Two ways to save your business big bucks

By Sandra Peoples
http://www.buildsuccess.info/



Are you, like many other small business owners, searching for ways to keep your business afloat? These days it seems as if everyone is looking for ways to save a few dollars. Entrepreneurs are the hardest hit, since most do not have a few dollars to save. But what if you were told that you could actually save money while consistently gaining new clients?



One way entrepreneurs can save money is to look at how much they are spending on excess. Here are a few things you may be spending too much money on and not even realize it:



1. Your website. Let’s face it. While it is virtually a necessity for your business to have an online presence, having that presence should not be costing your business an arm and a leg unless you are bringing in two or three. Instead, consider putting up a free site. Sites such as webs.com (formerly freewebs) and weebly.com offer free websites and hosting packages that include templates to help building your site a breeze, and have a professional look to it. For a small monthly fee, you have the option of upgrading from a sub domain (yoursite.webs.com) to your own domain altogether, (www.yoursite.com).

If you just have to have a fancy site, consider having a graphic design student design the site for you and simply pay for the domain name. You can still have the site hosted for free.



2. Advertising. With so many people flocking to the information super highway, better known as the World Wide Web, there is really no reason why you shouldn’t be able to cut back on your advertising budget by taking advantage of some of the free opportunities available to you on the web. There is blogger.com, where you can set up a free account and write ‘blogs’ or articles about your field of expertise. You can also write for associated content.com, and many other sites. You should also be collecting the emails of those that visit your website. You can set up your webs.com account to collect information from your subscribers, and inexpensive services such as aweber, that allow you to create opt-in subscription boxes for your websites.



Remember, nobody starts a business to see it fail. Be wise in your endeavors and watch your business blossom.





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