Trying to Market a Tobacco Product

[MichaelHines]

My website, ItalianSmokes.com, sells Italian Cigars, and I'm having trouble trying to market it.

It's my first dealing with a Tobacco product, so I'm not exactly sure how to promote it online.

I appreciate any help that you could give me.

[CGM]

Maybe a sort of, "Refer a friend discount"

Where you refer a friend, and you and the friend both recieve a 15% of promotional code.

You could go as far as having that deal available for one month only, so hopefully friends of friends, etc would invite more people.


Then there is always the option of buying banner space on smoke shop websites. Make sure its a smoke shop, and not a head shop. I've spent more time in one, than the other (not saying which ) and your target audience would be more from the smoke shop.

Good luck!

[Bodge4]

I own a cigar lounge in MA. Your site interests me. I would like to talk to you more. I also own a cigar line that we are taking nation wide.

[MichaelHines]

CGM, I was thinking of doing something like that, but it's tough to get the first customers.

Bodge, I sent you a private message.

-Mike

[KofiLGS]

Well what is your target market? When you find that out, go to where they are and make your voice heard.

[jmarko]

Submit your site to search engines
It will take a while but if good SEO you'll get visitors because your niche is very special