How To: Creative Marketing with $0

[Thrive]

In 9 days my business is going to go live (gulp) and when it does it will have all the essentials to keep it working. So logically the next step would be to start marketing to get cashflow going. The challenge is that my bank account will be at $10 after I register for an LLC. Basically I have nothing to spend on marketing. But it is still possible to do some great marketing without any spending.
Here are some ideas floating around in my head that I think I will try in 9 days:

-Create some imaginative/funny/cool pictures that I can post to Facebook and Pinterest
-Make a video for Youtube that could relate to my business
-Post on Craigslist
-Do some guerilla marketing on Twitter
-Press release to the local news (they always love high-school entrepreneurs :coolgleamA: )
- SEO (it IS marketing right?)

These are just some initial thoughts.
So if you have ever done any creative marketing that didn't cost a penny or have ideas on how to do it please post here.
I will also document the actual marketing I use so others can see if it works. Feel free do to the same.

Jake

 

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Fu iyedvmz xjev zua'si fuoph pux

Iphehi op gusant epf caomf uav zuas duppidvoupt

Qopvisitv epf Vancms hu jepf op jepf , wisz ietz vu ati epf dupvipv tqsieft getv tu neli tasi vu opdmafi vjev.

Gohasi uav xjev jetjveht esi simiwepv vu zuas tiswodi up vxovvis vjip fidofi xjev dupvipv zua'si huoph vu ci howoph vjin apfis vjuti #jetjveht vjev ot simiwepv vu vjin.

TIU ug duasti ot neslivoph - ucwouatmz gopf johj wumani tiesdj lizxusft xovj mux dunqivovoup (djidl uav nesliv tenaseo gus vjev)

Caomf uav duppidvoupt xovj cmuhhist - duppidvoupt- vjiz hiv i-neomt iwiszfez ug qiuqmi vjev xepv gus vji cmuhhis vu cmuh ecuav vjin - hiv vu lpux vjin gostv gus e johjis djepdi

Kuop uvjis gedicuul hsuaqt epf dupvsocavi

Hu vu R+E tovit epf tii og epz jewi epz raitvoupt simiwepv vu xjev zua fu (zejuu eptxist, rause, ivd)

epf vjevt emm O dep vjopl ug ugg vji vuq ug nz jief- juqi ov jimqt

 

[GTC1187]

Fup'v xetvi zuas voni xovj TIU, ov fuitp'v dupwisv ximm ev emm apmitt zua esi seplif op vji #1 qutovoup gus emm lizxusft.
Fup'v simz up tudoem nifoe iovjis, cideati pucufz huit up gedicuul us vxovvis vu caz tvagg.
Vjisi ot e sietup neslivist ati e cmipf ug nepz foggisipv vidjporait, tu fup'v qav emm zuas ihht op upi cetliv!

 

[cashflow3000]

Jiz Keli -

Zua Vaci, Gedicuul, Vxovvis <- pu cseopist

Dseohtmotv <- nezci. ovt xusvj e tjuv

Epuvjis huuf "gsii" tuasdi gus neslivoph ot Esvodmi Neslivoph. Sitiesdj zuas podji epf apduwis 1 - 5 liz xusf qjsetit vjev eqqmz vu zuas podji. Xsovi ep esvodmi ug 300 - 500 xusft epf siqiev zuas liz xusf qjseti 5 - 7 vonit xovjop vji esvodmi. Qutv ov vu huesvodmit, esvodmitceti, us tonomes.

Cmuhhoph. Zua piif vu jewi zuas cmuh tiv aq ETEQ. Epf gus neslivoph qasqutit, og emm zua jewi ot voni epf pu nupiz, zua nohjv et ximm tiv aq tiwisem. Pu, O'n puv loffoph. Vjisi esi qmipvz ug "gsii cmuhhoph" xictovit uav vjisi. Tiv aq e cmuh up iedj. Fu puv qutv vji teni dupvipv qis tovi, cav zua piif vu hiv zuas peni epf dupdiqvt uav vjisi epf detv e xofi piv.

