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Tanya Said:

do small advertising agencies usually offer health insurance to employees?

We Answered:

That's not really a generalization that can be made.

Some small employers (regardless of industry) offer health insurance, some do not. The only way you can know for sure is to ask - if interviewing, ask the company directly. Or, if you know someone who works there already, ask them.

Robert Said:

Is it a good Idea to start your business with lots of advertising or slow?

We Answered:

there's no better advertising than word of mouth but you need to get a few good customers first so they recommend you to their friends and family

Ella Said:

What are some good ideas to do some small business advertising?

We Answered:

CD business cards, or even standard CDs or DVDs can create a much longer lasting impression than paper business cards, brochures, or post cards. Some companies charge a lot to produce a professional presentation for these discs, but I have put some things in place to make this technology affordable for small business owners.

We have hunderds of professional templates for CD business cards and samples of our work at http://www.discwritecd.com/

Please contact me if you have questions or would like a free sample CD business card with more info. JR

Florence Said:

how would i advertise my insurance agency on yahoo?

We Answered:

You can run sponsored ads on yahoo, but it can get very expensive. If you have a website for your agency, your best option is to build as many inbound links to it from other sites.
Most of the directories online charge a one time fee to review your site and add it to their index. Here are three of my favorites:
http://www.avivadirectory.com/cgi-bin/af…
http://www.kahmer.com
http://www.joeant.com
The more inbound links to your site, the better you will rank
with Yahoo / Google / MSN.

Here are some other insurance sites that your agency should be listed on:
http://www.insuremyhouse.com
http://www.insuremywork.com
http://www.insuremylife.org
http://www.insuremyvehicle.com

Andrea Said:

How can I bring more clients to my insurance agency?? How do i get more prospects? Ideas to advertise?

We Answered:

Start a social network on myspace and facebook.
1) You need to create your cooperate identity with a custom embroidery company. Create your logo and business name on your cooperate apparel.

2) Put the logo on your Auto

3) Make up business cards and hand them out. Every time you see someone you know hand several of them out. When you give people your business card, always give them more than one and ask them to give them to their friends/coworkers, etc. Print up flyers and post them on public boards if there are any near you and post in a forums that related to your location if there are any!


4) The key for this kind of business is word-of-mouth. Think of some clever ways to encourage your existing clients to tell people about you. Perhaps you could start with a friend or family member to be one of your "spokesperson". I owned a convenience store for 10 years and a lot of business deals started in the checkout line by strangers. Tell everyone about you and ask if they know anyone that could use your service. Ask for a referral from an existing client

5) Start a website as a way to advertise you. Let your website work for you and your clients swap links. When making your own web site do some research on how to optimize your site so that you get a good ranking with a natural search. You do this by embedding smart key words. Your website could show your community involvement and you could have questions and answers on the site.


6) Look for websites that you can advertise for free. Advertise in the Yahoo local. Find free on-line classified web sites for your community. Typically the local chamber of commerce will offer such a service. You can advertise here for free: http://www.hits2u.com/?149843
http://goldbizz.localads.co.uk
http://www.trafficswarm.com/go.cgi?48605
http://www.koolplaz.com/
Post a link to your site for free when it is allowed
Try These:
Craigslist http://www.craigslist.com
Google Base http://base.google.com
Yahoo Classifieds http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
US Free Ads http://www.usfreeads.com/
Text Link Exchange http://www.txtswap.com/
Recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/
Classifieds for Free http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/...
7) A Yellow page ad seems to work great also.

8) Try to get your local newspaper to do a free article on your business.

9) Sponsor local sport teams or ballparks that hang up banners. There are also inexpensive ways to advertise like a local penny saver newspaper, high school yearbooks and newspapers, etc.

10) Call radio show call in and contest and always answer or make the statement with "your name and company name and you have been working hard" free radio ads are great.

11) Telemarketing

Marlene Said:

What is a company that you can grow in from entry level to executive?

We Answered:

MacDonald's