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It seems like every day, a new e-commerce store (or 20) pops up online, creating even more competition for existing stores. But despite the ever-increasing number of competitors, the fact that e-commerce retail sales are supposed to hit $414 million by 2018 should tell you that there’s plenty of market share to divide.

Still, the overwhelming challenge for e-commerce business owners is marketing their products. Search engine optimization is getting cutthroat, and buying pay-per-click ads can break even the biggest budget. Entrepreneurs are all about bootstrapping and DIY, so I wanted to know what marketing ideas were out there that didn’t cost an arm and a leg.

I asked 10 e-commerce entrepreneurs what unique ideas they had to market their businesses inexpensively, and got some pretty great strategies that you can use, too.