What are the best ways to get eyes on your product?

[jfny]

So I recently attended a real estate seminar to try and network with some people from my area. A few people were giving talks about tools that they have used to help them with this or that. During one of their talks I had this "Aha" moment, where an idea hit me for a service that to my knowledge, nobody out there is providing thus far. After going home and trying to figure out if there was a reason nobody has been providing this service, I concluded that it wasn't because it wouldn't be a great tool to have, but because apparently nobody has yet thought of it. On top of that, there is a pretty solid exit strategy.

I'm not going to tell you exactly what that idea is, in its simplest form, it would be a website that does some of the work for you, faster, more efficiently, and for less money. I guessing if I really went at it, even though I have a pretty restricted schedule right now, that I could have the website coded, and running within a month or so.

I've built websites before and I am familiar with Google Adwords, Facebook ads, etc. But I also know that unless you have a very high daily budget for those methods, it can take a decent amount of time to grow a customer base. I am trying to brain storm a few different approaches to make a lot of people aware of a product's existence, in a very short amount of time, while trying to do it as inexpensively as possible. (Aren't we all) I'm trying to follow a lean startup type approach. I know I can email bloggers in my niche and get them to do an article and push it out to their followers. I asked a marketer I know what sort of tricks they use for stuff like this, and was told about a time they had to come up with a marketing campaign for a new line of men's bath soap. They gathered up a bunch of "very handsome muscular men", covered them in dirt, and stuck them in the middle of times square next to a portable shower with a sign that said "wash me". They had their logo plastered everywhere. It cost them a few thousand dollars but they ended up gaining news coverage with got them a lot of attention. Those are the kind of outside the box ideas that you need. (Although I don't think placing half naked men in New York City would really work for this idea.)

So for my question, I am curious what lesser known ways you guys are aware of to make a splash and get the word out there, in preparation for the launch of your product. Let me hear some ideas. Thanks!

 

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[Andy Black]

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