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3 Top Advertising Methods to Increase Your Revenue

The object of any business is to make a profit and for that profit to exceed the expenses thereby

creating revenue. Over time most businesses hope to increase their revenue and while there are

several ways that can be achieved one of the most useful, yet most overlooked is the advertising

budget and the manner in which you use that budget.

Advertising is key to getting the word out to potential customers. After all to buy your

products/services they need to know they exist. But they also need to know what makes you

stand out from others that are selling like or similar products/services. Start by changing the way

you think about advertising. Begin to consider the possibilities that the internet has to offer.

All advertising needs to have good copy. It’s not enough to give your business name and say

what you sell. Then again it’s not enough to advertise your products/services at a discount

because that’s what everyone does and you’ll just blend in with the rest. What you say needs to

make the recipient act on it! Let’s look at some online advertising methods that your business

can utilize and how to get the most out of them.

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Online Advertising – We have a more detailed post on this here. This is one of the

cheapest forms of advertising with the widest audience. However, you are going to want

to target your audience unless you sell on a global scale. You can provide all kinds of

information on your products, create a newsletter, set up a forum, and take advantage of

sites such as Facebook and Twitter. You should never underestimate the power of setting

up a page or group on Facebook.

Email – This is another tool that’s free and allows you to target new customers as well as

existing customers. It’s important to keep your message short so as not to come across as

spam. You also need to have the person’s permission to send to them or an opt out option

at the bottom of the email. You can introduce new products, tell about upcoming sales, or

provide helpful information on your products.

Press Releases – Here’s another exciting tool that your business can use. Best of all there

are many free online places to post a press release and newspapers will often run a press

release for free. Introduce a new product line, talk about your expansion, or anything else

that’s news worthy. Be sure not to turn it into an advertisement.

These three advertising methods offer you the maximum amount or revenue growth for the least

amount of investment. Take advantage of them.