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Hi,

Noreen seems to have answered quite a bit of your question. Now let me put it my way.

Online:

- Identify Keywords of competitors using Google External Keyword Tool listed below.

- Register a Keyword Rich Domain name e.g. NewYorkRealEstate.com or TorontoProperties.com

- Start a blog at Blogger.com or Tumblr.com and setup your domain name to redirect to the blog

(The Blogging platforms mentioned above are FREE and you can also get a FREE domain at co.cc / co.nr / co.tv , if you do not want to pay for Domain and Webspace)

Alternatively, you can also register a domain (paid) from one of the well-known domain registrars (viz. GoDaddy.com / Register.com / Name.com / Nettigritty.com ) and install Wordpress platform (Wordpress.org) on it.

- Post a blog every working day on the place, people, institutions around, civic facilities available, etc. and not just about your offerings.

- Use People Search Engines viz.pipl.com, yoname.com, spokeo.com , etc.

- Use Social Networks to connect to people in your location

- Answer local questions about Real Estate on Yahoo Answers, Google Answers and on other Social Networks such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

OFFLINE:

- Design a Crisp, Neat and Spaced Out Visiting/Business Card design with your services outlined and website mentioned and print a good number of them to carry it around wherever you go.

- Go to Meetup/Social/Business events and Potluck/Kitty parties and give interesting and influential people there your visiting card.

- Host a Tea Party at your premises and offer the attendees discounts on your services. Give them a small yet relevant takeaway gift.

- Spread the word through friends that if you would encourage referrers with some incentives (say money or helping them out with their need)

While all this is to help you get quicker results, one thing to take care of, is never to sound pushy in any of your conversations and yet mention your brand name and website a few times over to people.

If you think you would need some hand holding in this, do post a message at http://facebook.com/brandbull

Thanks,

SHYAM

http://about.me/brandbull

Hey there, I am creating an interior design company but i need a name. I want it to be professional, beautiful, yet creative.. any idea?

You can promote in Internet..

Design a website for your services in that mention all your previous works and upcoming works.

Do SEO for your website.

Join in Social networking sites and promote your products..

If you are ready to spend money then do Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, and there are many things like CPC, CPL, CPM, etc...

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Hope this will be useful to you. for more info mail me, I will try to help you out.

SEO n all this will not help unless you get Word-of-mouth publicity and referals and internet can't do anything there. So basically your dad needs to do great projects. Ones that create WoW. And work will come automatically. When you do work tht creates that dazzling expression - you can also get local press to write abt his work and publish images .. all tht is going to get you business.

Hope this helps!