5 Free Ways to Advertise Your Business Locally - Online!

Even in your town or city, people are still using the Internet to search for local businesses.  No matter what your product or service, here are five ways to advertise your business online for FREE and give your visitors specific local results!

1. Yahoo Local Listings - If your customers use Yahoo (many people still do despite Google being the reigning search engine champ), they can find you using Yahoo Local Listings.  Sign up and grab this free exposure at: http://listings.local.yahoo.com/

2. Local.com - In just 3 easy steps, you can get a free listing on local.com.  They also have several paid options for more exposure.  Sign up at: http://advertise.local.com/

3. Yellow Pages - The online version of the popular phone directory.  When people search for a business type - chances are the results from this site come up first - so make sure you’re listed.  A basic listing is free. Sign up at: http://www.yellowpages.com/

4. Froogle Local - Google’s shopping search engine lets you feature individual products you sell, while letting its users narrow products down by location.  You can use Froogle Local to list your products even if you don’t have a website.  Join at: http://froogle.google.com

5. Craigslist - Craigslist is one of the most popular sites online, and for good reason.  Here you can post free classified ads narrowed down by your location.  Register for an account to make your ad visible for 45 days as opposed to just 10.  Join free at http://www.craigslist.com

Once you list your business and products on these five sites, you’re virtually guaranteed to start getting traffic from local buyers in your area.  And it didn’t cost you a penny!  Enjoy!

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