where to advertise your business/product/service for free?

melt71

Hi everyone

I have just started up two ideas for me to make extra money (don't worry I'm not going to advertise on here, I know the rules!). Both are products - 1 is a gift and could be bought buy anybody. It is a 'for the person who has everything' type of product but only costs £5 so it really has a wide audience.

The 2nd item is specifically aimed at parents with children at key stage 1 or 2 age. Therefore it's a much smaller market.

Both can be sold nationally so they don't have to be a local adverts.

I already know about gumtree which I have started to use, but locally we don't have any other outlets that will accept free adverts for businesses.

I just wondered if anyone else has come across this problem - my budget is nil So it has to be free and preferably to a national audience.

Those of you that are doing MLM - where do you advertise and do you pay for your adverts?

Actually as I type this that has just sparked another idea; both of these items could be sold by others working on a commission. Is it easy to set up a MLM idea? Has anyone else done this with their idea (obviously I'm talking about small ideas not Avon!! :rotfl: )

I'm struggling to make ends meet on maternity leave at the moment so any information you can help with would be very welcome.


Thanks

lookoutapiano_2

try facebook!

melt71

lookoutapiano wrote: »

try facebook!

Sorry I should have said that I've started a facebook page but again I can't afford to advertise so it is relying on me personally sending invites to my page to friends and via groups etc. It's quite time consuming!

Animagdon

Could you maybe do a leaflet drop? It wouldn't necessarily allow you to conquer the UK in one fell swoop but it would get the word out locally (maybe ask your employer to put up a poster on a work notice board or have some leaflets in the canteen for people to pick up?) and then those people tell their friends, their friends tell their friends, you get the idea, but word of mouth advertising is what works best for small businesses to begin with

Good luck with it all - I hope you do really well from your ideas!!!

tigerlily

I have just ordered magnetic "signs" to go on my car. Vistaprint are doing them free, you just pay postage. They are the small size ones but I plan to put one on the back of my car so that people following me will see it! and it was £free" after all so cant do any harm!! If it works I will get more and put one on my mum's/bf's car etc.
Also vistaprint are doing the same offer on business cards so maybe order some and ask if you can leave some in your local shop/garage/hairdressers/playgroup etc.

billieboy_2

You could contact the PTA at local schools for the Key Stage 1 and 2 things. Maybe have a stall at their fetes/fairs.

inmypocketnottheirs

melt71, pm sent.

vegankris

Not completely free, but cheap- how about asking to donate some of your product to local charities as raffle/competition prizes etc? It's a win-win situation, if they're able to use it to fundraise, it'll give you publicity in the process.

bloss0m

Yes and bumping up a 2 1/2 year old thread

gthomas1970 wrote: »

Just seen this site, new i think. free of charge for 3 months to advertise your services?, although i cant !!! the link, this is a real free service, I have just done it
worth a look

mimitutu

I have used them all wre my fingers to the bone and to each one i had on reply mostly fom advertisers selling space.i think its time this was looked into either its a con or my stuff was extra crap or im mad

XxXfashionqueenXxX

Maybe try in the newspaper? Or i'm guessing advertising on buses is cheap.