Friday, December 24, 2010

Design Tutorial: How to Do Your Own Advt Design

Make sales sizzle with an eye-catching advertisement. These tutorials provide advertising design tips and examples for layout of effective print advertising and marketing materials. In addition to advertising design advice, find copy writing help for advertising copy and headlines. Explore layouts and templates for small space, full page, and other ad sizes and arrangements.

View and download tutorial tips here
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/ads/Advertising_Design.htm

Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Wide World of Advertising: tips for making ads that work.

by Martin, Michelle J.

"Advertising stimulates demand for a product, service or idea. Advertising serves to increase sales, market share and public awareness, giving product information while enhancing image. Astute businesses continue to invest in advertising and promote their business in a consistent manner..."

Read article here
http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/advertising/340466-1.html

Monday, November 15, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010

12 Top Print Advertising Tips

NOTE: On right side of page you will see a small box with a sign up to receive "50 Low Cost Marketing Ideas" plus monthly tips & exclusive offers. Worth signing up for.

Read these tips here
http://www.marketingminefield.co.uk/traditional-marketing/print-advertising/tips.html

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Advertising Strategies with Social Networks

by Erica Robinson

"The most popular being advertising through social networks. Regardless of which social network you may sign up with you will always run into somebody advertising for their business, website or even for an affiliate website."

Read article here
http://www.articlesfactory.com/articles/advertising/advertising-strategies-with-social-networks.html

Friday, October 22, 2010

5 Free Online Advertising Channels For Your Business

"...Among these magnificent benefits is the chance to be able to promote your business, any business, online, free of charge! It doesn't matter if your enterprise is a purely online or offline venture, the World Wide Web is home to a great number of marketing opportunities that you could avail of, with no damage to your business' budget whatsoever."

Read tips here
http://www.opentips.com/advertising/5-free-online-advertising-channels-for-your-business

Monday, October 18, 2010

Door to Door Advt Tips

Door hangers are advertising materials you see hanging in the door knobs in some areas. They may appear to have a strange name but they have been around for a long time. This piece of paper have gained popularity recently and small businesses started to use this for advertising purposes.

Read tips here
http://doorhangers.smugnet.org/door-advertising/benefits-of-using-door-hangers

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Monday, October 4, 2010

Advertising Principles Tips

Read these 13 Advertising Principles Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser.

http://copywriting.lifetips.com/cat/6934/advertising-principles/index.html

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Magazine Advertising Tips

By Joshua Duvauchelle, eHow Contributor

"...Though magazine ads are often expensive, several advertising tips and strategies can help maximize your return on your advertising investment."

Read tips here
http://www.ehow.com/list_6196645_magazine-advertising-tips.html

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Complete Guide to Blog Advertising

Courtesy of Cameron Chapman

Whether you’re a blogger who’s trying to decide how to (or even if you should) incorporate ads on your site, or a company trying to figure out how best to set up and manage a blog advertising campaign, the guide below will get you started. It covers the types of blog advertising, and then gives the rundown for how to proceed for both bloggers and advertisers.

Read guide here
http://www.instantshift.com/2010/06/10/complete-guide-to-blog-advertising

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Mobile Advertising 101: Tips for Beginners

by Enid Burns

"Advertisers rushing into the mobile arena should take heed. Maria Mandel, executive director of digital innovation at Ogilvy New York, advises them to crawl first by deploying SMS (define) messaging; walk, by using banner advertisements or building a mobile WAP (define) site; and then run by offering video or downloadable applications to consumers..."

Read article here
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/1690968/mobile-advertising-101-tips-beginners

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Facebook Advertising

A lot of people are talking about advertising using Facebook, so I thought I would share some general information with you all. REMEMBER to always read everything associated with any site you wish to do business on and advertise. Good Luck!

Main Overview - http://www.facebook.com/advertising/?campaign_id=402047449186&placement=pf&extra_1=0

Guide - http://www.facebook.com/adsmarketing

Getting Started - http://www.facebook.com/adsmarketing/#!/adsmarketing/index.php?sk=gettingstarted

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Lower Your Online Advertising Cost & Market More!