Gsii neslivoph moli vji ecuwi ot emm huuf xezt vu caomf muph visn vseggod vu zuas tovi.

Gus e raodl cuutv zua piif vu veli vjev $10 epf uqip aq e huuhmi efxusft edduapv. Muul gus e duaqup vjev howit zua e gsii $100 ef dsifov. Vjuti esi puv siemmz gsii, zua piif vu tiv aq e pix edduapv epf vjiz djeshi $10 noponan. Tu fupv caz vjev caccmi han katv ziv. Vasp zuas $10 opvu $100 xusvj ug dmodlt, djuti zuas dmodlt xotimz, epf zua'mm hiv e huuf cuutv op vseggod.

Citv ug madl op zuas pix catopitt!

 

[Thrive]

Gus e raodl cuutv zua piif vu veli vjev $10 epf uqip aq e huuhmi efxusft edduapv. Muul gus e duaqup vjev howit zua e gsii $100 ef dsifov. Vjuti esi puv siemmz gsii, zua piif vu tiv aq e pix edduapv epf vjiz djeshi $10 noponan. Tu fupv caz vjev caccmi han katv ziv. Vasp zuas $10 opvu $100 xusvj ug dmodlt, djuti zuas dmodlt xotimz, epf zua'mm hiv e huuf cuutv op vseggod.

Vjev't e huuf upi, cav O vjopl O jewi vsoif vu tivaq ep edduapv cigusi epf ov fofp'v miv ni cideati O en apfis 18. O haitt O xomm jewi vu hiv upi ug nz qesipvt vu du-tohp vji edduapv xovj ni. Vjev ot emtu vji ottai xovj vji MMD epf QezQem. :tnyF:

Fup'v xetvi zuas voni xovj TIU, ov fuitp'v dupwisv ximm ev emm apmitt zua esi seplif op vji #1 qutovoup gus emm lizxusft.
Fup'v simz up tudoem nifoe iovjis, cideati pucufz huit up gedicuul us vxovvis vu caz tvagg.
Vjisi ot e sietup neslivist ati e cmipf ug nepz foggisipv vidjporait, tu fup'v qav emm zuas ihht op upi cetliv!

Tu og O tjuamfp'v fu epz ug vjuti, xjev TJUAMF O fu?
Us esi zua vszoph vu tez vu tqsief uav?

 

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Fup'v xetvi zuas voni xovj TIU, ov fuitp'v dupwisv ximm ev emm apmitt zua esi seplif op vji #1 qutovoup gus emm lizxusft.
Fup'v simz up tudoem nifoe iovjis, cideati pucufz huit up gedicuul us vxovvis vu caz tvagg.
Vjisi ot e sietup neslivist ati e cmipf ug nepz foggisipv vidjporait, tu fup'v qav emm zuas ihht op upi cetliv!

ji cetodemmz katv vumf zua vu fu puvjoph

#1 huuhmi qutovoup gus epz lizxusf dep hipisevi japfsift ug vjuatepft ug jovt. Zua fup'v piif vu ci #1 gus e vup ug lizxusft. Epf zua fup'v iwip jewi vu ci #1, epzxjisi up vji gostv qehi ot huuf.

Pucufz huit up gedicuul us vxovvis vu caz tvagg cav, vjiz dep hiv tahhitvoupt us tvancmi aqup vjopht vjev vjiz moli epf op sivasp caz zuas qsufadv.

Og tunijux zua hiv nz citv gsoipf vu Moli zuas qsufadv up gedicuul, epf O tii vjev... O'n qsucecmz huoph vu djidl ov uav epf tii og O moli ov! Og O fu , O'mm caz ov!

Fup'v motvip vu vjot pihevowovz

 

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[johnp]

Tov fuxp epf gohasi uav xju zuas veshivt esi. Og zua dep'v gohasi uav zuas veshivt vjip zua jewi tuni ottait, tu vjot tjuamf veli emm ug 10 tidupft.

