Where can I find an inexpensive way to advertise my start-up business locally, in Orange County CA?
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Let's start with your target audience.  What products or services do you offer?  Who are you trying to attract?   What is the best way for your audience to become aware about what you sell?  What media do they use?  Yellow pages have become a bad investment due to increased use of the internet.   You may want to start a geo-targeted campaign in Google or a local campaign on Yahoo!.   Make sure you have clear objectives, an advertising or marketing campaign that is easy to understand and offers clear value to your target audience and ensure that you track the results and impacts from any media that you decide to buy or use.
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A combination of cold calling and mass mailings... It also should be worthwhile to check out what similar local or out of the area companies are charging so you can set out a competitive cost structure.\n\nGood luck!
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www.craigslist.com\nlocal newspapers
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Put an add in a related newspaper, send flyers around in related type establishments like restaurants also word of mouth. good luck
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www.craigslist.org\n\nalso research the local newspapers in the area you are targeting, and look at their classified ads online.  Good luck!
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Most of your customers would be local, or need a place local to where you are to store their possesions if they are outside the area.\n\nThe best way is with newspapers and the phone book.  If your on a busy street, make sure you have a sign that gets noticed.  Any local advertising, such as high school football games or yearbooks, if you can go for it some radio spots or late night tv commercials.  Local newspapers, county papers, and don't forget the auto trade or RV magazines and maybe those free local deli publications for various purposes or those mailer coupon people in your area.  \n\nAdvertising is a cost of doing business, and you need to have a budget as part of your overhead and consideration for what rent you charge.  As a local business owner, check out your local chamber of commerce.  If you can afford a website, contact me.  (ok, maybe uncalled for).\n\nAlso, if you have other friends or aquaintences in the business, ask them what they do.  Sponsor a little league team.  Check out those business card people you see that distribute them in restaurants.  Find out what works best for you.\n\nI'm sure you already know not to limit your customers to people but also other businesses, like seasonal ones, or flea markets that need you kind of service, but I'm sure there are many more.
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Go to the library , there is a reference book called the thomas register of american manufacturers. Once you find a product you love ,put it on ebay or a website. advertise the hell out of it for free. and you are well ,well on your way. Hope this helped.\n\nEarly to bed, early to rise, ADVERTISE ADVERTISE ADVERTISE.\n\n\nNationwide Campaign\n\nNationwide\n436 newspapers offer FREE\ndisplay and/or classified advertisements\nin order to increase readership and\nultimately charge commercial advertisers more.\nA Win Win situation.\n\nWe offer this list.\n\nA goldmine for Entrepreneurs.\n15 million readers. Updated regularly.\nDrive customers to E-bay or Web site.\nIncludes U.S. Manufact./ Drop ship guide.\n\n\nFor instant automated\ndelivery send $45.00 via Paypal to: TxPressAffiliate@Yahoo.com \n\nOr $55.00 (Info on CD) \nTexas Press Affiliate\n9949 FM 751 \nQuinlan Texas 75474
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www.craigslist.org\n\nAssuming you're in the Los Angeles area... see linkie
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Set up a jar at a few local businesses with their consent together with a short brochure made on your PC.  Inform the business owner of the organization, its purpose and its need.  Ask the local business to place a notice in its window.  Coffee shops, diners and bars are great for this.
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craigslist or metrorent.  you could also post in local papers including the Chronicle, Examiner, Guardian and SF Weekly.
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try Venture Capital sites like Kleiner Perkins www.kpcb.com and companies located on Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto/Menlo Park, California
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If you have a small business you might want to check out http://www.merchantcircle.com\n\nthey're a new site whose sole purpose is to help small businesses grow. They provide tools to connect with the local community and help target potential customers through newsletters and coupons.\n\nThey're new so check them out, I'm sure they could be of some help. It's also free so why not. \n\nhope this helps :)
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Try craigslist on the Internet. It's free\nAlso ebay is a great place for your business to become known.
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Selling things on Ebay and out of newspapers and magazines is easy. Do something you love and when you find it we can help\n\nNationwide Resource\n 436 newspapers offer FREE\n classified and/or display advertisements\nin order to increase readership and\n ultimately charge commercial advertisers more.\nA Win Win situation.\n\n We offer this list.\n\nA  goldmine for Entrepreneurs.\n15 million readers. Updated regularly.\nDrive customers to E-bay or Web site.\nIncludes U.S. Manufact./ Dropship guide.\n\n\nFor instant automated\n delivery send $45.00 via Paypal to: TxPressAffiliate@Yahoo.com \n\nOr $55.00 \nTexas Press Affiliate\n9949 FM 751 \nQuinlan Texas 75474
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Hi, I have no experience with this but I've found two sites that may help in starting up your business.\n\nGood luck!
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1. Check your county office for lists of new businesses or visit the county website http://www.kalcounty.com/\n\n2. Check if there are business publications that list new business registrations in your locality
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Look up the site below to find out a number of different ways to advertise and promote your business and gain a large customer base for free or at a low cost!\n\nhttp://excelyourbiz.com/MarketYourWebsite.html