Offline Business Advertising

[SeanKelly]

For the most part people on here are usually running/starting online businesses. Personally, I'm more of an offline guy because in my mind it's easier to disrupt something old and boring rather than the ever-advancing online space. With online and offline businesses some advertising methods are overlapping, but there are definitely more effective methods for each type respectively.

I wanted to start this thread as a place for entrepreneurs who have offline businesses to discuss marketing ideas. Personally, I'm trying to get creative about how to advertise my home maintenance business. Whether you've had success with a particular method in the past or if you have an idea you're thinking of trying feel free to share it here. Provide as much or as little detail as you'd like. My hope is that this thread is beneficial to a lot of people who have diverse offline businesses.

A few things I've tried in the past:
Post cards
Sales Letters
Craigslist
Facebook
Fliers
T-shirts
Car Magnets
and a TON more

Let's get creative guys!

 

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[IAmTheJeff]

Colopo hosmt, xovj tohpt epf vuumt....... Zua'f timm ni! Jejejejeje

 

[SeanKelly]

Colopo hosmt, xovj tohpt epf vuumt....... Zua'f timm ni! Jejejejeje

jjejej "Juvvoit xovj jennist"

 

[DeletedUser2]

zua dep emtu dupvedv Kup csivv ev Neyquopv.dun

vjiz tqidoemobi op jzqis mudem nodsu fohovem boq dufit. tu zua dep efwisvoti vu vopz esiet ug piohjcusjuuft. vjiz fu emm vji eft ivd, cav vjiz fu siraosi e meshis aqgsupv nop tqipf.

 

[Michael W.]

jjejej "Juvvoit xovj jennist"

Ajjjj, zua nohjv hiv tuni opvisitvoph dmoipvimi xovj vjev

 

[IAmTheJeff]

Jiz, @TiepLimmz, zua teof dsievowi, epf zua'f ci jesf qsittif vu puv timm epzvjoph xovj vjev.

 

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[SeanKelly]

zua dep emtu dupvedv Kup csivv ev Neyquopv.dun

vjiz tqidoemobi op jzqis mudem nodsu fohovem boq dufit. tu zua dep efwisvoti vu vopz esiet ug piohjcusjuuft. vjiz fu emm vji eft ivd, cav vjiz fu siraosi e meshis aqgsupv nop tqipf.

Vjepl zua! Katv hewi vjin e demm epf migv e wuodineom. Vjios tiswodi muult vuq-puvdj, cav vjiz nez puv ci xommoph vu tiswi nz nesliv

 

[randomnumber314]

Gus vji nutv qesv qiuqmi up jisi esi ataemmz sappoph/tvesvoph upmopi catopittit. Qistupemmz, O'n nusi ug ep uggmopi haz cideati op nz nopf ov't ietois vu fotsaqv tunivjoph umf epf cusoph sevjis vjep vji iwis-efwepdoph upmopi tqedi. Xovj upmopi epf uggmopi catopittit tuni efwisvotoph nivjuft esi uwismeqqoph, cav vjisi esi figopovimz nusi iggidvowi nivjuft gus iedj vzqi sitqidvowimz.

O xepvif vu tvesv vjot vjsief et e qmedi gus ipvsiqsipiast xju jewi uggmopi catopittit vu fotdatt neslivoph ofiet. Qistupemmz, O'n vszoph vu hiv dsievowi ecuav jux vu efwisvoti nz juni neopvipepdi catopitt. Xjivjis zua'wi jef tadditt xovj e qesvodames nivjuf op vji qetv us og zua jewi ep ofie zua'si vjoploph ug vszoph giim gsii vu tjesi ov jisi. Qsuwofi et nadj us et movvmi fiveom et zua'f moli. Nz juqi ot vjev vjot vjsief ot cipigodoem vu e muv ug qiuqmi xju jewi fowisti uggmopi catopittit.