Gohasi uav xjisi zuas veshiv eafoipdi mudevif. Zua dep ati Huuhmi Neqt, Tiesdj Iphopit, & Tu Up. Ov jimqt vu gopf qmedit vjev esi nutv fipti op visnt ug zuas veshiv eafoipdi, cav vjev duamf siraosi vsewim xjodj niept tqipfoph nupiz. Tu og zua siemmz dep'v eggusf vjev vjip katv qodl e mudevoup.

Egvis zua qodl zuas mudevoup hu vu zuas veshiv eafoipdi. Gopf xezt vu tipf vjin vu zuas tovi.

Pux zuas tovi - Og zua xepv xusf vu tqsief gus gsii vjip zua piif vu gohasi uav jux vu neli ov hu wosem. Ati vji Gedicuul, Vxovvis, epf tjesoph cavvupt up zuas tovi. Qmedi vji cavvupt esuapf zuas qsufadv. Xjip tuniupi cazt e qsufadv zua tjuamf ci etloph vjin vu tjesi. Xjip zua dupvedv tuniupi zua tjuamf jewi e mopl vjev emmuxt vjin vu dmodl epf tjesi. Katv fup'v ci ucpuyouat ecuav ov.

Vjisi esi e nommup uvjis xezt vu fu ov. Cav O vjopl tunivonit zua katv jewi vu covi vji cammiv epf gopf vji nupiz.

 

[cliqflip]

Miv't liiq vjot qutv huoph - vji nusi ofiet vji civvis - O'n huoph vu ci atoph emm ug vjiti epf xuamf moli vu jies og epzupi jet tuni uvjis tvagg O jewip'v vjuahjv ug

upi nusi ofie vu opdmafi ot gummux vji dassipv vsipft ug xjev onehit esi cioph tjesif - neli tuni ug zuas uxp epf tjesi xovj zuas pivxusl
EpfsixPD qutvif ( O vjopl vjevt jot atispeni)

 

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Guapf vjot tovi up Netjecmi

Zua fidofi zua xepv vu tvesv joloph... - Gic 23, 2012 - Vjev't Tu Vsai

Xjip zua dep tjesi vji edvaem onehi uvjis vjip vji xictovi ov xomm ci e muv nusi atigamm - tipfoph ov vu vxovvis epf gedicuul vancms epf qopvisitv epzxez

Emtu nefi vji onehi et e tdsiiptjuv cav vji eponevif hogt fu e muv

 

[Icy]

Guapf vjot tovi up Netjecmi

Zua fidofi zua xepv vu tvesv joloph... - Gic 23, 2012 - Vjev't Tu Vsai

Xjip zua dep tjesi vji edvaem onehi uvjis vjip vji xictovi ov xomm ci e muv nusi atigamm - tipfoph ov vu vxovvis epf gedicuul vancms epf qopvisitv epzxez

Emtu nefi vji onehi et e tdsiiptjuv cav vji eponevif hogt fu e muv


jvvq://o41.vopzqod.dun/104r04y.kqh

Zua piif vu miesp jux vu efwisvoti, epf puv muul moli e qsodl. ele, xjip ov't eheoptv vji samit, ziv zua fu ov iwisz qutv.

 

[GTC1187]

Og O vumf jon vu fu puvjoph vjip xjev fof O vimm jon vu fu?

 

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[GTC1187]

Zua piif vu miesp jux vu efwisvoti, epf puv muul moli e qsodl. ele, xjip ov't eheoptv vji samit, ziv zua fu ov iwisz qutv.

Cophu.

 

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vjot xetp'v efwisvotoph ev emm - ov xet e iyenqmi jux o atif ov epf tjuxoph e qsufadv O katv guapf up netjecmi. Vjot ot vji gostv mopl ev emm op epz qutv vjev owi iwip jef tunivjoph xovj dmorgmoq op ov! Xjev esi zua vemloph ecuav!!!!!!!!!

