Secrets Of Getting Free Advertising

The opportunities for getting free advertising for your productor services are limited only by your own imagination andenergies. There are so many proven ways of promoting yourobjectives without cost that it literally boggles the mind justto think of listing them.
One way is to write an article relative to your particularexpertise and submit it to all the publications and media dealingin the dissemination of related information. In other words,become your own publicity and sales promotions writer. Get theword out; establish yourself as an expert in your field, and"tag-along" everything you write with a quick note listing youraddress for a catalog, dealership opportunity, or moreinformation.
Another really good way is by becoming a guest on as many of theradio and television talk shows or interview type programs aspossible. Actually, this is much easier to bring about than mostpeople realize. Write a letter to the producer of these programs,then follow up an in-person visit or telephone call. Your initialcontact should emphasize that your product or service would be ofinterest to the listeners or viewers of the program--perhaps evensaving them time and money.
Other ways of getting free or very inexpensive exposure includethe posting of advertising circulars on all free bulletin boardsin your area, especially the coin-operated laundries, grocerystores, and beauty and barber shops. Don't discount the idea ofhanding out circulars to all the shoppers in busy shoppingcenters and malls, especially on weekend. You can also enlist theaid of the middle school students in your area to had outcirculars door-to-door.
Some of the more routine methods include having a promotional adrelative to your product or service printed on the front or backof your envelopes at the time you have them printed with yourreturn address.
Be sure to check all the publications that carry the kind ofadvertising you need. Many mail order publications just gettingstarted offer unusually low rates to first-time advertisers; afree-of-charge insertion of your ad when you pay for an order torun three issues or more; or special seasonal ad space at greatlyreduced rates. And there are a number of publications that willgive you Per Inquiry (PI) space--arrangement where all orderscome in to the publication, they take a commission from eachorder, and then forward the orders on to you for fulfillment.
Many publications will give you a contract for "" space. In thisarrangement you send them your ad, and they hold it until theyhave unsold space, and then at a price that's always one third orless the regular price for the space need, insert your ad. Alongthese lines, be sure to check in with the suburban neighborhoodnewspapers.
If you send out or publish any kind of catalog or ad sheet, getin touch will all the other publishers and inquire about thepossibilities of exchange advertising. They run your ad in theirpublication in exchange for your running an ad for them ofcomparable size in yours.
Finally, there's nothing in the world that beats the low cost andtremendous exposure you get when you advertise a free offer.Simply run an ad offering a free report of interest to mostpeople--- a simple one page report with a "tag-line" inviting thereaders to send money for more information, with a full pageadvertisement for your book or other product on the backside. Askfor a self-addressed stamped envelope, and depending on theappeal for your report and circulation of the publication inwhich your ad appears, you could easily be inundated withresponses!
The trick here, of course, is to convert all these responses, ora large percentage of them, into sales. This is done via the"tag-line," which issues an invitation to the reader to send formore information, and the full page ad on the back of the report,and other offers you include with the complete package you sendback to them. As mentioned at the beginning of this report, it'sjust a matter of unleashing your imagination. Do that, and youhave a powerful force working for you that can help you reachyour goals.