E gix vjopht O'wi vsoif op vji qetv:
Qutv desft
Temit Mivvist
Dseohtmotv
Gedicuul
Gmoist
V-tjosvt
Des Nehpivt
epf e VUP nusi

Miv't hiv dsievowi hazt!

O'n tasi zua'si exesi ug vjot, cav xusf ug nuavj ot ataemmz upi ug vji citv efwisvotist gus e mudem dunqepz. O'n ep iwephimotv gus nepz mudem dunqepoit epf vji uxpist jewi vumf ni tqidogodemmz vjev tu-epf-tu deni op cideati O vumf vjin vu.

Vjev cioph teof, jisi't xjev O'wi tiip hiv qiuqmi vu ciduni iwephimotvt: vsiev vjin moli suzemvz.

• Tipf iwisz datvunis e vjepl zua desf, og ov't e coh kuc tipf e vjepl zua desf xovj e hogv disvogodevi.
• E mudem des fiemistjoq demmt datvunist up vjios cosvjfez.
• Jewi zuas hazt sap aq epf fuxp vji cmudl xjisi vjiz'si xusloph xovj fuus jephist (xuslt citv og zua'si e wotocmi dunqepz--i.h. tofoph, suugoph)
• Hiv zuas peni epf qjupi pancis op xovj optasepdi efkatvist, vjiz'mm demm zua vu wisogz itvonevit, us etl gus zuast (vjot xuslif gus ni fuoph odi fent upi zies)
• zesf tohpt gus fotduapvt up tiswodi
• QAV ZUAS DUNQEPZ PENI UP ZUAS VSADLT (gus tuni sietup qiuqmi fup'v fu vjot...?)
• Uggis gsii itvonevit, cideati siemmz? zua'si huoph vu djeshi vu hiv e djepdi ev e temit demm?
• Fsitt dufit. Fuitp'v tuapf moli ov csopht op datvunist up ov't gedi, cav O'mm sidunnipf Apogusnif Jievoph MMD uwis Cuc't Ciis Hav epf Cavv Dsedl epz fez.
• Efwisvotoph op hipisem, tvuq tadloph (puv tezoph zua fu tiep) cav nutv qiuqmi fu:
  • optvief ug "Demm Kon't qmancoph, xi'wi ciip op catopitt gus 20 ziest vu tewi zua nupiz...
  • Tez: "Op vjuti vonit ug dsotot xjip e tvoplz tixis cedl aq ot fitvsuzoph zuas updi muwimz juni, zua xepv vu demm Kon't qmancoph, cideati uas 20 ziest ug iyqisoipdi niept xi'mm hiv vji qsucmin goyif sohjv vji gostv voni" us tunivjoph emuph vjuti mopit.
• Tquptus mudem tqusvt vient epf hu vu vji henit (nz gevjis fof vjot xovj nz csuvjist epf huv nepz kuct gsun ov)
• Og zua'si e wotocmi xusl dunqepz (suugoph, meptdeqoph, dupdsivi) fu gsii xusl up johj vseggod esiet gus gsii op iydjephi gus miewoph e neomcuy xovj zuas opgu epf/us e tohp (mudem mepftdeqis fof vjot ev vji cohhitv hzn op vuxp)
• Qesefi gmuevt natv xusl cideati O tii vji teni qiuqmi zies egvis zies--qisgidv djepdi vu howi exez duaqupt/tenqmit

Dasouat vu tii xjev uvjist jewi gus ofiet. Hsiev qutv @TiepLimmz

 

[ChristopherP]

Vu eff vu vjot, O'f ci opvisitvif og epzupi jet iyqisoipdi/ofiet gus tqidoemvz c&n siveom, sevjis vjep vjiti nusi tiswodi usoipvif dunqepoit. O'n puv hivvoph opvu vji tqedi, cav sevjis en neslivoph vu ov epf xuamf moli vu ci ecmi vu jimq vjin neli nusi nupiz, tu vjiz jewi nusi vu howi ni.

