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Discover ingenious, cost-free strategies to get massive exposure, attract customers, and grow your business without spending a single dollar on marketing.
Powerful Strategies for Zero Cost
Explore actionable tactics to market your business effectively without spending a dime.
1. Hacker News Comment Section
Get thousands of eyeballs by offering thoughtful advice and linking your website in relevant Hacker News comment sections.
Here's how:
- Go to news.ycombinator.com
- Find posts relevant to your product
- Offer thoughtful advice and add a link to your website
- Unlike posts, Hacker News' comments allow links
- Potentially get thousands of visitors to your landing page
2. Find Customers on Kickstarter
Identify and reach out to warm leads by analyzing recently funded startups on Kickstarter and checking their ad status.
Here's how:
- Go to kickstarter.com
- Find recently funded startups
- Check on builtwith.com if they are running ads
- Find emails of decision makers using Reply.io
- Instead of a cover letter, pitch your offer directly
3. Leverage Slack & Discord Communities
Connect with warm leads and potential customers in niche-specific Slack and Discord communities.
Slack Communities:
- crohacks.slack.com
- productled.com/community
- OnlineGeniuses.com
- Marketers.Chat
- audienti.com/join-growmance
- revgenius.com
- demandcurve.com/community
- superpath.co/community
- email.geeks.chat/#apply
- peakfreelance.com/slack/
Discord Communities:
- Hack2skill
- GCES
- Tech Startup Community
- Everything Startup
- Startup Growth Hub
- Furlough Startups and Entrepreneurship
- Start Hub Art Code
- Million Dollar Weekend
4. Get Free Traffic with Giphy
Drive traffic by creating branded GIFs that your audience will search for and share across social platforms.
Here's how:
- Go to Giphy.com
- Create GIFs that your audience might search for
- Make 5 original files and add your logo or URL
- Apply for a free brand channel and tag with relevant keywords
- Your GIFs can appear on Instagram, X, Facebook, etc.
5. Attract Clients via Clutch.co
List your company on Clutch.co to reach potential clients with active purchase intent and increase your visibility.
Here's how:
- Go to Clutch.co (it gets 1.6 Million Visitors)
- Click on 'For Providers'
- Add your company to the database
- Add reviews and case studies to increase visibility
6. Leverage Y Combinator for Productized Services
If you have a productized business, use YC's job board to find recently funded startups and pitch your offer.
Here's how:
- Go to ycombinator.com/jobs
- Find recently funded startups that are hiring for roles related to the productized service you offer
- Install the Chrome extension 'Simplify'
- Use this extension to fill out the applications
- Instead of the cover letter, plug in your offer
- P.s. This is a variation of the strategy Brett from DesignJoy used to land his clients
7. List on SaaS Price Comparison Engines
For SaaS startups, listing your product on these platforms can boost Google ranking and reach highly interested buyers.
Relevant Platforms:
- g2.com
- capterra.com
- getapp.com
- softwareadvice.com
- trustradius.com
- saasgenius.com
- itcentralstation.com
- alternativeto.net
- saasworthy.com
- financesonline.com
Why is it important?
- Listing the product on these sites can improve Google ranking, as it shows the product is favored by popular platforms.
- Your competitors are likely already leveraging these engines.
- Not being listed means missing out on visibility to potential customers who use these tools to compare SaaS prices.
- If someone is on a price comparison site looking for the product you sell, they are highly interested buyers and they will pay attention to your product when making their purchasing decision.
Special Thanks
The brilliant strategies outlined on this page are compiled from the insights of:
Nati Akourdadze (https://x.com/natiakourdadze)
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