You can start a small business on a thin budget. Promotions with your business cards and a free website can generate super results.
Distribute your business cards.
Make an effort to give out at least 5 business cards per day to people that you interact with. Your business cards won't do much good in the box, so try to give them to businesses that you patronize. Explain to them that you have started a new venture and to contact you should anyone need services that you provide.
Order your business cards.
Take a trip to your local office supply store such as Staples, Office Depot or Office Max. Visit their printing services department. You will be able to view different styles, colors and shapes of business cards. If you see business cards that you like, place an order and you'll receive your business cards in a few days. Also, if you decide to make your own business cards, these stores carry different card stocks for use on a personal computer and printer. Another option is to order your business cards online. There are many high quality printing companies online, that do a great job. Vistaprint and Print Runner have excellent prices on business cards and most other items for your printing needs.
Get a free website.
Search online the term "free website." Visit several of the search results to determine which free website will be best suited for your business. Make sure that you read the Terms and Conditions for the company that you choose, to ensure that you understand the details.
Register your business.
Conduct an online search for your State Department. For instance, let's assume that you live in Texas. Visit Google, Yahoo or Msn and type in "Texas Department of State." Simply replace Texas with the actual state that you live in or wish to register your business in. Your state will show the fee's and steps needed to register your business. Most states are fairly straight forward and will provide telephone assistance should you require assistance.
Choose your web hosting.
Your website provider may have free web hosting, if not conduct a search for "free web hosting." Again, ensure that you understand the Terms of Service. Basically, A web hosting company will display your website online. The most reliable web hosting companies charge a nominal fee of twenty dollars or less per month if you decide to use a paid hosting company.
Design your free website.
Choose a domain name for your website. This is the address for your website via the world wide web that may end in .com, .net, .info, .ws, .org, .tv or .me
Most free websites have easy templates to walk you through the set up process. It's not difficult to create a free website. You will need to take your time and in no time at all, you will have a working free website. At this point, you can add text, products, and information about services that you provide.
评论