You’ve just created your home based business online and you’re trying to build an email list. In order to accomplish this you’re networking with many Internet and affiliate marketers online which is resulting in a flood of Internet marketing product offers into your inbox on a daily basis.
While you’re sifting through these promotions you notice several list building software products you feel could help you compile your list much faster than your current approach. However because you’ve exhausted most of your budget on startup costs funds are tight and you just can’t afford to purchase these courses.
There may be a solution to your dillema which satisfies both the seller and you as the buyer. Before buying any Internet marketing merchandise from your fellow marketers online it’s sometimes a good idea to try to negotiate a trade of some sort. Here are several approaches you can take which will help provide you with what you need without having to go over budget:
1. Try to barter for free advertising space on your home business home page. Maybe the seller of the product you’re interested in acquiring is in need of advertising space to promote his merchandise. In exchange for what you need offer to place a couple of banner ads on your website.
2. Take a look around your website and also your home office for any e-books, Internet marketing software or courses you may have acquired over the years and ask the seller if they have any interest in making a swap of merchandise. This may be a simple way to satisfy each other’s needs.
3. If you have a special talent you can offer in exchange for their product make them a proposal. For example, if you’re a writer and the vendor is looking for fresh content for their home page then you can suggest swapping several new editorials related to their home business theme in exchange for what you need.
4. Depending on the price of the product you’re interested in acquiring you could offer the merchant a one time mailing to your email list as a swap. Suggest to the seller that they can promote any product they want, one time only, to your entire list in exchange for the merchandise you want.
5. If you have copy writing experience you could offer your services as a trade for their product. For example if they need brochures, advertising copy, classified ads or promotional materials you could negotiate a package in exchange for their offer.
6. Make an arrangement whereby you will refer people to their website who may be interested in what they have to offer but who aren’t necessarily interested in your merchandise. This would be in lieu of cash payment for their goods.
These several strategies can help save your home business money while at the same time provide what you need to help accomplish your long term goals as well as satisfy your vendor’s needs.