Provided courtesy of WahMagazine
Audio Podcast, Air date March 2010

Listen and view details on this recorded audio podcast here
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=76542&cmd=tc

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Generating Publicity at Trade Shows

By Shannon Cherry, APR, MA

"A trade show is an exposition held for members of a common or related industry, generally with booths or displays to demonstrate one’s products or services. This event can give you the chance to connect with current and perspective customers and is also a great opportunity in generating publicity for you and your business..."

Continue reading tips here
http://www.ryze.com/posttopic.php?topicid=891867&confid=1022

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Summer Advertising Tips

"...Summer is a prime season for increasing your sales. More people get out of the home, school-age children spend time outside and in local businesses, and there is a general sense of spending more with summer freedom. To get your part of the summer spending season, here are summer advertising tips you can use to direct customers to your store and even to your online website."

Read part 1 here
http://www.morebusiness.com/summer-advertising-tips

Read part 2 here
http://www.morebusiness.com/summer-advertising-tips-part2

Download PDF Version
http://www.morebusiness.com/node/6976/pdf

Monday, June 21, 2010

Top 100 Sites - General (Banner/Button Exchange)

2 Sweet Sisters Boutique http://2sweetsisters.gotop100.com/index.php

100 WAHMs Top
http://top100wahms.gotop100.com/index.php

208 Ultra Hip Boutiques
http://2006ultrahip.gotop100.com/index.php

Absolutely Delightful Boutiques
http://absolutelydelightfulboutiques.gotop100.com/index.php

Ali Stop Shopping
http://alistopshoppes.gotop100.com/index.php

Baby Boutique
http://babyboutique.gotop100.com/index.php

Beary Hug Creations
http://bearhugcreations.gotop100.com/index.php

Bella Grays Top 100 Women Owned Sites
http://bellagraysboutique.gotop100.com/index.php

Bushs Variety Shop
http://bushsvarietyshop.gotop100.com/index.php

Cakery Supplies
http://cakerysupplies.gotop100.com/index.php

Charms and Such
http://charmsandsuch.gotop100.com/index.php

Chic Kids
http://chickidssite.gotop100.com/index.php

Chic Mommy Shoppes
http://www.chicmommyshoppes.com/pages/TopListBoulevard.php

Children's Resale Boutique
http://resaleboutiques.gotop100.com/index.php

Country Girls Boutique
http://countrygirls.gotop100.com/index.php

Dakota Scents
http://www.dakotascents.com/home1.html

Darling Drives Shoppes
http://darlingdriveshoppes.gotop100.com/index.php

Designer Divas & Dudes
http://designdivasdudes.gotop100.com/index.php

Ellie Bellies
http://elliebellies.gotop100.com/index.php

Faithful Grannies
http://faithfulgrannies.gotop100.com/index.php

Fun and Fancy Party and Paper
http://stationery.gotop100.com/index.php

Funky Modd Shoppes
http://funkymodshoppes.gotop100.com/index.php

Ginger and Pickles
http://gingerandpickles.gotop100.com/index.php

Girls Whimsical Room Decor & Accessories
http://girlsroomdecor.gotop100.com/index.php

Gwens What's It Shoppe
http://gwenswhatsitshoppe.gotop100.com/index.php

Heartland Graphics
http://heartlandgraphics.gotop100.com/index.php

Hip and Trendy Shops
http://shoppingtopsites.gotop100.com/index.php

Hip Groovy Cool
http://hipgroovycool.gotop100.com/index.php

Hip Kids and More
http://hipkidsandmore.gotop100.com/index.php

Home and Family
http://homeandfamily.gotop100.com/index.php

Hip Chick
http://hipchick.gotop100.com/index.php

Jewelry Just for Her
http://jewelryjustforher.gotop100.com/index.php

Kid and Parent Boutiques
http://kidandparentboutiques.gotop100.com

Kims Country Primitive
http://kimscountryprimitive.gotop100.com/index.php

Lilly Bella's Top 100 Top Site
http://lillybella.top-site-list.com

Lil Sweet Boutique
http://lilsweetboutique.gotop100.com/index.php

Lip Gloss N Laptops
http://lipglossnlaptops.gotop100.com/index.php

Little Hands and Feet Bowtique
http://littlehandsandfeetbowtique.gotop100.com/index.php