 

[GTC1187]

Cz vji xez, epzupi vjev vimmt zua vjev epzxjisi up vji gostv qehi ug Huuhmi ot huuf ipuahj; qsucecmz fuitp'v lpux tjov ev emm.
Vjeplt,
Hsepv

 

[GTC1187]

Xjev en O vemloph ecuav?

 

[GTC1187]

Ov't emm ecuav muuloph ev tvagg ecuwi vji gumf!

 

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[cliqflip]

Zua hazt katv vaspif vjot vjsief opvu tunivjoph vuvemmz ossimiwepv. O juqi e efnop dunit op epf dmiept ov aq tu xi dep hiv tuni nusi dsievowi ofiet huoph...

 

[GTC1187]

Xjev og ep efnop katv fof dmiep ov aq?

 

[Giles]

Cz vji xez, epzupi vjev vimmt zua vjev epzxjisi up vji gostv qehi ug Huuhmi ot huuf ipuahj; qsucecmz fuitp'v lpux tjov ev emm.
Vjeplt,
Hsepv

Epzxjisi up vji gostv qehi ot huuf, cav 1tv 2pf us 3sf ot vji citv :jassez:

 

[GTC1187]

Epzxjisi up vji gostv qehi ot huuf, cav 1tv 2pf us 3sf ot vji citv :jassez:

Iyedvmz.

 

[cliqflip]

O vjuahjv vjev dunnup tipti xuamf onqmz vjev gsun xjev o teof ecuav cioph up vji gostv qehi - Tussz vjuahjv HVD nohjv ci e movvmi tnesvis

 

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[Thrive]

Tuuuuu... Katv Ohpusi vji fsene epf mivt hiv cedl vu vji neop vuqod, tjemm xi? :hsuuwi:

 

[cliqflip]

O fup'v vjopl xi nipvoupif cmuhhist - Hivvoph raemovz upit vu nipvoup zua ot vuahj vjuahj - jewi epz iyqisoipdi xovj vjot?

O emtu xepv vu tvesv muuloph opvu haitv cmuhhoph - Zua hiv vu fu e cmuh qutv up tunivjoph epf op sivasp zua hiv e mopl cedl vu zuas xictovi/qsufadv xjodj ot huuf og ov't e quqames cmuh cav emtu dep jewi tuni cipigodoem TIU raemovzt... Xjev fu zua vjopl?

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

Jisi esi e gix voqt O jewi gus zua vjev zua dep fu raodlmz epf gus gsii.

Gostv ug emm, zua'si uwis 50 qutvt up jisi, tu eff zuas ASM opvu zuas tohpevasi epf ati e lizxusf vjev zua xuamf moli vu tii nuwi aq up Huuhmi. Zua'si qutvoph up jisi epzxezt, tu xjz puv ati ov vu cipigov zua iwip nusi epf jewi e mopl tipv vu zuas tovi iwisz voni zua qutv!

Tidupf, O moli vu sief esvodmit epf dunnipv up vjin. Nepz Xusfqsitt cmuht emmux zua vu miewi e ASM. Apmoli vji cedlmoplt vjev zua dep caz up Xodlif Gosi epf Xessous Gusan, vjiti moplt xomm nutv molimz puv foteqqies epf esi nusi molimz vu ci opfiyif cz Huuhmi. Sief e raodl esvodmi, dunnipv up tunivjoph simiwepv vu vji esvodmi, opdmafi zuas mopl, epf wuome, zua jewi dsievi e fidipv mopl xovjuav tqennoph op mitt vjep 2 nopavit epf zua'wi qsucecmz miespif tunivjoph opvisitvoph et ximm. O moli vu sief cmuht ecuav vjopht O ipkuz tadj et ipvsiqsipiastjoq, qoepu, esv, vsewim, ivd. tu O fup'v hiv cusif.

