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any way to get free or cheap advertising?

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  by: wargamedt9644
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  any way to get free or cheap advertising?

  Posted 1 Mar 10 8:19 am.

  A lot of the products I sell like dvd's and electronics have a lot of bigger competitors on ebay. Does anyone have a suggestion (aside from auction bumping) for a cheap/free way to advertise the products I sell on ebay? Do you think it would also be a good idea for me to try selling on others sites such as amazon or yahoo?
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  by: alice-salehoo
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  Re: any way to get free or cheap advertising?

  Posted 1 Mar 10 8:13 pm.

  Hi wargamedt9644,
  
  Have you heard of eBay Adcommerce?
  
  It's a fairly new advertising tool for eBay sellers. It would certainly be helpful for someone like you who is selling highly competitive items.
  
  The best part is you can choose how much you want to spend on using the tool, and your text advertisements are free to display.
  
  You can find out more about it here:
  
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  Trying other sites like Yahoo or Amazon is a great idea, and something I really encourage. Bonanzle and eCrater are other examples of alternative platforms you can sell on.
  
  We reviewed eCrater just last week so check out this blog to find out more about it: http://www.salehoo.com/blog/need-more-buyers/

  Alice
  
  Copywriter
  SaleHoo Group Limited
  Wholesale Directory by SaleHoo
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  by: richellemonfort
  SaleHoo Staff
  3410 posts
  

  Re: any way to get free or cheap advertising?

  Posted 1 Mar 10 11:13 pm.

  Hi wargamedt9644,
  
  If you want to advertise for free, you could also try using social media sites to advertise your products. Like you could start a fan page on FaceBook or tweet about about it on twitter (that is if you have a twitter account -if not yet get one)
  
  Another thing you could also do is join 3rd party forums, contribute a little to their discussions and don't forget to add your site URL in your signature area. This way you get you get exposure every time you post something on the forum.
  
  All the best. Cheers! :)

  Richelle
  
  Customer Support
  SaleHoo Group Limited
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  by: just-me
  SaleHoo Junior Member
  41 posts
  

  Re: any way to get free or cheap advertising?

  Posted 2 Mar 10 2:42 am.

  richelle_salehoo, I heard alot of positive things about starting a twitter page. I plan to do this in the near future, if I find time..LOL

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  by: richellemonfort
  SaleHoo Staff
  3410 posts
  

  Re: any way to get free or cheap advertising?

  Posted 2 Mar 10 5:58 am.

  Hi just_me,
  
  There is quite a buzz online about social media sites like twitter. You can check through our forum for related links and tips as well. Just about every magazine/blog/forum is talking about using social media sites, even big time companies now have twitter accounts as well.
  
  One of the latest big names to join the world of twitter is the Dalai Lama himslef :)
  
  Just thought you'd want to know. Cheers!

  Richelle
  
  Customer Support
  SaleHoo Group Limited
  Sell more with your own professionally designed and search optimized e-commerce website. Check out SaleHoo Stores now!
  
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  by: irene_salehoo
  SaleHoo Staff
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  Re: any way to get free or cheap advertising?

  Posted 28 Oct 10 12:45 am.

  Hi wargamedt9644,
  
  There's a long thread with numerous suggestions for cheap and free effective advertising. You may have a read about it here - http://www.salehoo.com/forum/selling/cheap-and-free-effective-advertising-9237
  
  Hope this helps! :)

  Irene
  
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