Most successful Marketing Strategy

[OneofaKind]

What would you say has been your most successful marketing strategy to date?

[ninikins]

Local newspapers for me, definitely. But my business isn't just online so it's a different ballgame for most people here, i think.

[Business Brian]

I think reputation is big. I have only ever advertised once (aside from a Thomson Directory listing, which has been worthles) and that was an ad on a forum.

That got me my first wave of small clents.

After that, word of mouth.

SEO also works well - my biggest clients saw my website, liked the small business approach as opposed to being corporate, and have never looked back.

[solar]

Adwords is helping me get word out and getting more traffic to my sites. I think they help leverage the field...I can advertise with the big boys and still show up.

[Grace]

I would say the paper for no on-line source.  But for an on-line source a Search Engine would work, and  everyone uses them.

[taiarain]

Honestly, I think satisfying existing customers, thereby encouraging their return has generated the most income for me.

Taia