How do I advertise this business?

My husband and I just started a business transferring photos to DVD and putting them to music. How do I advertise this? We already have a website and have sent the link to everyone we know. How else could we advertise?
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The website is www.flicktures.com

maybe get in touch with individuals such as wedding planners or people who do photos for senior pictures for high school kids. this sounds like something people would want to remember big events in their lives, so for example, a wedding planner may be able to get you in touch with someone who is getting married, and you could ask them if they would be interested in your product. be sure to be able to show them a good example!

It seems like you're marketing locally, so don't concentrate on the web. Yes, a website is good to have for my answer below, but I think direct mail advertising is the way to go. Send postcards to the zip codes around your area. Visit this site:

http://postcardservices.com/

They will provide printing AND mailing services for as few as 100 cards to how many thousands you want. They even have mailing lists sorted by zip codes that you can rent. Make sure to include some sort of "call to action" in your ad such as "Visit our website and receive a special discount" or something to that effect.

Go to local photo labs and camera shops and see if they would be willing to put some flyers on their counter. Make up flyers that give their customers an extra 10% off the normal price.
Go to wedding photographers and wedding planners and see if you could work out a deal with them too.
Also try fureral homes. I saw one of these done at a relatives funeral and it was nice.

Good luck.

u can also distribute some of the sample copies to people this thing might be more effective...

Try Google AdWords, and ask your friends to tell all their friends and acquaintences.

Hi, perhaps you can try Google adwords to market your service/product.

Google adwords is a text-based system for advertising on its site and its partner sites. The service allows you to create your own ads, choose keywords to help match your ads to your audience, and control the cost of your advertisingâ€”you pay only when people click on your ad (a cost per click plan). Anyone wishing to promote a product on Google can enroll in this program.

you can get a 5 detail pages information about Google adwords at :

http://www.adcenter.net.cn/google-adwords-1.html

Good Luck && Best Wishes!

The internet is by far the best forum to get your business "out there" now, I would look into buying maybe a small banner on top sites like google or yahoo...Look into it, im sure its possible.
Another way isto go to sites with forums, register for the forum and post adds in there.

Have you thought about pay per click programs? The two biggest, I think, are Yahoo! and Google

A few free resources â€“ check out the sources box for links:

1) Create a blog pertaining to your field

2) Use Yahoo! Local & Yahoo! Groups â€“ Be sure to read the TOS for each one!

3) Write articles pertaining to your field and/or expertise.

4) Advertise on Craiglist

Also, 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.

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Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

local news paper
classified ad's like thrifty nickle

put an ad in ur local newspaper....email the link to all the dvd shops in ur area...coz if they get any enquiry abt it..they can tell the customer to contact u ....etc :) best of luck ..

I would absolutely focus on the wedding planning industry
that would fly perfectly

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You can use pay per click advertising such as Google Adwords http://www.google.com/adwords to reach people who want to put photos to DVD with music. You can bid on keywords such as "photos to DVD", "photo scanning services", "dvd photo slideshow" among others.

You can also get customers using low-cost, if not totally free, means. Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible:

1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement - if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.

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3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.

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4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News.

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5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.

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