Secret Services for Online Marketing of Your Business Website

Directory Submission

• Submit Edge ($)

Email and Newsletter Campaign

Send automated emails to your mailing list. Includes templates that are easy to fill as well as more advanced features. Enable people to subscribe and unsubscribe from your mailing list. Some also include autoresponders.

• Aweber ($)
• Constant Contact ($)
• MailChimp ($ but free for up to 2,000 contacts and 12,000 emails per month)

Live Chat for your Website

• Snap Edge ($)
• Zopim ($ but free for one agent/one concurrent chat)

Teleconference Calls

• Skype ($ for calls to landline phones but free for up to 10 audio participants or 1 video conference)
• Google Hangouts

Webinar/Teleseminar

• AnyMeetings -- Free for up to 200 webinar participants
• Free Conference Call HD -- For up to 1,000 participants. People can call in through telephone or Skype
• Conference Town -- Free, up to 250 teleconference participants

Note: Free services are typically pretty reliable but never guaranteed.

Online Scheduling

• Acuity Scheduling ($ but free for single calendar)
• If you use a CMS like WordPress, look for plugins that provide this functionality.

Payment Processing

• Amazon Payments ($)
• PayPal ($ but no monthly fees) -- Notes: Get a merchant type account, Max payment $2,000, Also available in Canada.

 Surveys

• SurveyMonkey ($ but free for up to 10 questions/100 responses per survey)

Tip: This can also be used creatively as an event registration system!