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How to Market Like a Big Business        Without a Big Budget

by L. Pemberton - eCleanAdvisor Business Coach
                   
              How to Market Like a Big Business
                         Without a Big Budget
                                  Post #1: 

Big cleaning franchises spend large amounts of money on 
video advertising, but as a small professional cleaning service,
 you don't have to do the same thing!

You can market your business just as effectively on a shoestring 
budget by utilizing some basic free or very low-cost marketing 
tactics. If you engage with your market effectively and provide high
value content, you can achieve all your business goals just like the
big companies do.
 
Here are five effective ways to market online with little cost:

**#1 - "Engage Your Market on Social Media"
>>> Social media is a great way to interact with your target
       market
and
spread awareness of your professional
       cleaning business.

>>> You can use it to communicate directly with your followers,
       share content,
build a community, and research your
       subscriber/market members.
 
>>> Start by finding out which social media platforms your target
       market uses. The major ones now are 'Facebook Live', 'YouTube', and
      'Instagram' for cleaning services. If you don't know which platforms
      your target market uses, ask them directly, by running a survey, or
      signing up to each and simply looking for them.

**#2 - "Produce Helpful, Informational Videos"
   Your prospects watch video on 'YouTube' to learn new things 
   and find solutions to the problems they're facing.
>>>'YouTube' is one of the world's most popular web sites, plus 
       its 'user' base spans every demographic.
>>> For 'YouTube', you can create short videos that offer help on  
       various cleaning challenges. Share a simple tip and show your 
       viewers how to successfully perform it. 
>>> Make a video where you answer a commonly asked question or
       discuss trending topics in our industry!

You can use free video production and editing software, and it's 
also free to post on YouTube!

**#3 - "Build an Email List"
      Email is a very effective, as well as highly personal way to interact
      with your target market!
>>> Prospects subscribe to email lists to receive useful information,
      the latest news, and exclusive promotions straight into their inbox.
      The best way to get prospects from your target market to sign up
      to your list is to offer a lead magnet!
>>> A successful lead magnet is usually an information product that
       you offer for free; all the recipient needs to do is enter their name and
       email address. In exchange, they benefit from your helpful email
       newsletter or "Information Guide".

>>> To really get started with email marketing . . .
       sign up with an email "Auto-responder Service" first.
       Some of these are free, while others can get costly - research the
       different options to find out what's right for you. Always start with a free 
       service or at least a free trial to test out the software and make sure it 
       gives you what you need before investing.

**#4 - "Start a Referral Program"
       With a referral program, you can offer your customers the
       incentive to tell others about your specialty cleaning services. 
       The incentive could be valuable training or marketing content free to
       customers or prospects who spread the word. This is a great way to
       generate some valuable "word-of-mouth" marketing.

>>>A referral program multiplies your marketing efforts. The key is to
       offer something that's valuable for your customer but costs little
       to nothing for you to create and produce. Some good ideas include
       free membership to your website, a deep discount on an information
       product that only takes a little time to create, etc.

**#5 - "Leverage the Internet and Save Costs"
You never need to spend a great deal on advertising and marketing as 
long as you have an arsenal of marketing tactics you can put to use. 
Always focus on providing valuable content that meets your market audience's 
needs, and you can avoid spending very little on advertising!

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