Do not forget to advertise your business offline. Offline lead generation does not have to break your budget. You may even find that there is less competition because everyone is so concentrated on online lead generation.

One old fashioned method of generating offline leads is cold calling. I know it sounds scary but it is a direct as it gets and it works. Try simply calling everyone you know and ask them if they know anyone who might be interested in what you have to offer. This way you are not just trying to sell one person but everyone your one contact knows. It is also a softer approach.

Try using direct mail. Direct mail is the third largest advertising method used after TV and newspapers. Try using postcards which really grab the attention of your readers. Also, try to target your market as much as possible.

If you are a reviewer or critic you are likely to find work writing reviews of products and services on the Internet.This is quite a common offering however don’t expect to be reviewing anything ordinary. Usually the types of things that are offered up for review are insurance sites, credit products, Clickbank products and porn sites. Also you might find that this pays really low, unless you can add search engine content optimization to your skill set.

Most actual product descriptions that are done for the Internet are done in house. The same goes for catalogues. Yet the first thing that most writing gurus on the net will tell you is that there is tons of catalogue description work available on the net. In fact this is the type of work that you see the least of for freelancers on the auction sites – nowadays the SEO blog or article is replacing this type of Joe work.