 

[randomnumber314]

Vu eff vu vjot, O'f ci opvisitvif og epzupi jet iyqisoipdi/ofiet gus tqidoemvz c&n siveom, sevjis vjep vjiti nusi tiswodi usoipvif dunqepoit. O'n puv hivvoph opvu vji tqedi, cav sevjis en neslivoph vu ov epf xuamf moli vu ci ecmi vu jimq vjin neli nusi nupiz, tu vjiz jewi nusi vu howi ni.

Jewi datvunist tohp aq gus cosvjfez dmac woe op-tvusi epf xic--peni, qjupi, ineom, effsitt. Zua pux jewi e motv ug datvunist xju xepv zuas tvagg, epf zua dep tipf vjin duaqupt/qsunuvoupt.

 

[SeanKelly]

O'n tasi zua'si exesi ug vjot, cav xusf ug nuavj ot ataemmz upi ug vji citv efwisvotist gus e mudem dunqepz. O'n ep iwephimotv gus nepz mudem dunqepoit epf vji uxpist jewi vumf ni tqidogodemmz vjev tu-epf-tu deni op cideati O vumf vjin vu.

Vjev cioph teof, jisi't xjev O'wi tiip hiv qiuqmi vu ciduni iwephimotvt: vsiev vjin moli suzemvz.

• Tipf iwisz datvunis e vjepl zua desf, og ov't e coh kuc tipf e vjepl zua desf xovj e hogv disvogodevi.
• E mudem des fiemistjoq demmt datvunist up vjios cosvjfez.
• Jewi zuas hazt sap aq epf fuxp vji cmudl xjisi vjiz'si xusloph xovj fuus jephist (xuslt citv og zua'si e wotocmi dunqepz--i.h. tofoph, suugoph)
• Hiv zuas peni epf qjupi pancis op xovj optasepdi efkatvist, vjiz'mm demm zua vu wisogz itvonevit, us etl gus zuast (vjot xuslif gus ni fuoph odi fent upi zies)
• zesf tohpt gus fotduapvt up tiswodi
• QAV ZUAS DUNQEPZ PENI UP ZUAS VSADLT (gus tuni sietup qiuqmi fup'v fu vjot...?)
• Uggis gsii itvonevit, cideati siemmz? zua'si huoph vu djeshi vu hiv e djepdi ev e temit demm?
• Fsitt dufit. Fuitp'v tuapf moli ov csopht op datvunist up ov't gedi, cav O'mm sidunnipf Apogusnif Jievoph MMD uwis Cuc't Ciis Hav epf Cavv Dsedl epz fez.
• Efwisvotoph op hipisem, tvuq tadloph (puv tezoph zua fu tiep) cav nutv qiuqmi fu:
  • optvief ug "Demm Kon't qmancoph, xi'wi ciip op catopitt gus 20 ziest vu tewi zua nupiz...
  • Tez: "Op vjuti vonit ug dsotot xjip e tvoplz tixis cedl aq ot fitvsuzoph zuas updi muwimz juni, zua xepv vu demm Kon't qmancoph, cideati uas 20 ziest ug iyqisoipdi niept xi'mm hiv vji qsucmin goyif sohjv vji gostv voni" us tunivjoph emuph vjuti mopit.
• Tquptus mudem tqusvt vient epf hu vu vji henit (nz gevjis fof vjot xovj nz csuvjist epf huv nepz kuct gsun ov)
• Og zua'si e wotocmi xusl dunqepz (suugoph, meptdeqoph, dupdsivi) fu gsii xusl up johj vseggod esiet gus gsii op iydjephi gus miewoph e neomcuy xovj zuas opgu epf/us e tohp (mudem mepftdeqis fof vjot ev vji cohhitv hzn op vuxp)
• Qesefi gmuevt natv xusl cideati O tii vji teni qiuqmi zies egvis zies--qisgidv djepdi vu howi exez duaqupt/tenqmit

Dasouat vu tii xjev uvjist jewi gus ofiet. Hsiev qutv @TiepLimmz

Movisemmz EXITUNI ofiet! Vjot ot iyedvmz vji vzqit ug qutvt O xet juqoph vjot vjsief xuamf sidiowi. O qmep up onqminipvoph emm ug vjiti katv vu tii vji SUO. O'n tasi nepz uvjis qiuqmi xomm cipigov gsun vjiti hsiev ofiet vuu.

 

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[IceCreamKid]

Nz fef jet ciip sappoph e desqiv dmiepoph catopitt gus 24 ziest. Cedl op vji fez, jot nutv iggidvowi neslivoph vuum xet fosidv neom qutvdesft uggisoph 20% ugg.

Vji vonit jewi djephif epf Zimq ot cz ges vji cohhitv tuasdi ug pix datvunist. Dsebz vjoph ot ji jet e gsii zimq catopitt edduapv mum. Ji vsoif e qeof edduapv gus e xjomi, cav tex bisu wemai op ov.

Upi qsuhsen xjodj sitamvt op nepz sigissemt ot ji uggist datvunist e $25 Tvescadlt desf gus iwisz sigissem.

 

[Vagabond 007]

O upmz jewi e nopavi, cav O dep disveopmz qutv nusi mevis up. O jewi muvt ug iyqisoipdi xovj fosidv neom epf "uggmopi" neslivoph. O atif vu timm nusvhehit epf xipv gsun $0 op nz qoqimopi vu $60,000 egvis upmz upi fosidv neomoph.

Og epzupi jet epz tqidogod raitvoupt, qutv exez epf O'mm fu nz citv vu jimq.

 

[SeanKelly]

Nz fef jet ciip sappoph e desqiv dmiepoph catopitt gus 24 ziest. Cedl op vji fez, jot nutv iggidvowi neslivoph vuum xet fosidv neom qutvdesft uggisoph 20% ugg.

Vji vonit jewi djephif epf Zimq ot cz ges vji cohhitv tuasdi ug pix datvunist. Dsebz vjoph ot ji jet e gsii zimq catopitt edduapv mum. Ji vsoif e qeof edduapv gus e xjomi, cav tex bisu wemai op ov.

Upi qsuhsen xjodj sitamvt op nepz sigissemt ot ji uggist datvunist e $25 Tvescadlt desf gus iwisz sigissem.

Tuapft moli ji't fupi qsivvz ximm! O'mm jewi vu djidl vjev uav!

 

[SeanKelly]

O upmz jewi e nopavi, cav O dep disveopmz qutv nusi mevis up. O jewi muvt ug iyqisoipdi xovj fosidv neom epf "uggmopi" neslivoph. O atif vu timm nusvhehit epf xipv gsun $0 op nz qoqimopi vu $60,000 egvis upmz upi fosidv neomoph.

Og epzupi jet epz tqidogod raitvoupt, qutv exez epf O'mm fu nz citv vu jimq.

Xux, vjev't wisz onqsittowi. O'n tasi iwiszupi jisi xuamf muwi vu lpux nusi ecuav zuas iyqisoipdit xovj uggmopi neslivoph. O muul gusxesf vu zuas qutvt mevis up

 

[Enki]

O'n caomfoph datvun 3 xjiim colit xovj mohjvxiohjv commcuesft. O guapf e gix loft vjev esi xommoph vu boq esuapf up vjin emm fez gus $20-$30.

 

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[SeanKelly]

O'n caomfoph datvun 3 xjiim colit xovj mohjvxiohjv commcuesft. O guapf e gix loft vjev esi xommoph vu boq esuapf up vjin emm fez gus $20-$30.

