10 Ways to Advertise for Free
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Wish you had hundred of dollars to spend on advertising? Like most entrepreneurs, this is something you probably can't afford. So here are 10 free ways to advertise that require more of your creativity and time than dollars:)
1) Email signatures
2) Tell a Friend
3) Discussion lists and Forums
4) Blogs and Media
5) Write a press release
6) Join a Team or your local Chamber of Commerce
7) Facebook and Twitter
8) Leave your business cards
9) Use your body
10) Use your car window
All these are described and discussed on my blog today. Here is the link if you'd like to learn more: verredesign.blogspot.com/2010/03/10-ways-to-advertise-your-business...
Take care and have a wonderful day!
Patricia
Posted at 9:21am Mar 18, 2010 EDT
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One of my favorite forms of free advertising, besides those previously mentioned is to talk to the people in charge of exhibits at your Local Library. If you can get a week or two to fill a display case.. you'll be amazed at the response you get. Another one, especially for fellow doll makers is to find a local ____ Club I know there are tons of Cloth Doll Clubs all over the place. Maybe your medium of choice has a Guild.. look into it. If you make things that can be worn or carried, be your own model and wear your work everywhere you go. When you get a compliment or somebody asks where you got that piece, tell them, whip out a biz card or keep a notepad and pen handy so you can write it down for them.
And one more thing, If you have REALLY good pics of your work, upload them to
ovationtv.com
If the community there likes it and the pics get high enough ratings, you and your items can get a few seconds of glory on cable tv in between programs in a segment called "My Art". It doesn't cost anything and they have forums and other great features for ALL genres of art.. not just performance arts or Fine Arts. You can receive some good advice from other artists and loads of inspiration.
Posted at 1:32am Mar 19, 2010 EDT
Thanks for the tips and also Thanks noabrumberg for the tip re:Craftomania, I had never heard of it!
Posted at 1:50am Mar 19, 2010 EDT
yes, thanks for the reminder. not all promos have to be costly. and *creative* solutions are the most appealing!
Posted at 1:53am Mar 19, 2010 EDT
Thanks, VerreDesign. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated!
Posted at 4:03am Mar 19, 2010 EDT
Woot! awesome tips! Thanks!
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www.etsy.com/shop/CandyCorsets
Posted at 4:10am Mar 19, 2010 EDT
This is great! I picked up about 3 things I can do here!
I think there are lots of people out there who want handmade items but don't know about the website.
Promoting ourselves bring them to the site and sales if not for ourselves then for another Etsy seller
Posted at 4:32am Mar 19, 2010 EDT
Make sure your friends have a couple of your business cards to carry with them in their bag or purse and for them to give to people that admire an item of yours they may be using or wearing. Ask other etsy shop owners to do this for you and do it for them in return. Always have your cards with you and look for opportunities to give them to people. Any time you meet another hand crafter, tell them about ETSY and give them your card with your shop address and ask them to check it out. Leave those cards any where you can. You just never know where you are planting a seed.
Posted at 5:14am Mar 19, 2010 EDT
Nice list! also, take advantage of project wonderful, some advertising spots are free, and whilst they may not get much traffic you can still get soem good hits from there!
Some free project wonderful spots on my blog www.hiphopsideproject.com
(they say that they start from 1c, but they actually start from 0c!)
Posted at 5:54am Mar 19, 2010 EDT