Or maybe you need them to find you.

 

You’ve heard the buzzwords: Web 2.0, social networking, social media, e-tail. But most independent contractors are exactly what computer guys mean when they talk about “brick-and-mortar” businesses. You’re not selling books on the Internet – you’re pouring foundations, or installing home security systems, or tacking down carpet. What does internet marketing have to do with you?

 

Answer: These days, “word-of-mouth” includes “word-of-mouse.”

 

Think about how people communicated 10 years ago, and how they communicate now. Everybody has a cell phone and a computer. We spend dozens of hours in front of screens every week.

 

More than ever, “word-of-mouth” means spreading the word online. A referral from a satisfied customer can bring in new jobs better than any canned advertisement. Think about the business that can be generated if a satisfied customer (with a lot of online friends) puts a link to your webpage on her blog, or if your services show up on people’s Facebook pages. Big businesses are falling all over each other to keep up with their online customers. Those small businesses that follow their customers online are the ones that will make it through the current recession.

 

So MyIndependentContractor.com makes it easy to build a custom webpage, add photos and testimonials, and help your satisfied customers rave about you online – where they spend a lot of their “word-of-mouth” time today.

 

When you set up a MYIC account, you get a free website to show off your work, list your service category, and add photos and testimonials. For less than five dollars a month, we’ll also enroll you in an explosively expanding search directory just for independent contractors and customers, and provide an automatic export to Craigslist, so you can reach millions of people that go to the Internet to find services every day.

 

And since you always come face-to-face with your customers too, you can get free business card templates, so you can take care of one more aspect of your business with minimum hassle.

 

Getting your “brick-and-mortar” business online doesn’t have to be hard, and it doesn’t have to be expensive. Visit MyIndependentContractor.com to set up your free website today – and get “word-of-mouse” working for you!