How to Get Free Advertising

Advertising can range from dirt cheap to downrightyour return address.
expensive. Here are a few things you can do to7. Contact others that use flyers or circulars and see if
maximize your ad coverage using some free methods.they will trade ads.
1. Place flyers or posters on local bulletin boards that8. Some publishers may give you free ad space for
you might find at coin-op laundry facilities, shoppingmailing out some of their publications.
malls, grocery stores, clinics, etc. Lots of shopping9. Write articles for other publications. Some publishers
occurs on Fridays and Saturdays so you may want towill give you free ad space for use of your articles.
focus on that timeframe.10. Watch out for ad deal such as 2 for the price of 1
2. Sometime newspapers have leftover space thatdeals that might be offered by any publisher.
needs filling. Give them a call to find out if this is the11. Start mailing. Get your printers lowest price for
case sometimes you can get space for free.printing on both sides of your flyer. Tell your clients this
3. Place pamphlets or leaflets on windshields in parkingprice and start mailing their flyers with you ad on the
lots. Better yet, get your kids or nieces and nephewsback.
to do it, it may only cost you an ice cream cone.12. E-mail signature. Have your ad at the bottom of
4. Leave business materials at doorsteps of homesevery e-mail you send out.
and businesses. On weekends for homes, weekdaysThese are just a few of the things you can do to
for businesses.maximize your free advertising. There are countless
5. Have your best producing small newspaper adsother methods. Try to come up with a few of your
made into a rubber stamp and stamp all outgoing mail.own. All it takes is a little imagination and innovation.
6. Have printed envelopes include an ad just below