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Are Your Emails Gettting Through?
If sending email to a mailing list is part of your markėting or business building strategy, you want to make sure your messages are reaching your audience. Are your readers getting your emails? Due to the proliferation of sp@m, ISPs (your web...
Flea Market-ing Lessons
A few days ago, I was signing copies of my book Climb Your Stairway to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness at the flea market. Nobody expects an author to sign books at a flea market. Some people sell a few worn-over books, but...
It's Time To Market With A New URL
Remember the mid-90s when you could still get a great domain name for your web site? Those days are back. There for a while it seemed like every domain name that was even remotely good was taken. Investors and businesses snapped up every domain...
Secrets To Successful Newsletter and Ezine Ads!
If you have been attempting to do business online then more than likely you have tried free ad sites, banner exchange programs or perhaps even spam. Spam, of course, is a big no-no but all other forms of online advertising will bring various...
Why I Love L.L. Bean and How to Follow Their Lead Without Spending a Fortune
Before school started last fall, I bought a new, monogrammed backpack from L.L. Bean for my niece, Roni, for her birthday. She picked it out. It looked great. Lots of places to keep things organized. Pockets, zippers, places to clip things. When I...
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Offline Advertising Tips
Since most of us are always online and our business is online, we often forget the importance of advertising our business offline. Print advertising can be one of the best forms of advertising for your buck. Why? Well, with print advertising it's in the form of hard copy and is always in view of your potential customers. Thats just one small example. Think about your daily newspaper...try hiding that in your email box! The following are just a few hints and ideas for you to consider before you place an offline advertising campaign.
--->Expiration Dates You want to be sure to include an expiration date so that the possible customer sees that there is a limited time BUT don't make the date to end too soon. Why? You want to give an "extended expiration date" on printed material especially because for one thing printed material has a chance to "lie around" longer, it may not be the "right time" for the possible customer OR they may know of someone else that may be interested in what you're offering. Give them time to pass it on or "come back later".
--->Track your ads If you have anyway of tracking your ads, use it. A couple of ways you can do this is:
1)Have the customer email/call/mail their orders to you. 2)Have a special code they need to use to receive the special. Use a different code for each advertising campaign you use. If you don't have the ability to use coupon codes you might want to check out http://www.mommyshelperonline.com/paycodes.html which is a new service developed by PayPal to help you in this situation.
--->Types of Ads to Generate Interest
Freebies! Everyone loves freebies! 1) Offer the prospective customer a free gift with their purchase. 2) Have them email/call/mail for a free
sample. 3) When you send them their free sample, send them a card for another free sample to give to a friend. 4) Have the ad offer free shipping and handling. 5) Offer a "Buy One Get One Free" Promotion. 6) Have them contact you for a free catalog.
Discounts.
1) Offer a discount (ex. 10%, 15%, 20% off) for their first purchase. 2) Offer one product at full price and the second ½ off.
Drawings/Contests.
1) Have them email/call/mail you for an entry to a free contest. Use your products as the prize. (Be sure to offer an additional discount for the winner.)
--->You've gain interest, now what? Once you've had someone contact you with some interest in your business/products be sure to keep in contact back.
->First of all reply to them in a timely manner and be sure to thank them for their interest. ->Next, offer them yet another form of a discount. ->If they are requesting a free sample, free catalog, entry into a contest or any other form of interest offer them a discount of 10% off their next order. ->If you have a newsletter/ezine make sure you ask them if you can add them to your mailing list to receive announcements of discounts/specials/contests first hand. ->When you've sent off their free sample/free catalog/order/prize be sure to contact them again in a few days. Let them know that you wanted to make sure they received it and that everything was okay. Ask them for any thoughts/questions about it. Let them know that they can contact you for anything.
About the Author
Anita DeFrank is a busy work at home mom who specializes in helping others become successful home business owners. Visit her site MommysHelperOnline.com for more information how you can too.
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