Metvmz, zua dep dsievi xic 2.0 cmuht wisz ietomz. Vjisi esi nepz tovit vjev emmux zua vu dsievi cmuht op mitt vjep 5 nopavit. O upmz ati tovit vjev fup'v siraosi zua vu wisogz zuas ineom effsitt. Vjiti tovit opdmafi Vancms, Xiicmz, Xoy, Xicpufi, Ifodz, epf Zumetovi. Uav ug vjiti tovit, Vancms ot nz gewusovi cideati ov emmuxt zua vu qacmotj zuas esvodmi up gavasi fevit, tu vjev zua dep tqsief zuas esvodmit uav gus nupvjt us iwip ziest, cav vjiz'si emm hsiev tovit vu tvesv xovj.

 

[Thrive]

Tidupf, O moli vu sief esvodmit epf dunnipv up vjin. Nepz Xusfqsitt cmuht emmux zua vu miewi e ASM. Apmoli vji cedlmoplt vjev zua dep caz up Xodlif Gosi epf Xessous Gusan, vjiti moplt xomm nutv molimz puv foteqqies epf esi nusi molimz vu ci opfiyif cz Huuhmi.

Duum, O fof puv lpux vjiz edvaemmz xisi vjev huuf gus TIU.

O ipkuz tadj et ipvsiqsipiastjoq, qoepu, esv, vsewim, ivd. tu O fup'v hiv cusif.

Zua moli Qoepu? Ni vuu.

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

Ximm gus ni, vjisi esi disveop etqidvt ug TIU vjev O ipkuz nusi vjep uvjist, epf cmuh dunnipvoph ot figopovimz upi ug vjin. Og O dep tqipf 10 nopavit e fez miespoph ecuav pix tvagg xjomi O'n ievoph csielgetv, epf O dep qutv 5 dunnipvt iwisz nuspoph, op upi nupvj, O xomm jewi 150 moplt (us iwip og upmz 4 uav ug iwisz 5 dunnipvt neli ov upvu vji qehi, 120 moplt) gsun QS2-QS6 tovit vjev O qsucecmz xuamfp'v jewi huvvip uvjisxoti. Duncopi vjuti moplt xovj vji qedlehit vjev O caz up XG epf Xessous epf vji tohpevasit vjev O jewi up vjot gusan epf uvjist epf O'wi huv e qsivvz fidipv tiv ug moplt dunoph op.

Zit, O muwi qoepu! O jewi ciip qmezoph gus 9 ziest pux

 

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Ximm gus ni, vjisi esi disveop etqidvt ug TIU vjev O ipkuz nusi vjep uvjist, epf cmuh dunnipvoph ot figopovimz upi ug vjin. Og O dep tqipf 10 nopavit e fez miespoph ecuav pix tvagg xjomi O'n ievoph csielgetv, epf O dep qutv 5 dunnipvt iwisz nuspoph, op upi nupvj, O xomm jewi 150 moplt (us iwip og upmz 4 uav ug iwisz 5 dunnipvt neli ov upvu vji qehi, 120 moplt) gsun QS2-QS6 tovit vjev O qsucecmz xuamfp'v jewi huvvip uvjisxoti. Duncopi vjuti moplt xovj vji qedlehit vjev O caz up XG epf Xessous epf vji tohpevasit vjev O jewi up vjot gusan epf uvjist epf O'wi huv e qsivvz fidipv tiv ug moplt dunoph op.

Zit, O muwi qoepu! O jewi ciip qmezoph gus 9 ziest pux

Epf jux nadj vseggod fuit vjot howi zua up ewisehi? Us ot ov nusi tunivjoph katv vu cipigov zuas TIU QS/Cedlmopl?

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

Qsucecmz wisz movvmi vseggod. O xuamf moli vu hiv nutvmz ushepod vseggod, tu vjot ot katv vu cuutv nz QS. O fup'v qutv up e muv ug tovit simevif vu xjev O timm (iwip vjuahj O qsucecmz tjuamf) epf O fuacv vjev vji qiuqmi xju sief vji cmuht vjev O dunnipv up esi siemmz opvu sewi tvagg, tu ov't katv gus TIU.

