Any ideas on unique marketing techniques to promote freelance online design services which involves little money or is free. I know the standards; Seo Link building Google adwords Forum posting I want to take it to the next level even if it costs money (as long as it's good value for money) Thanks.
You can start building a PPC campaign, depends on the niche, you will be able to do it with different SE's. You will be able to set your own budget. If you are a newbie on PPC don't invest too much on your first campaigns. Good luck!
Install a blog on your site, blog about the topic and invite guest bloggers. This will give you exposure in the community.
You can test a campaign of your services @ Twitter within different i heard much about immaculate exposure through it
I think this area of business is difficult for being popular even with all methods you know. Because people should trust to your network firstly, then they will use your website.
Free money is always where publicity is at. Make a Yotube video of a dog licking your face. Or, you could just try to have some money to invest. If marketing was free, then you would still have to compete against everyone else doing the same as you.
Create a professional video and syndicate it out across the dozens of video syndication sites such as Youtube. Optimize the title for freelance graphic design or whatever, then build some backlinks to the videos. Saturate SERPS. Phase 3, profit.
tattooing your domain URL in your bottocks and then running around naked in manhattan recording people's facial expressions with a vid cam (and after getting away from jail -> youtube)
hahahahaha...funniest Dp post I've read in a while.... You are on the right track with that one though...One of the best ways to reach millions of people for free is to go viral. Create a video or something that shocks, amuses, disturbs or similar and start posting it on Facebook, twitter etc.
On the viral theme you could run a whacky competition where the winner receives a funny prize. The more outlandish the better, in order to maximize publicity both online and off.