“I received an email you sent out recently regarding Tim Lowe’s ‘How to make £15,000-£25,000 per month from cheap little web ads’.
I had previously purchased the dvd course and having sourced a product and set up a web site i began doing some free advertising and got the odd one or two sales.
I was wondering if you have had any experiences regarding placing classified ads in any of the papers Tim mentions on the dvds, I am at a stage where i would like to advertise to a larger audience but am a little put off by the fact that these papers can be slightly difficult to deal with ie, wanting references etc.
Have you had any success with them or can you recommend alternative places to advertise?”
Thanks for the query but I would just like to ask: have you contacted any papers at all?
If you are selling a biz opps type of product then I will assume you are talking about advertising in the Mail on Sunday or the Sunday Times. I get these papers every week just to check out the new adverts in the Business Opportunities section.
Anyway, there are always new adverts coming and going – including many from people who seem new to the “game”. I would be surprised if they had references which they could use…
When I placed an ad in Exchange and Mart, the sales person I spoke to laughed when I asked if he needed any references!
He just took the money and placed the ad which was good for me because I am not sure that I could’ve got the references required.
You can read about my experience from that advertising here:
Advertising Offline to Drive Traffic to a Website
When you bought the package part of the deal was that you could ring Tim to get an evaluation of your website. I would suggest that you take him up on the offer and ask his advice. After all, if Tim Lowe offers you a consultation about advertising in the press and you have questions about the same topic – take him up on it!
As for other places to advertise, there are loads.
Google AdWords, Yahoo Search Marketing, biz opps ezines, banner ads on relevant websites etc
Or you could search out potential Joint Venture partners who will spread the word for you in return for a commission on the sale.
First thing’s first, though, I think you should take Tim up on his offer of a consultation.
And if the idea of joint ventures interests you, I know of a great guide to getting JVs: