Half year of 2009 has gone by. Market conditions are almost same as 2008, employment rate is at an all time high but the good news is small businesses are propagating. The simple logic is unemployed people turning into entrepreneurs and therefore the small businesses are growing.

We all agree small businesses presently have low or no marketing budgets, i have put together a list of the must do online marketing tactics that are high time and low cost intensive. These tactics will empower you to promote your business, create awareness, drive traffic to your website, generate lead and build credibility.       

The must do online tactics for 2009 are

1.   Blogging

2.   Microblogging (Twitter) 

3.   Search engine optimization 

4.   Social network participation (Facebook, LinkedIn) 

5.   Email Marketing 

6.   Social media monitoring & outreach 

7.   Pay per click 

8.   Blogger relations 

9.   Video marketing 

10.  Social media advertising 

Integrate these must do online marketing tactics in your marketing plan to achieve your marketing goals and get most out of your marketing dollars

Please feel free to add more tactics to the list. 

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