While it’s true that marketing can be expensive, there are also plenty of other ways you can market your company without breaking the bank.  Below are 15 marketing ideas that you can easily implement for cheap.

Idea #1: Use Promotional Business Cards

Use a discount service, like Vista Print, and leave your business cards everywhere.  Add a special discount or coupon code that can be used on your website or in your store.

Idea #2: Send out Monthly Email Newsletters

Add a promotion on each email blast to up your chances of getting a response.

Idea #3: Donate some of your products or your services

You can volunteer with local charities to either donate your products or your services.

Idea #4: Hire a teenager to stand by the road and hold up your sign.

This is one of the more expensive ideas, but if you pick the right hours of day and location, it can pay off in a big way.

Idea #5: Buy someone’s dinner or buy them a treat

If you can’t afford to buy them dinner, then buy them a soda, or a candy bar, leave your business card and walk away.

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