What is the best and cheapest way to market and advertise my online gift shop??

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What about linking it into to Ebay? Everytime I search for ANYTHING at all on the net, Ebay always pops up in the top 5 searches ... Best form of advertising ever, is Word of Mouth. Perhaps you could hold a party in someone's house, prepare some leaflets and get people to take them into their work for you? Alternatively, why not contact your local newspaper and see if they are interested in running a story about "local person sets up on-line retailer" type article - link it into Mother's Day/Easter etc., etc,. Very best of luck - hope it all works out for you.

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