Grow Abundant Life: free online ads

If you've been paying attention to the various breaking trends for 2010 you'd have noted most of the "new trends" are not new at all! In fact, if you've been reading my blog, emails and other materials for the last year or so you'll be wondering what all the fuss is about - perhaps I should explain.

Here are the various trends that have 'just caught on' for 2010:

* Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc. Naysayers have been bashing this for ages. EVen "colleagues" made fun of me and my wish to spread the news in various public forums. The best part now is the strongest opponents have finally converted to SM! Ironic really, they wasted so much time 'bad mouthing' SM and it basic human nature. We're all social - this is just the next evolution. Get with the program or get left behind.

* Local Search - Local content to feed the new 'Google' spiders, global is not relevant when searching local. The implications are profound. What happens if you're an international business? What happens if you need a presence in many countries - are you looking at multiple websites ... *tip* You should be.

* Mobile Internet - Got a smart mobile phone? Then you need to know about this. New frontiers ... it's all I'm going to say at the moment *wink*

* Blogging - it's baaaack. Never went away, and now it's do or die. But how to blog, what to say? Remember good writers make writing look easy - and lets not forget writing is the end result or output of thinking (strategy). Think of writing as the tip of the iceberg - what lies beneath is larger and more imposing than you might imagine Don't let it sink you too.

* Email marketing - Not dead, very much alive and still #1 (even SM uses Email to power the framework.) Are you doing it right? Most businesses are not. If you're sending more than a handful of emails from your computer then you run the very real risk of getting slammed for various email "infractions." Use a reputable 3rd party email delivery service for your email marketing like Aweber or Infusionsoft.

* Automation - "Manual" is no fun (never was) and now automation is the key to autopilot profits. Machines make life easier, let's not forget computers are machines and built for the simple purpose of making us 'redundant' so we can do the things we love to do. Most people don't use computers/machines properly and simply make more work for themselves! There is a process, I've been helping companies define and apply it for over 20 years.

* Reputation Management - Online is forever... think immortal. Do you command and control your presence? Are your main profiles set up, locked down and so on. Don't wait until the proverbial horse has bolted. You'll look silly and sloppy and anything you say will be too late, and discounted anyway. Pre-emptive management is only the way to go.

These sites are free for your to use in your marketing of your business. Lots of specifics to use right away, and that's the best time to do things - now!

Take these steps:
Step 1. Before you post an ad on any Internet classified ad site be sure to open up a New email account just for posting, marketers lurk these sites for what they call "good leads". You will get a ton of junk mail.
Step 2. Go to the links at the bottom of this page and start putting yourself out there, do one row at a time, them come back another day and do another another row. Set up 1 campaign per row to track which block of ads you are getting responses from. If you find a site that has high traffic by checking them up against www.alexa.com then pay money to the site to get a better spot or do a banner on their site. At that point as you are paying for the ad it is okay to set up a unique campaign for that site.
Step 3. Use a sample ad - these ads are proven to work. But learn to create your own, your own compelling ad copy from your own story and own vision.

Answers to your anticipated questions:

Which categories so you want to advertise?
Help wanted Sales
Businesses for Sale
Income Opportunities
MLM
Network Marketing
Business Opportunities
Any you can get in, it's FREE

Where to find good newspapers to advertise in:
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/
www.50states.com/news
http://www.newspapers.com/
http://www.phonebook.superpages.com/

Should I go the Free route or pay for an ad? Free ads are okay but I would go for a Paid Banner or something similar.
Always do research of of any site your are going to pay for by checking the rank on http://www.alexa.com/ Remember, lower Alexa ranking is best. Too high is not good, not many people will see your ad. But there is so much more about Alexa to tell you!

What should I include in the ad?
Just use one of the 3 liners sample ads or be creative. Find what moves you and what you might click on. Be in the right mindset to create compelling ad copy.

Here's some ads that worked in the past. Caveat: they've worked in the past, might be worn out. Suggest you become creative, use odd numbers for dollar figures, use your positive abundant mindset and so much more. For now....

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