YAHOO ANSWER: inet ads for free

Saturday, June 30, 2007

http:// answers.yahoo.com/question/
;_ylt=Ajc.cSp3s66dlx8NU73r
fQ6WxQt.?link=answer&.crumb=C7jGH16mRJ0&qid=20070630
041431AAdkq6W&.done=http%253A%252F%252Fanswers.yahoo.com
%252Fquestion%252Findex%253Fqid%253D20070630041431AAdkq6W

http://tinyurl.com/36dp3o

inet ads for free

QUESTION

Asked by “btenderlisa2”

Where is the best place to advertise on the internet for free?

We are a small business with a very low advertising budget. We want to get our name out there but are unsure what’s the best way to advertise with little or no cost upfront.

ANSWER

Dear “btenderlisa2”:

With a near zero budget, you have to be tricky. You didn’t say what you business does. That might make it a little hard to answer. If you’re selling pencils, then you’ll need a different strategy than if you are remarketing one of the various enlargement crèmes my dearest friends from Nigeria are always telling me about.

Let assume that that your business offers a legal product or service that just needs a little “voice” in the crowded marketplace. How do you get that “voice” at a price you can afford?

I’m going to refer back to one of my Yahoo Best Answers that I gave to the “party purse” lady who had a similar question.

https://reinkefaceslife.com/?s=%22party+purse%22

http://tinyurl.com/36f486

You can create a blog as your website and talk about your business.

In a nutshell, you find an available domain that aligns to your business, go to the wordpressdotcom free blog site, get a free blog, for 15$US you upgrade to your own domain, and you start to write about your business. I’d suggest that you write both about your products and or services, as well as the “behind the scenes” tales about your business. What problems you face, how you solve them, the successes, AND the failures. You have to be “authentic” to develop an audience. Once you have an audience, you get a conversation going. Then come sales and buzz.

All for some sweat and 15$US.

Hope this helps. I’m interested how it works out for you. Drop me a note sometime. My blog may have helpful “stuff”.

Ferdinand J. Reinke
Kendall Park, NJ 08824

SOURCES

http://tinyurl.com/36f486
http://tinyurl.com/lxu93
http://www.reinkefaceslife.com/…

# # #

Update: Was never able to get this in. Yahoo kept 999-ing out. No matter what I did!

# # # # #

Leave a Comment » | YahooAnswers, YahooAnswers - Tilt | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

YAHOO ANSWER: City program to help small businesses

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

http:// answers.yahoo.com/question/
profile;_ylt=ArHiTkaVwIVBXrxI7E5
W7LiYxQt.?show= hEcrHC9eaa

http://tinyurl.com/2xujl2

City program to help small businesses

QUESTION

Asked by ” ”

What could be some consequences and alternative actions…..?

Robert is a managing partner of an Accounting firm that has 15 employees. One day, Robert learns that New York City has started a program to help small businesses. The program provides tax breaks and other benefits for Manhattan-based businesses that have fewer than 15 full-time employees. Since Accountants LLC has 15 full-time employees, it would be ineligible for the program. Robert fires Michael, the most junior accountant at the firm, which now makes the firm eligible for the program.

1.What do you see as the issues raised by the facts in the scenario? Describe as many as you see.

ANSWER

Dear ” “:

Invisible? Why? Are we doing your take home? Sorry but it may not be to good.

The problem chasing gooferment programs is that it takes your eye off the ball. Either you’re in the Accounting Biz or your are a Sam Donnelson sheep farmer. It might be possible to suck off the taxpayers a little but it’s a distraction.

I sit down and have a hard think about your ethics and what business you really want to be in.

Hope this helps. I’m interested how it works out for you. Drop me a note sometime. My blog may have helpful “stuff”.

Ferdinand J. Reinke
Kendall Park, NJ 08824

# # #

UPDATE: This was nuked by Yahoo. I don’t understand why. But it’s like it never existed.

# # # # #

Leave a Comment » | YahooAnswers, YahooAnswers - Tilt | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj