Online Marketing for Black Businessess

Looking for places to promote your African American website? If you are interested in increasing your customer base online, review the following links. Here you will find a number of Black Directories and Webrings that cater to African American Businesses and Black Entrepreneurs.

• Urban Dynamics, the new black web portal, Site Submission
• Black Business Group
• Urban Mecca Site Submission
• AdGroups Urban Advertising Network
• Izania Black Business Directory
• E-Commerce Diva
• Bahiyah Women Magazine PR and Advertising Promotion
• HR Energy offers Business Coaching for Entrepreneurs and Professionals
• The Griot National Black Business and Organization Directory
• African American Business Directory
• Yahoo Group: Black Business UK
• Yahoo Group: African American Business Directory
• Tag Team Marketing: Black Network Marketing Company

About the Author:
LaShanda Henry is self-published author on lulu.com, and founder of Multiple Shades of You Online, an eCommunity for people of color (www.msoyonline.com).


Keywords: Black Business, African American Marketing, Ethnic Marketing, Online Promotion, African American Advertising

Writing Articles for Publicity

I don't know about you, but as an African American entreprenur on a budget, I am always looking for cost effective ways to promote my site. A great way to promote your product or service is to write articles for various publications. With so many online publications, there is always a demand for article submissions. Every site wants to provide informative, refreshing content to their viewers. The smaller ones in particular, are often eager to support freelance artists who are interested in free publicity in exchange for unpaid article submissions. They get the content and you get the clicks, you can’t get any better than that in the search for low budget marketing techniques. Turn your experience and knowledge into free publicity. Consider writing a howto piece, and advice column, or editorial. Just make sure that it's related to something you are passionate about, and gives you an opportunity to showcase your content.

Here are a few African American Websites that request article submissions:

• Multiple Shades of You Online is always in search of talented writers and entrepreneurs who are interested in reaching our audience. Review our advertising page to find out how you can see your content on msoy.
• The Griot Article Submissions
• MyBrotha.com
• Black Electorate accepts articles
• Afro America Article Submissions
• Drum Beats Magazine requests article submissions be sent to: drumbeats@dvercity.com
• The Minority Business
• The Black Professional Network

Also get in the habit of posting your articles on African American Forums and News groups. The more quality content your produce, the more you can profit for your content!

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Websites for African American Entrepreneurs and Black Business Owners

Strategies to Grow Your Business

The September 2005 Issue of the Ebony Cactus Magazine is dedicated to discussing Strategies to grow Minority Business. All Ebony Cactus issues are available in a few pdf file, as well as rss podcast audio feed.

Details about Ebony Cactus:
A full color magazine distributed free by subscription over the Internet, The Ebony Cactus showcases new and established businesses in Arizona, Nevada and Southern California to all who could use their services. With more than 1,500 pages of information posted (as of this writing), The Ebony Cactus is the largest free non-governmental online source of information on African American business in the Southwestern United States.

Take advantage of this great resource,

LHenry
Urban Directory of Black Business Resources