Little Ones and Mommy
http://littleonesandmommytootopsites.gotop100.com/index.php

Luna Bells
http://personalizedgift.gotop100.com/index.php

Made By Moms
http://madebymoms.gotop100.com/index.php

Midnight Dreams Craft Shops
http://mdcrafts.gotop100.com/index.php

Mod Momma Shoppes
http://modmommashoppes.gotop100.com/index.php

Mojomommy Hip Shopping Directory
http://mojomommy.top-site-list.com

Momma Links
http://mommalinks.gotop100.com/index.php

Mom's Making Money Top Site
http://suziflea.top-site-list.com

Net Top Sites
http://www.nettopsites.com

Perennial Splendor
http://perennialsplendor.gotop100.com/index.php

Pineapple Boutique
http://pineapplehill.gotop100.com/index.php

Pink N Sassy
http://pinknsassy.gotop100.com/index.php

Pink Pixel Graphics
http://pinkpixelgraphics.gotop100.com/index.php

Posh Baby Boutiques
http://poshbabyboutiques.gotop100.com/index.php

Posh Mom Boutiques
http://poshmomboutiques.gotop100.com/index.php

Precious in His Sight Top Site
http://precious.top-site-list.com

Prim and Shabby Sites
http://topp100primandshabbysites.gotop100.com/index.php

QT Sunglasses
http://qtsunglasses.gotop100.com/index.php

Ready Banner Top Site
http://www.readybanner.com/topsite.html

Really Smart Deals
http://reallysmartdeals.gotop100.com/index.php

Rockin Hobbyists
http://tophobbyists.gotop100.com/index.php

Sew Creative Boutiques
http://sewcreativeboutiques.gotop100.com/index.php

Shabby Pink Boutiques
http://shabbypinkboutiques.gotop100.com/index.php

Simply Tempted Bath and Body
http://simplytempted.gotop100.com/index.php

Snag a Shop
http://snagashop.gotop100.com/index.php

Snazzy Sites
http://snazzysites.gotop100.com/index.php

Sugar Plum Babies Pixies
http://sugarplumpixiestiptop100.gotop100.com/index.php


Swanky Moms
http://swankymoms.gotop100.com/index2.html

Sweet Cheeks TuTus
http://sweetcheekstutus.gotop100.com/index.php

Sweet Pea and Company
http://sweetpeaandcompany.gotop100.com/index.php

Taylor's Chic Boutiques
http://taylorschicboutiques.gotop100.com/index.php

The Baby Panda
http://thebabypanda.gotop100.com/index.php

The Balloon Basket
http://theballoonbasket.gotop100.com/index.php

The Best Place To Advertise
http://advertising.top-site-list.com

The Boutique Critique
http://www.treasuresbylindsay.com/top/index.php

The Cinnamon Hollow
http://www.thecinnamonhollow.com/topsites

Three Yellow Duckies
http://threeyellowduckies.gotop100.com/index.php

Tickled Pink 2 Shop
http://tickledpink2shop.gotop100.com/index.php

Tiny Tots
http://tinytots.gotop100.com/index.php

Top 100+ Sites on the Web
http://greatsites.gotop100.com/index2.html

Top 100 Baby Gifts
http://babygifts.gotop100.com/index.php

Top 100 Baby Sites
http://babysites.gotop100.com

Top 100 Chic Sites
http://tophipchicsites.gotop100.com/index.php

Top 100 Craft Sites
http://www.artcraftmarketing.com/topsites/index.htm

Top Mom Sites
http://www.topmomsites.com/index.php

Top 100 Recipe Sites
http://www.top100recipesites.com

Top 100 Sassy Sites
http://topsassysites.gotop100.com/index.php

Top 100 wahms
http://top100wahms.gotop100.com/index.php

Top 100 WAHW Shops
http://wahwshops.gotop100.com/index.php

Top Girly Boutiques
http://topgirlyboutiques.gotop100.com/index.php

Trendy Child
http://trendychildsites.gotop100.com/index.php

WAHM Cafe
http://wahmcafe.gotop100.com/index.php

WAHM Shopping Mall
http://wahmshoppingmall.gotop100.com/index.php

Wedding Sites
http://www.top100weddingsites.com

Whimsy Business
http://whimsybusiness.gotop100.com/index.php

Whistle Stop Ultimate Sites
http://www.ultimatetopsites.com/bin/topsite.cgi?whistlestop&cat=general&ID=6

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Free Advertising Book (PDF - MP3)

Prescription for Advertising --
A Common Sense Cure for Business Owners and Managers. Your guide to understanding the complex and confusing world of advertising.

