What are some of the best advertising methods that are really cheap and/or free?

[anonyomous]

I own a temporary airbrush tattoo business and i work at Bar/Bat Mitzvah's, and parties of all sorts of types. Now, i run a continuous craigslist ad, i also have a ton of business cards.So, what are some of the most effective ways of advertising? Thanks!

[Jayjay]

WOM ( word of mouth) is the cheapest and most effective way, but make sure to have and maintain a good image and reputation for your business, unless that, the WOM would destroy your business.

here are some other cheap and effective advertising tools:
- brochures
- booklets
- flyers
- posters
- SMS
- websites ( blogs, facebook,..etc)

choose the tools that u know enough about them and how to use them effectively , remember that the right time and place is one of the most important things. ( don't forget about choosing a target market, mass marketing isn't profitable for a tattoo business)

[Dee O]

Some of the ways you can advertise your business are:
1. Post an article about your business on related blogs and get free visitors and back links
2. Submitting to directories
3. Free classifieds
4. Forums

Send an email with more information about your business to e@culx.net for free help on finding new customers and increasing sales.