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Below are some websites that just may help your web based biz grow. Study each one carefuly and learn how to use them.

http://www.icontact.com/ – This email marketing service allows you to easily track sends, clicks and more. This can be a great option for anyone who is looking to outsource their newsletter or email marketing campaign 

http://www.caffeinenow.com/ – Increase traffic and meet customers on a first name basis. Caffeinenow.com is a new venture that is highly recommended by the startupnation.com community. 

http://www.abcsearch.com/  Marketing can be as easy as ABC. I am hearing good things about this company.

 http://www.doshdosh.com/  – excellent information site – helping you make money online. 

http://startupnation.com/ –  For Entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. Startupnation.com provides real-world business advice to people who want to start a business and grow their small business. This is one great resource!

 http://listings.local.yahoo.com/ – Local listing will promote your business to customers looking for information on yahoo local. There are three different plans to meet your company’s needs. 

https://accounts.craigslist.org/login/signup – Craigslist gets an estimated 10 million visitors per day. This is an online classified ad format organized by region or city.

 http://www.merchantcircle.com/corporate/ – This site offer a free local business listing service that allows to better manage your reputation online.

 http://www.reachlocal.com/register/login.php – This site provides a central location for businesses to set up, maintain and track local search advertising campaigns. Pricing varies.

 http://www.press-release-writing.com/10_essential_tips.htm – How to write a proper press release. 

http://www.facebook.com/ – The best social network for social marketing.

 http://www.stumbleupon.com/ – This social book marketing site can drive loads of traffic to your site. Learn how to use it. Out of all of the social bookmarketing sites this has been by far the best source for traffic for me.  

http://groups.yahoo.com/ – Join yahoo and start joining yahoo groups that are relevant to your business. This can be great exposure. 

http://dailyrevolver.com/2007/09/08/5000-resources-to-do-just-about-anything-via-mashable/ – nice list  

http://expo.live.com/ – Everyone has heard of craigslist, this is also another great classified ad site.  

Some article marketing sites – Remember write quality articles!http://SearchWarp.com http://Isnare.com http://www.squidoo.com  

Some other Stuff

http://www.blogtrepreneur.com/2008/03/10/resources-for-online-entrepreneurs/ 

http://www.socialmarker.com/ 

 http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/958/dissecting-28-ways-to-make-money-with-your-website/  

 http://www.searchengineguide.com/todd-mintz/how-to-create-y.php  – how to create a Wikipedia page

 http://www.betterbusinessblogging.com/blog-directories-and-search/52-of-the-best-ways-to-promote-your-blog-and-your-business/  

What’s better in marketing – to be a pusher or a puller? Of course a puller. What is a puller? This means that you are ‘pulling’ people to your website, how? by doing things that will ‘attract‘ them to you. This can be done in many ways and I will just mention a few – article marketing, forum marketing, social marketing etc… By sharing the valuable information that you have.
Use these tools [forums, articles, social networks etc..] for marketing but don’t abuse them! When you ‘spam’ forums and social networks – don’t be surprised that you are not getting any traffic/biz from them.
Spamming in this case means that you post once and never show up again, it means that you join a discussion group that’s not related to anything and you start posting your website….
If you want visitors to your website, if you want to build an audience around your website – then you need to the trust & respect from your visitors.
Be a contributor – it may take more time but stick with it cause in the long run it’s worth it!