How would you promote a neighborhood business?

Question

I'm trying to create a personal business and I have business cards and have made flyers for my business. It is pet sitting and many other things. Someone else beat me to the pet sitting, but I still want to practice my other businesses. I have made prices and have references, but nobody is calling. I haven't put up the flyers yet, because I don't know where to put them! I also have a babysitting business too. What kind of other promoting should I do, and any other ideas for different businesses?

Answer 1

Hello  

What you need is an autoresponder tool that
will capture leads on autopilot for you.

You will also need a capcha page

And then a simple link to your page.

Use Twitter Facebook and youTube to get free traffic

Goto http://www.internetmarketplace.co.uk/internetmarketplace.html
to get free ebook that will show you how this is done step by step.

Once you have done this, you will have people chasing you - you wont have to chase
people :-)

Answer 2

To promote any business there are some basic points and check list which any business owner or business professional have to keep in mind.

1) Market trend and potential customers
2) Geographical location and the product popularity
3) Budget calculations ( Product cost Marketing cost)

Here you have already mentioned that you have already tried some business promotion tricks but they didn't work then you must rethink about above mentioned points. Might be you are targeting wrong customer base or spending money on advertisements by overlooking your potential market location.

Now you must try some online marketing campaigns for your business promotion because through internet you are not limiting yourself within a region or location which is unidentified on the basis of customer response. You can advertise on internet by following simple mediums which are listed below:

1) Built your own website and list your products there with your contact informations
2) Place banner adverts on advertising portals
3) Create your online community and simply promote your business through "Words of Mouth".
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and a lot of other ways online. So i think you will get benefit by this way surely.