Where do I advertise my hair salon with a small budget? Help!!!!?
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if you're a small business, don't start advertising on websites yet.  \n\nDo some local advertising first to see what kind of response you get.  If you're located in the US, a good option is to do some direct mailing locally through clippermagazine -- see their site link below.\n\nhttp://www.clippermagazine.com/\n\nIn response to what the person below me said, local advertising is NOT expensive compared to larger-scale advertising.  Clipper mails out a small magazine to people in your area with a full-page ad for your business along with coupons customers can use.  \n\nMy brother used Clipper when he started out with his tanning salon and he received a great response without spending tons of money!
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Prices can be helpful when you're looking around online for a place to go. Any specials that you have going on would be good to have on there. You should link to a map website that can give customers driving directions, and give ways to contact you.\nmaybe a message board? It could start a community that likes to hang out at your place, and you would also get feedback.
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I'd recommend advertising on craigslist.com, that way you can target your ad towards your Virginia customers, they don't charge anything either.
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I can't really answer your question, but if it were me, I would visit a salon or two (or call) and talk to the owner(s) and find out.
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You could try looking at Craigslist for your area. I would recommend looking under the gigs section, or the help wanted for Marketing/Advertising or Creative.\n\nI've provided the links below. Hopefully those help.
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Big question.  Many answers that depend on your situation. \n \n1.  Buy a salon & equipment that is already open and running.\n2.  Start from scratch to find space, equipment, etc.\n3.  But rememeber, unless you have customers already, opening a salon will not bring you enough business in the beginning, but add financial burden.\n\nMy suggestion is:  Work for a salon until you have contacts and loyal clients, AND enough money to pay bills and stay open for 6 months.\n\nAfter my sister worked and earned a loyal customer base, she bought equipment and put her salon in her home.  But without loyal clients, nothing works.
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Contact the National Hairdressers Foundation (NHF).  They should be able to help you.
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Look in your local yellow pages, (yep, a phone book) - many beauty supply stores may not have a net presence.  Stop in, chat with them, ask questions on how they got started - you might even find someone who's looking for a partner or willing to sell the business!
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Wow, you are like me, enjoyment of many fabulous things :) Okay So I have just a few ideas, take a look see if you can see yourself doing any of them.  I will put some links below that are to sites that give free articles, success stories (for ideas)and help with business forms, plans, naming your Biz and helping with marketing ideas, etc...\n\nTeach/tutor Cumputer use (basics at day cares or senior homes)\n\nwrite and ebook on low cost decorating and sell through a website (there is a reason most of the HGTV networks shows are on how to get a designer room on a budget)\n\nSell your arts and crafts creation via a website and/or ebay\n\nstart a fashion or home decorating website or blog (then sell advertising space)\n\nAt the end of the day it should be something you are passionate about, hope you find that :)\n\nGood Luck
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Hello Mr. CK I notice that your looking for a place to advertise well you have several options but I'm not sure you've tried these spots out before and when you try them out and still run out of luck then it will be best to pay for a site they have some very inexspensive web sites on the web that you will be able to offord. Well enough of my babbaling. here are the sites that I would recommend for now and it's just a suggestion.
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Make it a really good product and advertise it and make it look awsome!!!!!! ♥ Melissa hope this helps
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ahoo! provides some fantastic tools to help small and medium sized business as well as large corporate advertising budgets ($3,000 per month and more). The best way to use the tools is to understand how they work and what customer segment they reach. Some of the tools are, Directory listings, local directories, paid and sponsored listings, videos, podcasts, article submission services, newsletter, eMail advertising, mailing lists, and more. You don’t need all of them necessarily, and targeting the right mix for your business products/service is vital to a positive ROI. Also, when expanding your business to the Internet you should have the top 3 Search companies in mind from the design planning to the method of adding content to each web page. Yahoo! has very clear guidelines for the best way to get your company listed in the Directory, and equally – what can get you blacklisted. It is very difficult to be blacklisted, but you should be aware of these guides. I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to provide you with more direct answers and a perfect Online Marketing Plan and execution proposal. My experience and contact information is provided in the source link below.\n\n\nit depends on your budget. i believe Yahoo! can offer you a package that will suit your budget as well as offer you the maximum exposure for your product.\n\ngo to this site: https://public.yahoo.com/leads-cgi/iso_l...\n\nand a Yahoo! representative will get in touch with you to discuss your options.\n\nyou may also call up their Sales Division: (617) 305-6032\n\ngood luck!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttp://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/src...\n\nhttps://public.yahoo.com/leads-cgi/iso_l...
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Watch this site for specials and you'll find a cheap one.\nhttp://www.salescircular.com/\nIt's updated every Sunday
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why not get in with http://atafolla.qhealthbeauty.com/Default.aspx click on opportunity you get stuff cheep and then you can resale it for a high price \nhope this helps
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try grondins cosmetology school. i live in the thumb area in michigan. i think cosmetolgy school costs a couple thousand dollars. you can try there website. i think its www.grondins.com  but im not sure.  good luck.
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Try Yahoo! Local, Yahoo! 360 & Yahoo! Groups. Check out the sources box. I listed mine so you can get an idea of what you can do.\n\nAlso, consider signing up for an affiliate program. These programs enable you to advertise on other's sites (your affiliates) and once a sale is made to you, your affiliates & the program are paid a commission. We use ShareASale & pay out $25 to our affiliates once a sale is made & ShareASale takes another $5. $30 a sale is a pretty small price to pay for us. And I'm sure most programs like that allow you to set the commission rate (no point in your commission being half the price of a sale for you!)\n\nI listed a couple of handy sites relating to marketing, promotion & advertising. I hope they’re helpful for you.\n\nHope that helps! Best of luck to you!
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I do equine massage.  I do not have a storefront.\n\nI advertise in local industry newspaper, on line directories (local & ones that do national searches), fliers & business cards at places target market shops (Petsmart, Tractor Supply, feed store, etc.), website w/ sponsored search, local vets & blacksmiths do referrals.