Most people don’t think all that much about advertising when they decide to invest in a home business. They are excited about the product, getting their computer set up, working for themselves and the thrill of being their own boss.
But it doesn’t take long to work out that if you don’t know how to advertise your home business, you will be going backward pretty fast.
And the options are overwhelming, aren’t they?
Both online…
And offline…
I could go on and on. And the reality is if you’re sitting there thinking:
What works best?
Or…
What on earth should I try first?
… you are not alone.
So what is one to do?
It’s really quite simple.
All you need to do is start with one form of advertising.
So pick one now.
Ok, let’s look at this offline example: writing a flyer.
So you write a flyer and send 1,000 of those flyers out.
Investment is $200.
One of two things are going to happen.
It is going to fail dismally.
Or it is going to put more money into your pocket than it costs you.
Unless you like punishing yourself, you’ll stop doing it if it fails. (although it’s surprising how many business owners don’t, but that’s another story for another day).
But if it succeeds you’ll want to advertise it everywhere you can.
The problem is if you’re like most business owners it probably won’t succeed?
Why?
Because most people SUCK at writing ads.
And the bottom line is it doesn’t matter which of the above advertising mediums you use, the message is what’s most important.
Think about it like this: Your ad is like a salesman. And if you send a salesman who cannot string two words together, or doesn’t understand how to build rapport with his prospects…
HE ISN’T GOING TO SELL ANYTHING.
And neither is your ad.
Unless you master the art of salesmanship in print.
You’ve got to know how to create a compelling offer.
You’ve got to know how to write a headline to get people to listen to your offer.
And you’ve got to know how to put those words together so your ad sells your product or service to your prospects.
The good news is it’s easier than you think.
The second piece of good news is that once you have mastered the art of salesmanship in print, you can apply it to all the marketing mediums mentioned above, both online and offline.
Yes, it works just as well on a banner ad linking to a web site as it does in a newspaper or TV ad.
So don’t concern yourself with the advertising medium too much as yet.
Get your message right first and you’ll be able to magnetically attract all the customers you can handle, no matter what your choice of advertising.
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