastic free tools your home business will have
at it's finger tips is email. Allowing you to communicate
with new visitors as well as repeat customers, at no cost.
Nothing for postage, envelopes, paper or printing, a perfect
price for a home business.
To build up your home business, you will need to capture the
email addresses of visitors when they come to your home
business site. You will need to offer them something in
exchange for giving you their email address. Go to your home
business competitor's websites and see what they offer new
visitors.
Another important feature of email is using the signature
tag line at the bottom of your outgoing emails to
communicate your slogan or something unique about your home
business. Think of this as another free marketing
opportunity to tell potential customers about your home
business.
12 Free Tools for Your Home Business
1) Free Domain Name Registration
Your home business domain name registration is free.
http://webhosting.yahoo.com
2) Free Home Business Fax Number
Receive incoming fax as email.
http://www.efax.com
3) Free 100 Hottest Home Business
Ideas
Home business owners survey of best opportunities.
http://www.homebusinessfree.com/home-business.htm
4) Free Search Engine Submission
Google is a must for your home business and it's free.
http://www.google.com/addurl.html
Making Your Home Business Visitors
Customers
As you build up your email addresses, you will want to stay
in touch via email with visitors and customers alike, to
promote your home business in their mind, and to sell your
goods and services. You will need separate lists of visitors
and buyers, and tailor each message accordingly. New
customers have a short life span so you have about 5
messages to sell them. Frequent buyers are the life blood of
your home business and should be treated as such.
Get testimonials from frequent buyers explaining what they
love about your home business. Display it on your website
and in emails. Thank them for the testimonial and send them
a small gift of appreciation. You will be surprised how a
free gift excites, and gets them to tell their friends and
co-workers about your home business.
5) Free Home Business Autoresponder
Automatically sends personalized follow-up email.
http://www.getresponse.com
6) Free Website Content.
Pick-up articles for your home business website.
http://www.ezinearticles.com
7) Free Home Business Credit Card
Acceptance
No monthly fees for merchant or payment gateway.
http://www.paypal.com
8) Free Classified Advertising
Use ads selling the uniqueness of your home business.
http://www.websitings.com
Turning Your Home Business Customers
Into Repeats
Another element of free marketing a home business that pays
huge dividends is referral incentives. Here you email your
friends, vendors, and customers with different messages, and
ask them to recommend your home business to their friends,
family, vendors and co-workers. Don't forget to promise them
an incentive in product, service, or money for new customers
referred.
9) Free Search Engine Marketing Newsletter
Most important topic, best newsletter on subject.
http://www.searchenginewatch.com
10) Free Home Business Press Release
Distribution
Tell the press about your home business.
http://www.free-press-release.com
11) Free Home Business Word of Mouth
Advertising
Very effective website tool for any home business.
http://www.recommend-it.com
12) Free Home Business Web Ring
Attracts new customers to any type of home business.
http://dir.webring.com/rw
Debbie Fields made a great chocolate
chip cookie. Debbie says, "I had no money after buying
ingredients, so starting my home business in the kitchen was
the only solution. And I gave away free samples to get
known. Anything is possible, you too can hit the big time,
don't delay, start your home business today."
About The Author
Bruce Scher is a home business advisor, and author of eBook,
"Full-Time Money Part-Time Hours" For more information on
the eBook visit,
www.ownsmallbusiness.com or email:
smallbusinessadvisor@earthlink.net
bruce@homebusinessfree.com
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