Written by Edmond A. Bruneau, President of Creative Consultants

Read details and find link to download here
http://www.freeadvertisingbook.com

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

10 Dynamic Ways To Get Low-Cost, High-Return Advertising

by © Brett Krkosska - All Rights Reserved
Managing Editor http://www.homebiztools.com

You get what you pay for. That's the adage. Is it possible to put this old saying on the shelf and find low-cost advertising with great returns on your investment?

Read his tips here
http://www.homebiztools.com/low_cost.htm

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

How to Create Award Winning Advertising

By Jim Kirkpatrick, eHow Member

I use to own a advertising agency and always enjoyed the creative side of it. I was a good concept person and enjoyed a challenge to provide a advertisement that got noticed.

Read his article here
http://www.ehow.com/how_6086390_create-award-winning-advertising.html

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Article: 7 Steps To Writing The Perfect Ad

by Tim Bossie

Excerpt:
"Placing classified ads in ezines, directories and pay-per-click search engines are still the best ways to get your message across to the masses. If you can come up with a "perfect" ad, then your chances of getting the click-thru are multiplied exponentially..."

Read article here
http://www.businesshighlight.org/writing/copywriting/7-steps-to-writing-the-perfect-ad.html?Highlight_Sess=17dc3056d577ae46e80a93fa98e8a6eb

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Online Classifieds - Free & Paid

[Updated and Verified 1/24/11]

1AdsNet Classifieds
http://www.hyt.com/ads

1Free Advertising
http://1freeadvertising.com


50 State Ad Classifieds
http://www.50statesclassifieds.com/index.php

AdPost Classifieds
http://ralph.adpost.com

All Solutions Classifieds
http://allsolutionsclassifieds.com

Best Way Classifieds
http://www.bestwayclassifieds.com

City News Classifieds
http://www.citynews.com

CMather Classifieds
http://www.nationwideclassifieds.com/nation2/index.html

DomesticSale.com
http://www.domesticsale.com

ePage Classifieds
http://epage.com

Estia Classifieds
http://www.estia.com

Free Biz Ad Classifieds
http://freebizadsweb.com

Google Directory Classifieds
http://www.google.com/Top/Shopping/Classifieds/Free_Classifieds

Inetgiant Classifieds
http://www.inetgiant.com

International Advertiser Classifieds
http://www.internationaladvertiser.com

Kpatra Free Classifieds
http://classified.hotplugins.com/1413

Loot Classifieds
http://www.loot.com

Lycos Classifieds
http://lycos.oodle.com

Marketing Moms --> T.E.A.M.Mom!'s Board
http://mktgmoms.adpost.com

News Press Classifieds
http://www.news-press.net/classified/class/mainsearch.php

NitPickit Classifieds
http://www.nitpickit.com

Recycler Ad Classifieds (Top Tab)
http://www.recycler.com

Recyle Ur Money
http://www.recycleurmoney.com/index1.htm

Sales Spider Classifieds
http://www.salespider.com/classifieds.php?drc=11

Tri City Classifieds
http://www.tricityhomes.com/classifieds.php

USA Hot Ads
http://www.usahotads.com

Virtually Free Classifieds
http://www.virtuallyfree.com

Webclassifieds
http://www.webclassifieds.us

Webcosmo
http://www.webcosmo.com

WebPagePublicity
http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-classified-ads.html

Website Magazine Classifieds
http://classifieds.websitemagazine.com/post.aspx?typeid=1&categoryid=0

Web-Source AdlandPro Classifieds
http://www.web-source.net/adlandpro.htm

Web-Source Classifieds
http://www.web-source.net/classifieds.htm

Wildfire Classifieds
http://www.wildfireclassifieds.com