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sjames23
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# Posted: 26 Aug 2009 19:31
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One way I first started out a few years ago was promoting offline. What I did was make up about 200 flyers on my computer with a message saying something like "Make $10,000 a Month Starting Now".
Something along those lines and what I did was put those flyers on the windshields of cars in parking lots of malls, subway stations, grocery stores, etc... I made over $5,000 doing this and I only spent $4 on paper and printed these flyers at home.
Think outside of the box and promote offline. There is a HUGE market in the city you live in. Hope this helps
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# Posted: 26 Aug 2009 20:03
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Hi sjames,
Do you like it when you get flyers on your windshield?
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Matt Zenittini
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# Posted: 26 Aug 2009 23:54
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Newbie Shield: Hi sjames, Do you like it when you get flyers on your windshield?
Hahaha.
That was the best laugh I had all night long =].
Thanks NS you made my day.
AND
A very good point. I caught someone putting a flyer on my windshield. Coincidentally I had just bought my BRAND new car and JUST had it detailed.
I know he didn't hurt it or anything but as I saw him prying my windshield wiper up and shoving that piece of paper in there...
I may have been a little rude to him..
^^.
Anyway. Flyers are not original.
They are annoying and unprofessional.
NS summed it up nice in one sentence.
Let me requote so you can see again.
Newbie Shield: Do you like it when you get flyers on your windshield?
Absolutely Brilliant
Matt
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dula14
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2009 13:04
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Offline marketing can indeed be very effective. Despite your success I don't think putting flyers on windshields is the best approach however. As the previous two posters said, getting a flyer on your windshield goes under the annoying catergory for most.
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GaryCameron
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2009 17:37
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Most of the time when I see paper under my windshield wiper I am thining, "Yeesh. what now?"
Some places (e.g. shopping centers) will make you remove them if they catch you papering cars.
I am not against doing this but I also feel there are better ways to promote. Though I can't argue if $4.00 for printing turns into $5,000.
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gowriter
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# Posted: 30 Aug 2009 22:44
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Wow. Good. It's the way things were done before. If you're still managing now, great. But I think the internet is the major way to do it.
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cthen
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2009 21:17
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When I was building an offline business, I did do flyers. Instead of putting them on a windshield, but them on the drivers side window. Nothing more annoying to people than getting in their car and then having to get back out to get an add off their windshield. They do work, but generally take a lot to get a response.
They are very time consuming, so if you can find a way to get traffic from internet you will be better off.
Connie
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mjb13815
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# Posted: 5 Sep 2009 19:48
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I think promoting your website using blogs, squidoo, and article directories is a very effective and free way rather than posting flyers. So save your ink and paper. Not only that but if you are all into being environmentally friendly and not increasing the chances of others throwing your flyers around (litering), promote your website using the available resources online for FREE.
Promoting your website online is the best way I believe.
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brandi78
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# Posted: 7 Sep 2009 18:00
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I have to agree that it would take a ton of work to try to get people interested in your offer that way. I thought about putting up signs in places that were allowed though.
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shmeeko69
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# Posted: 8 Sep 2009 06:46 · Edited by: shmeeko69
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Putting flyers on folks windcreens is questionable.
Advertising $10.000 a month is extreme & hopefully there
was some honesty in the quoted amount, or else there'll be
alot of angry customers to deal with.
There are many offline ways to promote your business &
I'm not knocking yours.
Mark 
[Post edited. All bold removed - Admin]
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ibuzzmentor
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# Posted: 9 Sep 2009 01:43
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I totally agree so many people forget about offline marketing. There are so many people out there that are not searching for stuff on google. You can easily convert an offliner to an onliner, its hard to do vice versa. Old school ways of local advertising and using telemarketers will never go out of style. Just learn to leverage your time!
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# Posted: 10 Sep 2009 01:48
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you can do free online advertising like craigslist, backpage, kijiji, ...just to name a few. This is what I did when I first started, due to not having alot to invest at the time and it panned out quite well.
hope this helps
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# Posted: 10 Sep 2009 18:15
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Do you like it when you get flyers on your windshield?
LOL.. I also laugh with this.. Feels like your so serious but funny.. haha
BTW sjames23, all they mention above is right. There are many ways that you can do with promoting your site in a free way. But it really needs patience and determination. You should work hard for it. 
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# Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:55
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Hey im not hating whatever works, you guys are laughing at his technique, but he's laughing all the way to the bank! If i made that much off a 4 dollar investment id be living in the walmart parking lot lol... keep doing it if it works, the mans an entrepreneur!
