37 Words: 6 Cheap Ways to Advertise your Business

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Advertising your business can go a long way in getting you customers. Obviously, you can spend a lot of money with huge advertising spots on television and gigantic ads in newspapers but many businesses do not have the money for this. You can also spend a lot less money and still get exposure to a lot of people. You can also do well by specifically targeting your customers. The following are cheap ways to advertise your business.
Put signs on your car (or on other people’s cars)
One innovative way to advertise a business is to put an advertisement on your car. Especially if you drive a lot, people will constantly read the advertisements. You can get something that attaches to the top of your car or get some signs that go around the side. You could also offer people a little money to put one on their car. Oftentimes people will do this for very little because it does not cost them anything to do and it can be a way for them to earn a little extra money.
Sponsor a local little league team
One good way to advertise might be to sponsor a little league team of some sort. This might be especially great if you are targeting people like parents such as if you are a pizza shop. Many of the teams will do different things for their sponsors such as put up signs, put their names in programs, even put their names on the team jerseys or t-shirts. You might be able to get a tax break as well. In addition, you might be able to do something like donate something inexpensive to the team (like free pizzas if you are a pizza parlor or team shirts if you are a local clothing company) and get free advertising for that.
Hand out flyers
Flyers are extremely inexpensive. You can hand them out in a variety of places. Some people go door to door or leave them on cars. Just make sure that what you are doing is legal and allowed where you live. You may want to put a coupon on the flyer if you can afford it. Coupons can motivate people to come in and try things, which might be a good way to get people started on your product and coming back for more. You can also see if there are places or other businesses where you might be able to leave flyers or at least post one. You might be able to do a tit-for-tat thing where you have a place that you post other people’s flyers in exchange for posting yours.
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