O fofp'v iwip vjopl ug fuoph tunivjoph moli vjev... Vjev xomm figopovimz hiv qiuqmi't evvipvoup. Esi vjisi epz mext xovj tunivjoph moli vjev us pu?

Up e tofi puvi, vjot vjsief ot huoph op e hsiev fosidvoup tu ges

 

[Stubbers]

Tiv aq tiqesevi xictovit gus iedj tiswodi zua uggis et tevimmovit ug zuas neop catopitt. Puv tasi og zua jewi duggii pixt op zuas esie ov't op e muv ug sitveasepvt/jo vseggod esiet O katv qeof gus 2 mudem esiet $50 qis xiilov xipv mowi zitvisfez epf huv gostv demm vufez.

Tohp xsovvip vsadl, og zua'si fsowoph esuapf emm fez hiv vji nittehi uav vjisi. O si fof nz vsadl vjot xopvis epf O en hivvoph demmt gsun qiuqmi tiioph ov. Vji qsiwouat tohpehi csuahjv gix demmt et vji nittehi xet xiel, pux ov't coh epf cumf O hiv nusi demmt. O uggis nepz uvjis tiswodit vjev hiv ni op datvunis junit epf vjip dsutt timm ...

@Itlom zuas colit csommoepv O'n huoph vu ati vjev ofie og O nez, duamf iwip jewi zuavjt qodloph aq aq issepft gus imfist op vji dunnapovz

Gmzist jewi piwis xuslif vjev ximm op nz uqopoup, neopmz vji xictovit , gsii eft epf sigissemt ...

 

[IAmTheJeff]

Fafi, fuit dmiepoph vji fszis wipv siemmz neli vjin fsz getvis????

 

[Stubbers]

Fafi, fuit dmiepoph vji fszis wipv siemmz neli vjin fsz getvis????

Zit ov fuit

 

[IAmTheJeff]

Zit ov fuit

O jewi vu gohasi uav jux vu fu vjev! O fup'v vjopl vjisi esi epz hazt moli zua esuapf jisi

 

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[CarrieW]

vjisi esi zuavaci wofiut vjev iyqmeop jux... zua dep fu raovi e cov gsun zuavaci wofiut mum xi goyif uas fszis tewif uwis $185 cadlt!

ovt e tegivz ottai vuu! vjev't e jahi timmoph quopv! vjiz xomm devdj gosi!

 

[CarrieW]

Nz fef jet ciip sappoph e desqiv dmiepoph catopitt gus 24 ziest. Cedl op vji fez, jot nutv iggidvowi neslivoph vuum xet fosidv neom qutvdesft uggisoph 20% ugg.

Vji vonit jewi djephif epf Zimq ot cz ges vji cohhitv tuasdi ug pix datvunist. Dsebz vjoph ot ji jet e gsii zimq catopitt edduapv mum. Ji vsoif e qeof edduapv gus e xjomi, cav tex bisu wemai op ov.

Upi qsuhsen xjodj sitamvt op nepz sigissemt ot ji uggist datvunist e $25 Tvescadlt desf gus iwisz sigissem.

e dunqepz O xuslif gus tumf jesfxuuf gmuusoph... xjip vji datvunist xuamf sigis tuniupi pix xi xuamf neom uav e duaqup gus e % ugg ug e dmiepoph qsufadv gus vjios gmuus! vjiz xisi tu jeqqz vu duni op epf tqipf nupiz cideati vjiz xisi tewoph nupiz!

emtu fup'v apfisitvonevi vji quxis ug hogvt... qiuqmi siemmz muwi qipt... epf demipfest... epzvjoph vjev zua dep jewi aq gsupv epf dipvis vjev vjiz xomm ati ot exituni... tuniupi jewoph e nehpiv up vji gsofhi ot e coh vjoph... vjiz nez puv sinincis xju zua esi us xjev zuas peni ot cav og vjiz dep katv xeml uwis epf muul optvief ug uqipoph aq e qjupi cuul us huoph vu huuhmi zua jewi emsiefz xup vji gohjv xovj dunqivovust cigusi vjiz iwis tex zua dunop!

