I run a small web company operating outside of New Zealand. I offer very low rates and solid references, yet I am unable to get my name out there. Let me know if you have any tips for effectively promoting this business. I am willing to spend around $50US a month and use as many free techniques as possible.
Web design - maybe you can start to create some quality wordpress (or similar) templates, and after the template gained popularity, charge some money for premium templates. There are quite a few success stories with this method.
It's targeting the right topic. You need to build a reference either by doing free wordpress themes or by building good websites for one company after another using to word of mouth to expand.
Do more of offline marketing to win more customers. you can also create a facebook fanpage and promote it with an ad. also look for your target keywords and advertise your site on Google adwords
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