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# Posted: 22 Sep 2009 09:17
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It may work if you are selling something that can actually be DONE offline, but I can guarantee you it won't work if you are promoting an internet opportunity...
The people that find your opportunity offline, about making money online, will never make it.
They may buy in to your plan but they will never do anything with it, except join the million others that are calling you a scammer.
Unless they have some experience with Internet Marketing they will have no idea what it takes to succeed online and all you are doing is making a quick buck off people that are responding to the hype in the ad.
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mirab
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# Posted: 27 Sep 2009 19:49
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If your gonna do offline ads then the dollar bill drop cards are the best.
You know the fake but amazingly real looking money cards.
I got a ton of response from them. The funniest part was dropping them every where I went and watching people pick them up and thinking they found real money.
But they never threw them back on the ground. They kept it. I guess it is psychological.
You can find them on my site if you want to see them.
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Jean LA
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# Posted: 4 Oct 2009 06:24
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I see this technique works great. My husband just got a few thousand dollars placing those flyers promoting college CPA offers.
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# Posted: 4 Oct 2009 19:44
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For certain biz ventures the flyers could work. But in business where duplication of marketing is important for succeeding and making money people may shun the flyer thing.
Postcard marketing has been the best offline solution for generating me income from home. Easily duplicated by anyone and not intrusive. Also cost effective, especially compared to search engine PPC.
Offline marketing to bring people online is ideal and a hidden home business success secret for the right business.
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Lucky1
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# Posted: 9 Oct 2009 22:13
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I am very new to working at home. I like the responsesand believe that flyers could be a stepping stone for someone like me. I think I will try that.
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Lucky1
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# Posted: 9 Oct 2009 22:19
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I spent hours and hours posting on craigslist, olx, kijiji and they all removed my ads, cuz it redirects viewers to my site. They don't like that and I didn't know. Like I said, very new to working from home. Live and learn. Hopefully, this information can help someone else after me.
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# Posted: 10 Oct 2009 00:26
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For those that do post in places like craigslist, be aware that you should not use the services that spam craigslist. I just read in the news today that craigslist has a lawsuit now trying to shut some spammers down. Read the article.
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mirab
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# Posted: 10 Oct 2009 16:43
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I think thats good for them to crack down. Every time I post something for sale on craigs list I imediately get spammed by marketers who somehow know how to get everybody's emails off there.
I have to use a separate email account on craigs list.
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Lucky1
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# Posted: 10 Oct 2009 22:51
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I don't use spam services, just want to promote my site with the ada. If they get interested they can click on the link to make it easier on them. Isn't that the idea of the world wide web anyway? Any who, craigslist and others disagree with this approach. Don't know why :-/
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# Posted: 10 Oct 2009 22:57
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I did find certain sites that allowed me to place my ad, including a link to direct them to my online business. Anybody interested in knowing these sites, just ask and I'll follow up. I noticed that there seems to be alot of people that are familiar with online marketing.
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mirab
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# Posted: 11 Oct 2009 17:48
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craigslist just doesn't like mlm or networking type businesses and I don't blame them.
I have put links to some of my sites with no problem but anything with dollars falling from the sky stuff is frowned on..
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# Posted: 11 Oct 2009 22:48
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Really? Cuz my website is not the kind that offers overnight millions or any offer to make money, but still got removed.
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# Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:54
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I think it's a great idéa. But I live in a small town in Sweden so I don't think it is going to work out here
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# Posted: 12 Oct 2009 13:53
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Lucky1: Really? Cuz my website is not the kind that offers overnight millions or any offer to make money, but still got removed.
Could be that someone reported you. That happens a lot their too. People can be buttheads on craigslist.
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# Posted: 12 Oct 2009 20:59
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Instead of flyers on the cars, you can use cork boards and put flyers or business cards that you made up. There are tons of cork boards everywhere. Belive it or not, those signs you see stuck in the ground all over the place will bring some traffic if you have a decent looking sign and you can make them yourself.
Don't forget about the free adds you can place in the back of many local publications as well.
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# Posted: 18 Oct 2009 18:46
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Using free advertising is sometimes tough...
I have used Craigslist with very little results.
However, I got a nice, BIG sale off of a tweet I did on twitter!
You can also use list services like ListJoe and Viral URL. You can use ListJoe for free, although they will still ask you to upgrade to a membership...but you can send out email ads for free even with their free membership.
My best strategy has been to try to develop relationships with people through social networking sites rather than try to market or advertise at them...
Just a suggestion...
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