Automobile Advertising - You may be thinking I am making this up, but I'm not. Think about it, how many miles an hour do you travel in a month and than think of how many people you have passed while driving? It's just like those big trucks that deliver goods to stores and advertise their company on it. You can stick magnetic signs, stickers or whatever on your card that advertise your web site's URL.

Promotional Items - Include your web site's URL on all promotional items you give away. This could be a T-shirt, coffee mug, keychain, hats or whatever you choose. It will remind people every day of your service(s) or product(s) and in most cases it takes more than one time for a visitor to see your site before they will buy something from you.

Yellow Pages - Place an ad for your web site in Yellow Pages. You would be amazed of how many people will find your web site in Yellow Pages.

Direct sale fund raising involves selling products like candy bars, cookie dough or pizza kits. We are all familiar with thin mint chocolate cookies and Boy Scout popcorn. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of distributors and vendors pushing a huge selection of products and programs to groups who are looking to raise money for a specific cause. And they are easy to find using Internet.

The BIG question: how do you decide? That's entirely up to you and your group. There is no single answer, no "one size fits all" solution to that fund raising question. Do you expect active involvement from all members of your organization (like a car wash), or will a few volunteers be expected to do a lion's share of work? Fund raising events vary in cost, complexity and final results are based on a host of factors that may be difficult to control--for example, there is no ice on lake for your planned ice fishing derby or it pours rain on your car wash.

The most important tip--keep FUN in your fund raising! Show appreciation to all portions of your organization and support base. Blend in food and fun--use a cake walk to sell a portion of your donated goods at a bake sale, for example. And you can't say thank you often enough to your supporters and participants.

Whether you are selling Krispy Kremes for your church group or running a "dunk tank" at local fair to support volunteer fire department--best wishes for big profits!