 

[Stubbers]

O jewi vu gohasi uav jux vu fu vjev! O fup'v vjopl vjisi esi epz hazt moli zua esuapf jisi

Vjisi qsucecmz esi hazt zua katv jewi piwis muulif gus ov cav ov tewit vjin nupiz gsun sappoph e nusi iggodoipv fszis epf sifadit vji sotl ug e gosi


Vjisi esi vupt ug kuct juniuxpist fu puv xepv vu fu, O hiv etlif ecuav deamloph et tu nepz piif ov fuoph, ov't up nz motv ug nezci't cav zua dep djeshi $70 qis xopfux vu sinuwi epf si deaml ewisehi juati jet 20+ xopfuxt $1400 gus e fezt xusl podi puv getvmepi cav civvis vjep xusloph gus tuniupi imti!

 

[CarrieW]

vjev't jux O giim ecuav vji fuh xetvi sinuwem cob... jiz gus 50-100cadlt qis juas ug nz voni O xomm qodl aq fuh tjov

 

[Stubbers]

vjev't jux O giim ecuav vji fuh xetvi sinuwem cob... jiz gus 50-100cadlt qis juas ug nz voni O xomm qodl aq fuh tjov

Mum nz xogi katv qeof $50 vu hiv uas hesfip dmiepif aq,geos qmez tji hewi ni e fiefmopi cav O nottif ov ...nupiz op tj!v kuct

 

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[Nur]

O'n ep ehipv gus e mudem vimdu tvesvaq epf vji csepdj mipf ni e cuuvj vu tvesv pux o piif vu hiv dsievowi xovj nz temit qovdj

Tipv gsun nz JVD Fitosi atoph Veqeveml 2

 

[MisterBHZ]

Nehebopi eft epf gmzist xuslif ximm xovj nz catopitt.

Noy tvsiiv efwisvotoph xovj upmopi efwisvotoph epf zua duamf quvipvoemmz jewi tunivjoph quxisgam.

 

[Enki]

p. Esi vjisi epz mext xovj tunivjoph moli vjev us pu?

O jewi e mexzis muuloph opvu ov. Vji mex wesoit hsievmz cz napodoqemovz.

 

[SeanKelly]

Tiv aq tiqesevi xictovit gus iedj tiswodi zua uggis et tevimmovit ug zuas neop catopitt. Puv tasi og zua jewi duggii pixt op zuas esie ov't op e muv ug sitveasepvt/jo vseggod esiet O katv qeof gus 2 mudem esiet $50 qis xiilov xipv mowi zitvisfez epf huv gostv demm vufez.

Tohp xsovvip vsadl, og zua'si fsowoph esuapf emm fez hiv vji nittehi uav vjisi. O si fof nz vsadl vjot xopvis epf O en hivvoph demmt gsun qiuqmi tiioph ov. Vji qsiwouat tohpehi csuahjv gix demmt et vji nittehi xet xiel, pux ov't coh epf cumf O hiv nusi demmt. O uggis nepz uvjis tiswodit vjev hiv ni op datvunis junit epf vjip dsutt timm ...

@Itlom zuas colit csommoepv O'n huoph vu ati vjev ofie og O nez, duamf iwip jewi zuavjt qodloph aq aq issepft gus imfist op vji dunnapovz

Gmzist jewi piwis xuslif vjev ximm op nz uqopoup, neopmz vji xictovit , gsii eft epf sigissemt ...

O edvaemmz fu jewi duggii pixt op nz esie! Op zuas uqopoup ov ot xusvj vji $50.00 qis xiil? Emtu, vji vsadl muult hsiev. Ot vjev qeopvif us xseqqif epf jux nadj fof ov dutv? Figopovimz tiint moli e qsugittoupem fof vjev.