There's a company here in town that built a really solid and profitable business just advertising on bus stop benches. I know that sounds different, but when you figure that advertising on the net just throws you into a bottomless sea of competition, maybe starting locally would be another option. When I was selling real estate, I was able to write a bi-monthly column for a local neighborhood paper with, of course, my contact information. I got a lot of calls from that.
Are you signed up with sites like Linked-in? Networking is the key thing. And it might not hurt to put an ad on Craigslist; volunteer a free site to a church, school, or non-profit, and ask for referrals to paid work; join your local chamber of commerce; look at some local business websites that need work and do a mock up to show the owners what you can do.
I think sometimes we assume the whole world goes to the internet to get what they want, but do they? Just judging on the fact that it's said my state has one of the lowest rankings for computer usage, I think not. The people who have the money to spend tend to be an older demographic, and many are not hanging around on the internet, or even trusting it, to get their business needs met. Besides, you really have to build up a following to get it happening on the net. If you start locally, then word will get out.
Last edited by Dee; 08-03-2009 at 11:36 AM.
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