Do something fun and different. Like place an ad for your business on your sidewalk in chalk or pay someone $8 to do something crazy to promote your online business. Either way, you should try to think out of the box to gain maximum exposure.

Hold live events and offer a free seminar. Then, you can exchange business cards and network with all the participants.

Attend seminars or other live events and then network with people about your online business venture. Exchange cards, hand out brochures and other collateral marketing material and encourage others to get the word out.

Sell or place classified ads on www.eBay.com with a link to your site. However, make sure that you don’t violate any of eBay’s policies which could get your account banned.

Another option is to barter for products or services in exchange for low cost advertisements on other people’s websites.