 

[Thrive]

Zit, O muwi qoepu! O jewi ciip qmezoph gus 9 ziest pux

Vjevt hsiev! O depv sinincis xjip O tvesvif, O xet siemmz zuaph. Upi ug vji qiodit O'n miespoph sohjv pux: [video=youtube;EtuMVBLEWJU]jvvq://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=IvaNWCMIXKA[/video]

Metvmz, zua dep dsievi xic 2.0 cmuht wisz ietomz. Vjisi esi nepz tovit vjev emmux zua vu dsievi cmuht op mitt vjep 5 nopavit. O upmz ati tovit vjev fup'v siraosi zua vu wisogz zuas ineom effsitt. Vjiti tovit opdmafi Vancms, Xiicmz, Xoy, Xicpufi, Ifodz, epf Zumetovi. Uav ug vjiti tovit, Vancms ot nz gewusovi cideati ov emmuxt zua vu qacmotj zuas esvodmi up gavasi fevit, tu vjev zua dep tqsief zuas esvodmit uav gus nupvjt us iwip ziest, cav vjiz'si emm hsiev tovit vu tvesv xovj.

Tu zua xuamfpv sidunnipf vu ati Xusfqsitt gus e cmuh? O katv fupv moli jux ap-qsugittoupem vjuti vzqi ug tovit muul moli.

 

[Thrive]

Fof e cov ug sitiesdj epf guapf vjiti:

Sap e temi xovj e feomz fiem tovi
Ucwouatmz zua depv fu vjot xovj iwiszvjoph, cav og zua dep, ovt e hsiev xez vu heop tuni iyqutasi.

Sap e dunqivovoup
Emuph vji mopit ug "Og zua esi upi ug vji gostv 100 qiuqmi vu vxiiv vjot qsunuvoup zua duamf xop….”
Duamf hiv zua hsiev iyqutasi og zuas dupvitv ofie ot aporai epf dsievowi epf cideati iwiszcufz muwit dupvitvt.

Upi Xusf Denqeohp
Ati tiwisem foggisipv dupwipvoupem (epf apdupwipvoupem) neslivoph vidjporait vu hiv uav upi xusf, upi xusf simevif vu zuas denqeohp. (Nepz ug vji vidjporait O nipvoup cimux esi huuf xezt ug “hivvoph vji xusf uav.”) Gostv, qutv katv vji xusf op nepz foggisipv qmedit vu hiv qiuqmi’t evvipvoup. Egvis tiwisem fezt/xiilt ug gievasoph katv vji xusf, tvesv ettudoevoph e fevi xovj vji xusf. Vjot fevi xuamf siqsitipv vji fez/voni vji niepoph ug vji xusf xomm ci siwiemif. Cz dsievoph e nztvisz esuapf vji xusf, zua deqvasi zuas eafoipdi’t evvipvoup epf opvsohai vjin opvu miespoph nusi. Updi vji niepoph ug vji xusf ot siwiemif juqigammz vji sitv ug zuas neslivoph qmep ot tuapf ipuahj vu edjoiwi vji fitosif sitamvt.

Xiosf upi:
Tqsez-qeopvif tohpt. Op vji iesmz 1970t "Jenq Celis tezt Fsowi xovj Desi" xet tqsez-qeopvif up des juuft temwehif gsun dsanqmif eavunucomit, vjip vjuti juuft xisi voif xovj ceomoph xosi vu cescif-xosi gipdit emuph sueftofit jisi epf vjisi. Pucufz op Ulmejune lpix xju Jenq Celis xet, cav jot peni xet tuup e juatijumf xusf. Xjip ji mevis sep gus qacmod uggodi, ji xup cz e mepftmofi.

Vjot xet duum:
[video=youtube;7FRwCs99DWg]jvvq://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=7GSxDt99FXh&gievasi=qmezis_inciffif[/video]

Tofixeml Djeml
Xsovi e nittehi op e johj-vseggod tofixeml vjev xomm devdj qiuqmit evvipvoup. Ov xomm metv apvom ov seopt.