STICK IT TO THEM! SECRETS TO POSTING OFF-LINE

Written by David Seitz


Are you takingrepparttar time to market your site offrepparttar 124491 web? If not, you could be missing valuable contacts!

I use a technique to market my websites offline that has created a steady flow of new contacts and reached out to people that would normally never come in contact with me, or any of my websites.

I take advantage of reverse mail for several reasons:

* It costs pennies to produce * It's almost guaranteed to be read * It's free to mail.

So, you're asking, what does it involve? It's really quite simple. I use customized Post-it™ notes, you know,repparttar 124492 small paper pads withrepparttar 124493 sticky backs. I have custom pads created with my web address and name printed on them. They are inexpensive to produce and add a personal touch. You can create your own rather quickly at iprint: http://www.associatesearch.com/jump.cgi?ID=160

I place a Post-it™ note on every single piece of mail leaving my office and home, including bills! Bills, you say? YES, BILLS! I recently received a client who spent $2500 on my graphic design services after seeing one of my Post-it™ notes! Know where they saw it? Atrepparttar 124494 gas company! Turns out a lady working inrepparttar 124495 billing department had a sister who was opening a bridal shop and needed a logo and flyer created. She noticedrepparttar 124496 note stuck to my gas bill. Because ofrepparttar 124497 personal message I wrote, she decided to contact me.

Promoting Your Business on CD

Written by Kenny Love


Inrepparttar Music industry, whenever most independent musicians release a new recording today, a certain aspect of their promotion entails their distribution and giveaway of FREE samples of their music on a separate promotional compact disc. This serves as a 'teaser' in enticing prospects to then go to record stores to buyrepparttar 124490 full-length recording.

As 'writeable' promo discs can be purchased inexpensively at stores such as Wal-Mart, after whichrepparttar 124491 music samples are copied fromrepparttar 124492 hard drive torepparttar 124493 CD, or by using what is known as a CD burner (high-speed duplicator), it should come as no surprise that evenrepparttar 124494 most financially challenged musicians are now embracing this invaluable and well proven promotional aspect for bringing immediate attention to their music.

And, as this method has proven unanimously beneficial in terms of ease of finance, promotion and time, there is absolutely no reason that a similar process cannot also work for your own business, albeit, a few elements properly customized (be sure your computer's compact disc is a "writeable" type, and not simply a "readable" one).

As such, I am providing a "from start to finish" outline that you should find very effective, almost immediately, whether you wish to reach out to your prospects locally, regionally or nationally.

Hypothetically, let's say you are inrepparttar 124495 field of Cosmetology, and own and operate a hair salon. Though your industry has a ready-made market, with women repeatedly visiting on a regular basis, naturally, there is also a fair degree of competition from other salons in your area as well.

And, as such, you've noticed that your business sales and clients, have either begun to level off, stagnate or, possibly, even diminish. What can you quickly do to maintain and increase your clientele and, accordingly, your salon's income?

1. Why not take all ofrepparttar 124496 elements of your business, such as your weekly specials, information about your salon such as its history, your web site address, email address, regular prices, business hours, contact information, along withrepparttar 124497 various products and services you offer, then format them into attractive files and place them on compact discs for distribution?

Your prospects are certain to be pleasantly surprised with this new out-of-the-norm promotion method and anxious to see what surprise awaits them onrepparttar 124498 CD.

2. Next, consider allrepparttar 124499 businesses women might patronize, such as women's shoe stores, women's clothing stores, jewelry stores, supermarkets, mall stores, cosmetic stores, etc. Your goal is to consider businesses that are complementary to your own services, yet, are not in competition in any way.

3. Now, contactrepparttar 124500 store managers and/or owners, informing them that you are a fellow local business owner, and request to know if they will consider handing out your CD of information to their customers and/or clients who have computers and, hopefully, have Internet service. You might even request to enter into a barter agreement with these businesses, whereby, you distribute their sales information as well.

While all contacts you make might not be receptive to this idea, undeniably, you will acquire more than a few who will be interested, if for no other reason thanrepparttar 124501 opportunities to offer their customers a little something extra and/or to get their own business information intorepparttar 124502 hands of new prospects (your customers) as well.

4. Also, be sure to not only consider distributing your CDs hand-to-hand on your own, always having them available on your person ready to hand out, but also having them available at your salon to give to your existing and new customers.

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