If you are a small business owner you know the importance of marketing your brand and attracting customers and orders. You might have a great product or service but if you don't have a continuous flow of order then you won't be able to sustain it for long.

There are several tips and tricks that you can use to boost your small business. Down below are some simple yet very effective ways to boost your business.

1. Make an account on various virtual platforms to boost your business
If you do not own a shop and sell via the internet you must have a website and social media accounts on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.

If you think that only one of the above is enough, I am here to tell you a big fat NO. A website organizes your products, shows all the necessary information, and provides a gateway for ordering. SEO also helps in marketing your brand and increasing its visibility.

Whereas on social media all you have to do is promote your brand, create a fan following, make several marketing campaigns and visually appease the audience to buy your products. It is a platform that drives the audience to your website.

If you have a physical store then also you must create a website and a social media account. It will remove the geographic restriction of your business. People from anywhere across the country or globe can order your products. Your sales will boost too!

2. Participate in exhibitions and funfairs

Take stalls in exhibitions and funfairs in your city. So people visiting that event will get to know about you and can purchase from you too. It is an excellent way to market your brand as well as earn through the process. You can participate in major events in your country such as business meets, annual exhibitions and promote yourself.

3. Collaborate with other brands
Collaborating with other brands helps both of the brands to get a wider audience. Many brands collaborate during the festive season to create a unique gifting option for customers. This way people buy products from both brands and this can benefit you.

For example, If you are corporate gifts company, you can collaborate with big corporates. Now, whenever these organizations need to send gifts to their customers, they can purchase from you. You can provide them with competitive prices so that they give you a bulk order and always buy from you.

4. Collaborate with influencers
The influencer market has boomed in today's social media age. People love to buy products that their favorite influencer is using. Try to collaborate with influencers who are niche in your market.

For example, if your business deals in handmade clothing try and collaborate with a fashion influencer. All fashionistas follow famous fashion icons and they will try your brand if the influencer advertises it.

All you have to do is contact the influencer, enter into a contract, send them your products, and some influencers might also charge you for it and wait for them to do their magic.

5. Come to an agreement with tour guides and drivers
If you have a physical store in a city that is a tourist stop, talk to tour guides and drivers and enter into an agreement so that they bring tourists to your shop. You can give them a 5-10% commission every time a tourist buys from your shop via them. This way you'll drive more customers to your shop.

6. Keep reminding your existing customers about you
In today's fast-moving world, customers might forget about your brand if your competitor reaches them. Hence, you need to continuously remind your existing clientele about you so that they become your returning customers. Newsletters are best way to do that.

These are some of the unique and easy tips and tricks to boost your small business. Apart from these you should keep a check on your growth, motivate your staff to work harder and produce new products and improve your quality so that customers always have something new to purchase from you.

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