A lot of things about opening a business are difficult, but you never really realize how hard advertising new business is until you try it yourself. Don’t get me wrong – there are many simple techniques for business advertising. The problem is that not all of them work. We live in a pretty small town, so we thought that we would do it in a pretty low-key way. I was opening a new restaurant downtown, and I figured that enough people would see it whenever passing by to scare up some customers. Just to be sure, we painted a big sign in front of the place, had a sort of grand opening ceremony, and even put up an ad in the newspaper.
The turnout, I am sad to say, was dismal. I knew that it would be an uphill battle to start a restaurant, but I didn’t realize how bad it would be. For the first week or two, almost no one went in there. Then we got smart about business advertising.
Being smart about business advertisements doesn’t always mean the same thing to different businesses. I have a cousin who is involved in business online, and he has to use some pretty sophisticated tricks. For him, it is all about maximizing Google hits and improving search results. He uses keyword lists, business articles, and links to popular websites as a way to promote his own business ventures. In my case, however, we do need to bother with that kind of high-tech business advertising. We are a local business, after all. People out here don’t really use the Internet that much – at least for dining.
No, the key was to maximize outdoor exposure. That meant buying a billboard on the highway, first of all. We live pretty near to the interstate, so it baffles me how I never thought of this business advertising technique until I had been in business for a month. Oh well, live and learn as they say. That billboard definitely got a lot of customers from out of town into the restaurant, but we also wanted a local clientele. To do that, we invested in some snazzy neon signs. My brother is a designer, and he was able to hook me up with a good deal on business signs. We also handed out coupons at the local grocers, good for one free meal. Although we lost a little bit of money in the short term doing this, in the long term it got us a lot of repeat customers.
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Where should I hang up signs, for my business?I am starting a business in a bigger town, and I would like to know where you think I should hang up fliers?! I own a Massage Therapy practice. Just any ideas about how to get myself out there more would be great and thanks for your answers!
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lol yeah, im just getting into chemistry and all that, so far its really fun!
you can do this using electrolysis of water. we did this in may science class and we use the same gas (h202) to melt a penney
how bout, Brought To Life, cause your ad co. will take unknown buisnesses and bring them to life in the eyes of the public. sorry, best i could think of.
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NEVER, advertise in the newspaper. Never, they have about 3 percent circulation is most major US cities and are expensive with little feedback. I recommend direct mailing most major cities have the "ads" that are mailed weekly, you can pay by zipcode for advertising. Also companies like coupon book and pennysaver that are small advertising books placed in local businesses are far more sucessful and much cheaper. Also, many apartment complexes will let you drop flyers off for free to place in there monthly newsletters if the the ad offers free or discounted services to there residents. You must pay to have the flyers printed and follow the complex rules regarding advertising but that is usually common sense stuff like no adult material. The cheapest most effective flyers are neon colored paper with black ink.
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merchantcircle.com – it is free to setup your account and it's free advertising. there are paid options, but you don't have to do those to be effective.
craigslist.com – I think they are free to advertise.
Everyone wants something for nothing you find people all the time who want money without having to work.
Mass mail your ads would work a little I may say….
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now why the shizz wasnt this guy my science teacher at school =/ i woulda done SO much better
amazing im gona do that !
only in private school that have good fun teachers like this but in public schools lame teachers
Advertise to them, that is your expertise, isn't it?
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Anything..?! – Everything of the things you listed works. The most efficient tool for advertising depends on the type of business you want to advertise – convenience store is advertised in one way, home cleaning business in another way, e-store in a third way.