Do you write a free ezine or newsletter to promote your business and share valuable information with your subscribers? Looking for ways to promote it? Here are some easy and free ways you can promote your newsletter to gain subscribers. Print off a quick copy and then check off each promotion strategy as you complete it.

- Add a subscription form to every page of your website

- Edit your email signature to include info about your newsletter

- Edit your signature on forums to include info about your newsletter (where allowed)

- Post your newsletter description and subscription link in any forums you visit regularly (where allowed)

- Tell people about it!

- Offer a cool freebie (ethical bribe) for new sign ups

- Add a free sample issue to your website

- Include a printed note about it on invoices or receipts with your orders

- Print the information about your newsletter and where to sign up for it on your business cards (the back side works well for this)

- List it in free ezine directories

- Swap ads with other newsletters who share your target market

- Write and submit an article to the article banks with your info at the bottom

- Link to your newsletter or put a subscribe form on your blog

- Link to your newsletter or put a subscribe box on your social networking pages

- Issue a press release announcing your newsletter and sharing who it can help and how

- Run a contest for subscribers

- Ask your subscribers to share the newsletter with colleagues, friends or family

Michelle Shaeffer, The Small Business Muse, publishes The Muses Brainstorm, a weekly ezine with tips to help you balance, manage, and market your home based business. With your subscription you’ll also receive access to free gifts including 101+ Free/Cheap Ways to Market Your Business, 119 Things You Can Outsource, and more. If you’re ready for inspirational guidance and bright ideas sign up free at http://www.thesmallbusinessmuse.com.