We all know that word of mouth marketing for your business is some of the best marketing you can get.   Small business owners and startups also love the fact that word of mouth marketing has no direct cost, either.  Recently, the Small Business Trends blog had a great article listing 16 ways to get more word of mouth for your business.  We highly recommend you click over the the full article, and here are some teasers to get you there:

• Do more of what your customers like
• Hire A players
• Motivate employees with incentives that matter to them
• Celebrate failure
• Use social media yourself
• Know your community