I wonder why they even call it a Bandit sign in the first place, but it’s a pre-printed or handwritten sign about 1 ft by 2ft that one can place on the side of the road. They can be used for just about anything, from yard sale signs and home based business ads to real estate sales. Bandit signs are an inexpensive but very effective way to promote your home based business as well as your traditional business.
While stumbling through some of my interests on StumbleUpon today I came across a post I wanted to share. It seems I spend a bit too much time on StumbleUpon these days. I’m addicted! You can connect with me HERE and we’ll share content.
There are so many people who struggle with making money online, and I think their issue is just the lack of simplicity. Making things too complex will demotivate and kill almost anything.
One of the first things I do when starting a new business, or expanding online with an existing business, is a domain name search. If I can find a domain name that pops, is short and can be remembered, my business will start off on the right foot.
The second thing to take care of is a website and with any new business, the lower the start up costs, the better. However, in this post, you’ll learn that cutting corners with your website, in most cases, isn’t going to help you at all. Especially when it comes to free hosting. To attract as much internet traffic as possible, choosing a proper host for your site is at the core of its success.
Have you ever heard of a website called “StumbleUpon?” That’s great if you have…but are you using it?
If you have a website that you would like others to find and use, you should be using StumbleUpon.
StumbleUpon is simply a way to find content you’re interested in. It’s also a great way to share your content to targeted readers. It’s a social bookmarking site that allows you to search for content relevant to your niche or industry, follow other Stumblers and network. It’s a great way to build links to your site and also a great way to find content ideas for your site.
Enough about what StumbleUpon is and on to what it can do for you. If you’ve ever wondered how other website can get ten, fifty or even a hundred thousand visits in a day, StumbleUpon is one of the ways we do it.
I wrote a post recently about getting really good at giving a 30 second commercial on your home videos to promote your home based business. We’ll, here’s a quick video that shows you step by step how I have converted my home videos into powerful advertising clips for my home based business using window movie maker.
Enjoy the video and you’ll find the finished product just below it.
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[youtube width=”425″ height=”310″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9sbKIcRu00[/youtube]
With any source of free advertising, it’s imperative that you do as much as you possibly can to separate yourself from the masses. On free classified ad sites, you’re just going to be another number in the crowd, but there are ways you can stick out above the rest without sacrificing the integrity of the ad. Remember one thing about your marketing…..fluidity. Meaning, you must portray the same personality and message in your ads as you would over the phone. There can’t be a different message in your ads than there is in your first conversation. To be most effective, it all must match, or be fluid.
So here are a few things you can implement in your ad copy to help your conversions: