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16
Methods
for
Getting
Free
Advertising
1.
Place
copies
of
your
circular
on
bulletin
boards
throughout
your
community,
such
as
in
coin-operated
laundries,
grocery
stores,
barber
shops,
etc.
Concentrate
of
Fridays
and
Saturdays
when
shopping
increases.
2.
Check
with
local
newspapers.
Before
going
to
press,
many
smaller
newspapers
have
space
left
that
needs
filling..
Your
ad
may
be
just
the
right
size
to
occupy
this
unfilled
space
and
they
will
run
it
free.
3.
Place
your
circulars
on
windshields
of
parked
autos,
Youngsters
will
be
happy
to
do
this
for
you
for
a
dollar
or
two.
Check
first
with
city
ordinances
to
see
if
this
is
permitted
in
your
locality.
4.
Leave
sales
literature
on
doorsteps
of
homes
&
businesses
in
your
area.
Do
this
on
weekends
in
residential
areas;
weekdays
for
businesses.
5.
Have
your
best
pulling
1
inch
or 2
inch
ad
made
into
a
rubber
stamp.
Stamp
this
on
envelopes
of
all
of
your
outgoing
mail..
Check
rubber
stamp
dealer's
ads
in
current
mail
order
publications
for
price
information.
6.
When
you
have
envelopes
printed
with
your
return
address,
have
them
also
print
your
best
ad
directly
beneath
your
address.
It
costs
noting
additional
to
have
this
printed
on
the
front
of
your
envelopes.
7.
If
you
publish
a
mail
order
magazine,
newspaper,
adsheet,
etc.,
contact
other
publishers,
If
your
circulation
is
equal
to
theirs,
many
will
be
happy
to
exchange
an
equal
amount
of
ad
space
with
you.
8.
Many
publishers
will
give
you
free
adspace
for
mailing
a
few
copies
of
their
publication.
Simply
write
to
them
and
ask
if
they
will
give
you
a
free
1
inch
ad
in
exchange
for
mailing
50
to
100
copies
of
their
pub.
9.
Write
informative
articles
for
mail
order
trade
publication.
Most
publishers
will
give
you
free
ad
space
for
the
use
of
your
article.
10.
Take
advantage
of
advertising
specials.
Many
publishers
offer
ads
on a
3-for-the-
price-
of
-2-
basis,
or
4-for-the-price-of-3,
etc.
This
saving
is
the
same
as
getting
one
ad
free
of
charge.
11.
Some
publishers
offer
a
free
classified
ad
with
your
first
display
ad.
Watch
for
such
specials.
Use
the
free
ad
and
pocket
the
savings.
12.
When
starting
a
new
publication,
many
publishers
will
offer
reduced
ad
rates
to
help
fill
space.
Watch
for
ads
regarding
such
offers.
13.
In
your
ads,
request
a
SASE.
Then
insert
some
of
your
other
offers
in
regular
outgoing
mail.
This
is
the
same
as
getting
free
advertising.
14.
Become
a
mailer.
Get
your
printer's
lowest
price
for
printing
circulars
on
both
sides
of
the
sheet.
Contact
other
dealers
and
state
you
will
print
and
mail
their
circulars
for
this
price
with
no
conflicting
ads
on
the
back.
Then
print
your
circulars
on
the
reverse
and
distribute
them
with
your
outgoing
mail.
There
is
no
extra
cost
for
postage
and
envelopes,
and
your
side
of
the
circular
is
paid
for
by
your
customers.
15.
Offer
a
free
commission
circulars.
Print
one
of
your
regular
offers
on
one
side;
a
commission
offer
on
the
reverse,
leaving
space
where
the
mailer
can
rubber
stamp
his
name
&
address,
Your
offer
gets
a
free
ride.
16.
If
you
use
a
postage
meter
machine,
use
the
ad
space
directly
left
of
stamp
imprint
for
a
free
message.
Copyright
2004
by
DeAnna
Spencer
Note
to
editors:
To
show
my
appreciation
to
the
editors
that
use
my
articles,
I
offer
a
free
solo
ad.
Simply
send
an
email
to
me
by
using
the
form
on
the
contact
me
page
on
my
website
to
tell
me
the
url
the
article
was
used
on
or
send
me a
copy
of
the
ezine
it
was
used
in.
This
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remains
intact.
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ezine,
Prospecting
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Presents.
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