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1.
Give people a free subscription to your e-zine.
Keep in mind that a heap of people are publishing e-zines
nowadays... so it's important to give something
extra with your free subscription. You could offer a
free gift or advertising when people subscribe.
2.
Provide your visitors with free content. Your
content will be more attractive to your visitors if
it's up-to-date or original. You could also
offer people the option to reprint the content in
their e-zine or web site.
3.
Offer a free online directory. The directory
could be full of interesting ebooks, e-zines, web
sites etc. If people find your directory to be a
valuable resource they will visit it over and over.
4.
Give your visitors a free ebook. Include your
own ad in the ebook and allow people to give it
away. If you don't want to take the time to write
one, you could ask other writers permission to use
their articles.
5.
Hold free online classes or seminars. They could be
held in your web site's chat room. The idea of
"live" information will definitely entice people to
visit your web site. You will become known as an
expert on the topic.
6.
Give visitors a free entry into a contest or
sweepstake of yours. The prizes should be something
of interest or value to your visitors.
So it could be a free copy of your latest product,
complete with resell rights. Add some bonuses to the
prize package to make sure the perceived value is
high. Most people who enter will continually
revisit your web site to get the results.
7.
Let visitors download free software. It could
be freeware, shareware, demos etc. You could
turn part of your site into a free software
directory. If you created the software,
include your ad inside the package and let other
people give it away.
8.
Offer free online services or utilities from your
web site. They could be search engine submitting,
copy writing, proofreading etc. The service or
utility should be helpful to your particular target
audience.
9.
Give free consulting to people who visit your web
site. You could offer your knowledge via
e-mail or by telephone. People will consider
this a huge value. Consulting fees can
be very expensive.
10.
Give your visitors a free membership to your online
club. Lots of people want to belong to
something. Why not your online club. You could
also give away a free e-zine for club members only.
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