| Marketing to local businesses can bring in lots of | | | | if you do what you preach. In any case you'll have to |
| money and be fun at the same time A great place | | | | meet face to face to go over the details and outline |
| to start in this day and age is online, even if their | | | | a proposal. |
| business has nothing to do with computers or the | | | | The place to get started is someone's whose |
| web. Armed with the knowledge you likely already | | | | products or services you already use locally. Maybe |
| have you can take these skills to a web-clueless local | | | | you have a friend or relative who needs help setting |
| business to help them out. With the basics of SEO, | | | | up their blog and using social media to promote their |
| PPC, Social Media, Article Marketing and more you | | | | small businesses. Do your best to make them the |
| can help them big time. You should think of | | | | go-to person online and that way you have proof for |
| generating new income for this local business, not | | | | all future clients. |
| just charging them a hefty price. It should be | | | | But you can't just be a master salesman. You need |
| profitable to both parties | | | | to deliver on what you promise. This means optimize |
| You'll never run out of possible businesses to help | | | | their site and making it show up in the top results. |
| unless you are in the smallest of towns that has no | | | | Getting them in the map results. Also setting them up |
| competition (like one plumber for instance.) A great | | | | and running on any social networking sites to further |
| place to start is your local Chamber of Commerce | | | | expand their reach. |
| where many small business people get together at | | | | Just continue to work on and grow your own |
| their regular networking mixers. | | | | Internet business while helping others with theirs. You |
| Get business cards made that tell others all that you | | | | stand to learn a lot more in the process. |
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| people can find you online and they'll be ready to buy | | | | |