Even though there is a recession on, there is no reason not to improve your marketing efforts. And the good news is that you do not have to spend a great deal of money to market your home business a little bit better. Small Biz Bee offers some great suggestions for improving your marketing — even during tough economic times:

1. Improve your customer service.

2. Say “thank you” to existing customers.

3. Go and connect with old customers.

4. Set up a blog. If you have a blog, keep track of traffic with Google Analytics (it’s free). Find ways to tweak your traffic using social media or by promoting your content in other ways.

5. Google yourself, and then go where people are talking about you to make connections.

While these items don’t usually require an outlay of cash, they might take time. So carefully consider your next step, and figure out what you can do to encourage continued customer support, and build your online presence. You will need to invest some time in it, even if you do not invest any money.