| You are if you are trying to market your online | | | | Home". Using neon colors for these cards are |
| business ONLY with online advertising. Many | | | | even better. These are hugely successful and |
| e-entrepreneurs miss out on a huge advertising | | | | again not very expensive. I just leave one or a |
| opportunity for their online business when they | | | | group of these cards almost everywhere I go. A |
| put their sole focus toward internet marketing | | | | few at the gas pump, on the counter at the |
| and advertising options. There is no doubt that | | | | convenience store, at the checkout at the |
| there are numerous terrific avenues to market | | | | grocery store or at the ATM. The options are |
| your business online from search engines to | | | | only limited to your imagination. Classified |
| blogging and so on. However, you might be | | | | advertising as I mentioned before is another really |
| leaving out a highly effective and often quite | | | | good option for offline advertising of your online |
| INEXPENSIVE form of marketing if you haven't | | | | business. This one is the grandaddy of them all. I |
| looked into "offline" advertising opportunities. In | | | | realize there are many online classified advertising |
| the offline area, there are just about as many | | | | options, but I am talking specifically about offline |
| great ideas as there are on the web to market | | | | newspaper and/or magazine advertising which is |
| your online business. Here are a few ideas you | | | | still a completely different dynamic that it's online |
| should seriously consider to maximize your | | | | counterpart. Offline classifieds in most cases reach |
| business' exposure. Most everyone's first thought | | | | an entirely different audience that the same ads |
| when they think of offline advertising for their | | | | you may be running online. The advantage of |
| online business is classified advertising. While this | | | | course over the other options mentioned here is |
| certainly is one option, I put it down the list | | | | you can cover a much larger area. You can |
| somewhat when considering effectiveness and | | | | advertise in different cities and numerous |
| cost. My personal favorite and one I use is a rear | | | | different publications that closely isolate whatever |
| window sign on your car. I really consider this a | | | | your target demographic might be. However, this |
| no brainier because everywhere you go your | | | | can prove to be much more expensive especially |
| automobile is a moving advertisement to | | | | when you consider the fact that many times you |
| countless people that otherwise would never find | | | | need to test your ad(s) a little first before fully |
| your online business on the internet. Car magnets | | | | committing to a campaign. The options and ideas |
| are similar and good, but I prefer the rear window | | | | for offline advertising of your online business are |
| sign simply because more people see it. I get a | | | | many. Really too many to mention here. The |
| ton of exposure for my business and get lots of | | | | whole point of this article is to hopefully inspire |
| extra hits to my site with this method. Best of all, | | | | you that you should consider offline options in |
| it is NOT very expensive. You can either have | | | | conjunction with the many online marketing |
| one made at a print shop, which does cost more | | | | avenues that you and I are putting time effort |
| or you can stop by a local office supply store and | | | | and money into. There is huge opportunity out |
| get the white stick on letters and numbers you | | | | there offline and the expense many times is very |
| need to make your own. That's what I did. It | | | | minimal. Couple this with the fact that VERY FEW |
| costs me very little and was only a ONE TIME | | | | online marketers take this route and this form of |
| EXPENSE! Yet, I get exposure over and over day | | | | marketing is WIDE OPEN. I encourage you to |
| after day after day. Another great offline | | | | consider those I mentioned here and hopefully |
| marketing tool is with the use of promotional | | | | other perhaps even better offline ideas are |
| business cards. These are not your typical | | | | inspired within you. Brainstorm and let the creative |
| business card which is something you should also | | | | juices flow. You might just hit on a great idea that |
| have. These are business card size cards that just | | | | will send many new visitors to your online |
| have your website(affiliate link, etc) listed on them | | | | business that never would even have had a clue it |
| and a short message that generates curiosity for | | | | existed. |
| the person who picks it up so that they hold onto | | | | Todd Thomas is the Founder of and Todd writes |
| it and check out your online business the next | | | | business related articles ranging from internet |
| time they are in front of their computer. | | | | business to network marketing and everything in |
| Something like what mine says. First my website | | | | between. Todd is also a baseball coach and hitting |
| address is bold Then below that is my message... | | | | instructor. He owns Contact at for info on articles |
| "For Those who Desire To Choose To work At | | | | for your website! |