Anik Singal asked:




We get so caught up with internet marketing and “web building” that most of us tend to forget the “olden days” of marketing; offline marketing. Years ago, the web did not exist, yet, people still made millions!

Why is it that all of a sudden most of us think that offline marketing is not worth the investment? If anything, the lesser the people that promote offline, the more the opportunity for you to slide in.

Even if you are just promoting an affiliate website, offline marketing can still be an incredibly profitable means to drive traffic. However, as with all marketing, do it slowly, track meticulously and learn as you go.

Here are 5 of the cheapest ways you can start getting your hands into offline marketing:

1. Inexpensive Business Cards

There used to be a day when business cards were expensive, but today, companies such as http://www.vistaprint.com are giving away business cards for free!

You run into hundreds, if not thousands of people everyday just during your normal daily tasks; restaurants, neighborhood, grocery store, clubs, works, etc…

Simply have a business card on you and ready to go as you meet someone and they ask what you do? Refer them to your new start-up business and build their curiosity.

So what if this technique won’t have you boasting thousands of visitors in a month, over time you can build very targeted visitors – all while you also brand your company!

2. Press Releases

Everyone who knows me, knows that I am very big on publishing articles and content and then distributing them online. I have scored BIG traffic by doing this and so have those who learned from me.

Well let’s take the concept one step further and spread press releases. Press releases and content are similar in nature, just written differently. Press releases can spread like wild-fire and if picked up by any form of media, you’re set!

This strategy may take some time, but be patient. With great, easy-to-use services like http://www.prweb.com, it’s a shame to not use this strategy!

3. Bumper Stickers!

Honestly, don’t lie – you know you’ve been intrigued by the messages you see written on cars. You may have even called a few of those companies.

When you’re sitting a red light, there’s nothing better to do than to read the message on the car in front of you. A simple bumper sticker with an enticing offer and web address can slowly work charms.

More on those here: http://www.speedysigns.com

4. Speak your way to stardom

One of my latest strategies that has been getting me A LOT of business is to make myself available as a speaker at local events. I have been speaking at business events, schools, colleges and anywhere else where someone wants me to speak.

By speaking publicly, I am quickly being recognized as an expert. This strategy works so well that listeners don’t even wait to see my website, they buy on the spot!

5. Direct mail

I saved this strategy for last because it’s not for everyone. If you have some money and are willing to take a small risk, this is the strategy for you. Remember, highest risk equals high potential reward.

Sending direct mail (offline) to prospects still works as long as it is done correctly. You need to research this topic more and make sure you gather a targeted list of prospects.

The latest trend seems to be in sending postcards because they are short, to the point and the least expensive to prepare and send.

No matter what, if you decide to try this strategy, I highly recommend researching in depth.

There you go, now there is absolutely no reason for you to only market yourself and your business on the internet. I have only revealed 5 of the many ways to market offline, there are still many other techniques.

The main suggestion I want to give is that marketing offline typically costs more money than online and that you should always thoroughly research before you try (and make sure you can stomach the potential risk).

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James Loram asked:




If you are in need of and currently searching for wedding save the date magnets, you’re not alone. They are a fast way to tell all of your potential wedding guests that you’re engaged and to inform them that the actual wedding day is on it’s way. Of course, not all of these type of communication are done via magnets.Sometimes people prefer cardboard or card stock. Most people do decide on fridge magnets because there are distinct advantages to using them.

With so many companies out there selling these save the date wedding magnets, trying to find the best one for you can be quite a challenge. Your job is thinning out the companies you should avoid and focusing on the best companies that provide this kind of product. Below is a list of Google’s highest ranking magnet sites.

These dot com sites aren’t the best, they simply rank high in Google’s search engine:

magnetstreet
myweddingrecepionideas
vistaprint
savethedatemagnet
wedding paper divas

I’m especially bias to weddingpaperdivas. These divas know what they are doing! No, I do not work for them, I am just impressed with their website and all they have to offer. First of all, I’e seen their free shipping code posted freely on their site, adn I’ve never seen it disappear. That tells me that they always do free shipping! They have gone one step further in customer service by providing a samples program.

You can get wedding save the date magnets very inexpensively if you continue to search and search, but you need to be wary of losing quality over cheapness. They are not terribly pricey anyway, especially compared to how much everything else in your wedding costs! Decide on what kind of save the dates you want to get, then check out a few companies anc compare their prices and quality. You might not be able to tell much from the internet in regards to quality, but it is the best place to start. My philosophy is, if their website looks kind of cheesy, so goes the quality of their products.

Adding your own picture to the magnet is always what I suggest as making it more personal is what you should be after, but you need to make sure the company you’re going to use is able to reproduce top quality pictures. You don’t want to get your hundred-plus save the date wedding magnets in the mail and see that your picture looks like it was photocopied from a 1980′s Xerox machine! I’m sure most companies out there have excellent photo reproduction. If not, there’s no way they would stay in business! But it’s better to be safe than sorry. Also the onus is on you to send the best quality photograph so they can’t blame you for sending them a bad picture!

It would be a good idea to see a mock up of your save the date wedding magnets before giving the green light for the full production. You’ll get a digital photo in some format like jpeg, which will be fine.If you’ve hired a high quality company like weddingpaperdivas, you can rest assured your refrigerator magnets will turn out looking just like the picture. One question that comes up a lot is whether or not they can print up a sample magnet of your actual product. It doesn’t hurt to ask but it may cost them too much to do this. Then again, if you were to place a good faith deposit with them, they may just provide this extra service for you.

And lastly, whoever you end up going with, make sure that they have great customer service! There’s nothing worse or more stressful than placing your order with someone and then you don’t hear from them. Or worse, you contact the company and not hear back from them for days! This is something that I know hits bride’s hard. When vendors don’t get back to the bride it creates a lot of ill will toward that company. You’ll only need your wedding save the date magnets once in your lifetime, so it’s important that you can communicate with the company and be assured that everything is being produced on time and be updated on the progress. Another step you can take is to visit sites like nextag and shopping dot com ato see how they rate. Still, my suggestion is visit the websites and look at their customer reviews. Yes, all of these customer reviews will be positive, but if they don’t have good reviews on their own site, you could be in trouble. Another place where brides are going for their save the date wedding magnets and to see whether they are happy or not would be the wedding boards like the knot, weddingbee, and weddingwire. You may have to sign up to see what all the brides are saying, but it will be worth the effort! these are the real customers and they usually do not hold back. If a company is putting out low quality save the date wedding magnets, this is probably the place that you’ll hear about it! And when you do sign up, don’t be afraid to ask questions of your own. Most of the posters will do their best to help you. It’s not a competition!

All these sites are available to you so you have a wide variety of companies to choose from. Keep in mind that it’s not about finding the cheapest out there, but finding the best value for your dollar. It may seem like such a miniscule item to put so much effort into it, but there’s nothing worse than disappointment for your wedding day. With this being one of the first things associated with your wedding, it would be a shame if the first thing associated with your wedding turned out to be a disappointment! We all want to find the least expensive price but who wants to get low quality cheap-o save the date wedding magnets for this once in a lifetime event?

Kansieo.com

Julia Hathazi asked:




If you have ever thought of having business cards made for yourself and for a few people around you, you can have your cards printed and sent to you, or you could make a brave move by designing your own cards so that you can print and cut them on your own. This could be feasible even if you only have a few people working for you, as you can all make a project or even a contest of it – whoever comes up with the best design wins a day off from work or a gift certificate. It is a great way to get your employees involved and at the same time get the best design for your cards.

This might well work for a small time business, but for a large company, with many hundreds of employees, it is not a venture worth considering as a contest or an arts and crafts activity because it would involve the making of many thousands of cards. Small business owners, or those entrepreneurial-minded individuals, who want to make their own business cards will need to have a few things available. The first thing that you should have is a computer on which you can do the designing and layout of your cards.

Next you need to have a printer, but it is not the end of your dream if you do not have one, as you can outsource the card-printing to a professional printing company just around the block. However, if you see yourself making or printing more cards, you may want to buy a printer of your own, as you can really save time and money that way. You can always make cards for your friends, and they could help to spread the word of your new enterprise. You never know, but you may even get rich from designing and printing cards for other people. You might still prefer to have your cards made for you since you may not have the time and patience to make your own.

Not only would you have to do the designing, printing and cutting, but also the shopping for the materials that you would need. Another problem would be if you have a lot of employees, as this will involve a lot of cutting on your part. Of course, you can always ask them to cut their own cards, but this could end up as a disaster, especially if you have some clumsy and careless employees on your payroll. Ordering online is so much easier, because all you have to do is give the suppliers the information for all the cards that you want made.

You also keep control of the design of the cards thereby giving yourself the chance to have them look exactly the way that you want. For bigger orders, most companies quote you bulk prices, which are lower than regular prices, and many of them also offer free shipping, so that it begins to look as though they are giving away their products. If you want your business cards produced, you now know the options of how to have them made – either by yourself or by letting let the professionals do all the tedious work.

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