Advertising & Marketing
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Sources for Free ONLINE Advertising:
- Yahoo, MSN, Google Groups, Message Boards, Online Communities. Just be sure you read the rules
and see if they have certain days they allow ads, only allow 1 ad a day, if they allow ads at all. Yahoo
groups are the most popular and active.
- Shopping Groups on Yahoo Groups- there are many groups where people join and have to make a
monthly purchase. They may allow you to shop with anyone or you may to choose 1-4 people to shop with
each month. Be sure you read all the rules and that you will be able to make your monthly required
purchase as well. I have done very well with the shopping groups that I am in as far as getting sales and
even a couple new team members.
Join groups that reach your target market- wahm's, sahm's, moms, women... Also you can join other
groups in areas that interest you or maybe in hobbies that you have that do not allow ads but will allow
you to have a link in your signature line.
Free Online Classifieds Sites & Free Networking Sites-
www.craigslist.com - find your local Craig's List. Be careful in your wording and your placement as they
do not allow promoting of MLM's in the jobs section. Also do not post the same ad in more than 1
category and city. Craigslist considers this spam
www.usfreeads.com
www.adlandpro.com
www.inetgiant.com
www.classifiedads.com
www.classifieds.yahoo.com
www.salespider.com
http://ww1.highlandclassifieds.com/js/csp/46552.html
www.oodle.com
www.squidoo.com
www.directmatches.com
www.myspace.com
There are many more, but these are some of the ones with the highest traffic.
LOW COST ONLINE Advertising
-WAHM, Women's & Home Business Websites & Blogs - There are many wahm, sahm and resource
sites that offer button/banner ads or text ads. Be sure you find out how much traffic the sites have and that
you are getting your money's worth before you buy advertising from these sites.
-Sponsoring Contests - Many of these sites are looking for people to sponsor contests and will offer free
ad space for your sponsoring. This usually requires you offering a product or gift certificate. Again, find out
how much traffic the site gets.
-Online Vendor Parties- Online Vendor Parties are a fun and low cost way to promote your business and
network online. Please Click Here to Read a How To Article About Online Vendor Parties
-Ezines & Online Newsletters - An Ezine is an electronic newsletter delivered via email or website. Many
Ezines specialize in certain areas of expertise, offering the readers valued information, resources,
contests, and links to free and paid downloads to help gain knowledge. Some Ezines are published in
text format, and others in HTML with images and graphics.
Not only do Ezines provide outstanding resources and information, but they are also an incredible source
for advertising! Your ad can be published and viewed by thousands possibly tens of thousands of opt-in
eZine Subscribers! Great value for the money!
The best way to find good Ezines is to sit down and read some or subscribe to some. Figure out your
target market and then In each newsletter look for the information about how to advertise. You may need
to email the editor directly regarding advertising.
Many offer free ads or 1 free ad for subscribers. Other ezines usually offer ad space ranging anywhere
from $5.00 to $20.00 or more depending on the amount of subscribers they have. Of course the more
subscribers the ezine has- the better value for your $
Ezine Sources:
ListCity's free directory of ezine advertising rates at www.list-city.com
http://www.ezineseek.com
http://www.ezine.com
List of Top 20 Ezine Directories - http://ezines.nettop20.com/
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