I just went to Google and typed in “free internet marketing leads” – there are 12 million pages of relevant results.

But is your pipeline being filled with free internet leads as you’re reading this?

If it is, I suggest you go grab some icecream, cold drink, or whatever you enjoy doing when you don’t have much to do, shut your computer down and take the rest of the day off. You’re doing what 95% of network marketers can’t do – and that is to generate leads, much less leads at no cost.

But if you’re not there yet, where do you start? If those 12 million pages on Google did not help you what will?

Maybe nothing, maybe as you read this article you’re already overwhelmed. Well, it’s not that hard. It’s complex, but not that hard. And it takes time…and a little bit of an effort on your part. Whether to do it yourself or finding someone to outsource it.

I get asked all the time: There are so many ways to generate free leads, which strategy is the best?

My answer is always the same: they are all good.

i.e.:If you hate making videos and are obviously uncomfortable doing it, not ready to “get over it” than no matter how great videos are, it won’t yield great results for YOU.

Now, that we got that question out the way let’s look at your options – in no particular order:

1) Videos

2) articles – posted to other sites

3) blog – articles posted to your site

4) Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc

5) Ezines

6) Classifieds

7) List builders

icon cool Marketing on a budget – where do you start? PPC – yes it can be at no cost to you

9) Forums

That should give you good number of choices.

They all work. But for now, pick one, maybe two at most, you feel comfortable and feel like you would enjoy doing – for the beginning. As you get going and start getting results with those, then start adding more sources from the list above if you so choose.

As I said, they all work but they all require work as well. One or 2 (posts, mailing, conversations, friends, etc) or possibly not even 10 will bring you many results. Lot more needs to happen prior to some noticeable results.

So if you’re going to do videos or articles (regardless of where you post them) you should start with 10 or so and then add 2-5 per week for the first 30 days. When you start  mingling on social sites, especially Twitter & Facebook, you should try to start 20 new conversations day and add some 50-150 new friends a day.  To learn more tips and tricks for successful Twittering, go here: “Ultimate Twitter Optimization Blueprint” , and for find out what you should and should not do in Twitter make sure you visit here: “10 Cardinal Sins of Twittering“.

Also, I would suggest you don’t start with PPC at first – you have to have foundation built for it to become “no cost”. That is advanced form of marketing.

Other than that, it really does not matter where you start as long as you start somewhere and not wait till you get “good” and “more familiar” before you move a finger.

Get going! See you at the top.

What marketing-on-a-budget strategy have you had the most success with?

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