Free business advertising that keeps working

Ten free ways to advertise your business

None of these cost anything but a little time each week:

• Create a free business Page with your services, location and website
• Post a short update once or twice a week: new stock, a job done, a tip
• Answer questions in Hubs about your trade or industry (helpful, not salesy)
• Share before-and-after photos and short videos of your work
• Run a poll to ask customers what they'd like next
• Post events: workshops, open days, sales
• Share customer stories (with their permission)
• Post jobs free from your Page when you're hiring
• Use your personal invite link to bring your existing customers across
• Use relevant hashtags so people searching a topic find you

What makes a business Page work

People decide in seconds whether to follow or move on. A clear name and tagline, a logo and cover image, a plain-English description of what you do and where, and a link to your website or booking page make all the difference.

After that, consistency wins: a post a week for three months beats ten posts in one day.

Be helpful where your customers are

The best free advertising is being the person who gave the useful answer. Find Hubs for your industry and your area, and answer questions properly. People remember, and they check your Page.

Track what works

Watch which posts get comments, shares and new followers, and do more of those. Polls are a quick way to learn what your followers want.