<--Previous

Archives

To subscribe to this newsletter access this link.
To see free-stuff edition of this newsletter go here
To see business edition of this newsletter go here

Next-->

Free Classifieds

Free Classifieds Free Marketing & Promotion Newsletter
Weekly Internet Promotion Articles

This newsletter is supported and owned in part by David Moore
of Gener8Wealth  

 

If you would like to own a newsletter like this and receive 7,000 free advertising credits go here  for more info.


Vol. 1 issue #114  Jun 8, 2004
 

 

Free Classifieds
Member
Advertiser
Affiliate



Enter your user name:



Enter your password:
Forgot Your Password
or user name.
Join AdlandPro Affiliate
Program.
$$$$$

 

Free ClassifiedsFree Email Login



Enter your user name:



Enter your password:
Forgot Your Password
Sign Up Now!


 

Free ClassifiedsFree Website 
Login



Enter your user name



Enter your password:
Enter your text below
Forgot Your Password?
Don't have free website yet?

Doesn't Have a Clue
© 2004 By  Bob Osgoodby

 

This is a real life story, so bear with me while I give some background information.

We have a "f^ree ad" section at our web site where people can place an ad for their business. Ads are submitted weekly and published on the web. Now, to place an ad, someone has to visit our web site and fill out a form, containing their email address and the copy of the ad. We try to make it as easy as possible, but the bottom line is many people are not serious, and don't have a clue as to how to run a business on the web let alone promote it.

Get fr^ee business profile like this at Adlandpro Community


 
[Send A Message]
  General
  Professional
  Friends
  Have/Want
  Dee's Page
 
Lady Dee Grant
Gender Female
Location London, United Kingdom
Interests Playing the piano;dancing;listening to jazz

 

When the ads are received, we send an automatic response to the person who submitted it. Perhaps one out of ten has an incorrect email address and the response is returned as undeliverable.
What a waste of time.

How do they think that someone could respond to their ad if their email address is incorrect? Not only that, but bad addresses are automatically purged from our file so their ad never even gets posted.

Going through our archives, I found some real gems - what do you think about these offers?

"Join our M^LM and earn beg income". This is either a typo or they are promising very little in the way of earnings. This person obviously didn't proof their copy before submitting the ad.

Another ad promised huge earnings, but gave no contact information. Not a web site URL or an email address to be found. Guess they figure it is so powerful an offer, we will "beat a path to their door" - another waste of time.
ith...



 
Visitor only for $0.01. Try our pay per click search engine. The cheapest on the market. Start here..


 

"Make Money! Turn $10 into $40,000 CASH like I did" - but wait, this guy is using a free email account. If he's making all that money, wouldn't you think he could afford one for about ten bucks a month - maybe he is saving all those $10 bills so he can earn $40,000 CASH with each one.

"You can make 500% Profit without investing any money" - need I say more!

“Online Pharmacy - No Perscription Needed”
– I knew the medical profession had handwriting that was difficult to decipher, but I thought they could at least spell. Run, don’t walk to the nearest delete key on this one.

"Tired of the "Rat Race"? Free online training and no capitol needed!" Did this guy mean "capital"? I'll hang on every word he has to say.

"Exciting,EasyandProfitable" - guess this person never learned how to use that big bar on the bottom of the keyboard. I think you see where this article is going.

If you are going to advertise a business on the web, and you present less than a professional image - you're not going to do business - period. If you present yourself like the above examples, enjoy your "walk on the quiet side". Most people are not idiots, and I'm sure the authors of the above ads are not either. But why give that impression? I sure wouldn't do business with any one of them.

I read another ad for Web Design and the HTML coding in his ad was wrong. That surely built a lot of confidence in his ability to design web sites for me.

Most people scan poorly constructed ads and simply "click away". Guess they feel like I do. If you don't care enough to write a credible ad, why should I think you'll care about me if I buy
from you?

Many people rely too heavily on the spell checker on their computer. This is a mistake. After you do spell check, get someone else to read it. When writing something, many times you get so close to the article, you miss mistakes that someone else would quickly find. Many words that are being used incorrectly
will pass spell check.

Remember - you usually get only one chance to make an impression when someone sees your ad. If it is well written, and has an attention getting headline, you just might make that sale. If you
want to do business on the web, get serious or people will come to the conclusion that you are someone who "Doesn't Have a Clue"



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Did you know that subscribers to Bob Osgoodby’s Free Ezine the
"Tip of the Day" get a Free Ad for their Business at his Web
Site? Great Business and Computer Tips - Monday thru Friday.
Instructions on how to place your ad are in the Newsletter.
Subscribe at: http://adv-marketing.com/business/subscribe2.htm
 

 

 

To change your options unsubscribe or subscribe to different newsletters go here