People will feel more comfortable purchasing your



products if you give them a little information about

yourself or business. The information could be your

profile, employee profiles, overall business history,

education credentials, awards you've won, etc.

Below are 10 ways you can use to promote yourself.

1. Teach a free chat room class on a subject related

to your business. You could install a chat room on

your web site or use a free one from another web site.

Before the class starts tell them a little about yourself.

2. Publish a free e-zine. Use some of the extra space

in your e-zine to write about yourself or business. This

could be called "A Note From the Editor".

3. Publish a section on your web site called "About

Us". With your information you could also include

pictures. This shows people your not hiding behind

your business.

4. Write an article on your area of expertise. Include

a resource box at the end of the article. You can add

information about yourself in the resource box. E-mail

the article to web sites or e-zines that accept article

submissions.

5. Create and giveaway a free ebook. In the ebook

include a section called "About The Author". Also,

include an advertisement for your business.

6. Participate in online communities like newsgroups,

discussion boards, e-mail discussion lists and chat

rooms. You will meet many people and in return they

will get to know you.

7. Donate your time, products, or services to charities.

You can list the charities you've contributed to on your

web site. This will show visitors that you and your

business care about others.

8. Promote yourself offline; teach a free class offline,

speak at business seminars, join a business club or

association. Assemble fundraisers for charity. These

are just few ideas to promote yourself offline.

9. Offer free consulting to your visitors. You could do

it via e-mail or phone. They will get to know you and

feel more comfortable buying your products.

10. Publish information about yourself and business

history in your ad copy. While people are reading it

they begin to trust you and your business. Don't over

do it though, you want to keep them interested in

your product.

Quote of the Day:

"For children to take morality seriously they must be in

the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And

with their own eyes they must see adults take morality

seriously." -- William J. Bennett