Market Research on a Shoestring Budget

One of the major complexities in the business realm includes executing an efficient market research strategy, but what happens if your company is on a shoestring budget? I came across this post on LEADSExplorer that lists 9 methods for market research on no budget. As budgets are tightening up due to the financial mess we are currently in, it might be a good idea to minimize spending on your research. Here's the list:

1. Spying your competitors
2. Investigating the market
3. Listen in to webinars
4. Spy your customers and leads on your website
5. Blogging for reactions
6. Search social media and blogs
7. Generate responses on social media
8. Use RRS feed filtered using Yahoo pipes
9. Do not spend on industry analyst reports

All of these methods involve the internet in some shape or form. For industry reports, if you are able to come across one online for free, then better yet!