Generating leads online for the first time can be daunting for new marketers or for marketers new to the internet. The good news is, there are a whole host of ways to generate leads online. Here are 10 ways to generate leads online.
1. Video Marketing
Videos are a great way to connect with people. They get to hear you and see you as if you were face to face with them. They also rank very well with search engines and take advantage of those with shorter attention spans.
2. Article Marketing
Article Marketing is a great way of positioning yourself as an expert. Write about something you have some knowledge on. If you write a decent article, people will see you as someone who could really benefit them.
3. Social Networking Sites (Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, etc)
Social Networking generally doesn’t take up too much time (unless you let it) and is really simple and easy to do. Create a good profile, start networking and you could find some really good people to work with.
4. Forum Marketing
Forums are a great way to find quality people to work with and can also be a great source of information and ideas. Make sure to ad value to the community and don’t spam your opportunity.
5. Blog
Having a personal blog is a great way to brand yourself and for people to find out all about you. Because blogs rank well, this would be a great place to post some of your articles. Another way to get traffic to your blog is to link to it from all of your social media.
6. Pay Per Click
If used smartly, Pay Per Click can generate a ton of leads. But be careful as it can quickly chew up your budget if you don’t keep a close eye on it. If you’re going to go this route, make sure you do training and research on PPC. There are plenty of courses to help with this. Not recommended for a beginner or for those on a small budget.
7. Viral List Builders
List builders are one of the easiest and quickest ways to generate leads. They are free to sign up with, but the real value is in the upgrade. For example with the Viral URL upgrade, you can send an email out to 3000 random members every 3 days for an entire year.
8. Solo Ads
Solo Ads, like list builders, are really simple ways to generate leads. Basically you are paying to send an email out to a list. These lists often have tens of thousands and sometimes hundreds of thousands of people’s email address, so a good email can generate plenty of leads.
9. Free Classifieds
There are some free classified sites that get a heap of traffic. You can place ads daily and can really target your ads to the right sort of people. Post an ad or two a day, and you could get a nice consistent flow of leads. And it doesn’t cost you anything.
10. Banner Ads
Banner Ads are great because you can generate highly targeted leads from them. Put the banner ads onto the websites you know that your target market visits, and you’ll get laser targeted leads.
