




Advertising Suggestions:
Free Classified Ads are abundant! (For example, Craig's List) Just run a search on "free classified ads" and you'll see what I mean. Be sure
to read about the site before you post any ads and make sure it's appropriate. Writing good ad copy is very important. You can get information
on the resources page. Experiment with different copy until you find one that is getting hit and you get a few sales from it.
Directories will give you listings and inbound links that you NEED if you ever hope to scratch the top tier in the search engines. There are
many free directories like Worthy 1000, TBCL ("The Best Christian Links"), and FishtheNet that will list your website.
Link Exchanges are generally free, but there are also many pay exchanges. This doesn't make them bad. Again, just do a little research and
you'll know which one's to use. Link exchanges used to be vital to success, and they are still important, but be careful who you link exchange
with! These days, just having a bunch of links out there doesn't always mean traffic, and it can actually make you DROP in the search engines!
Be sure that the websites you link with are quality sites and relevant to yours!
Autosurfs can be a great way to build traffic quickly, but BEWARE! Many of the free accounts take a lot more work than you'll have time for to do
you any good. The pay accounts are great, but the traffic you get a lot of times is just "hits" to your website, not actual buying customers. Also,
if you use Google Adsense ads on your website and use an autosurf to generate traffic, Google will SHUT DOWN YOUR ACCOUNT for click
fraud!! So please be careful in the choices you make!
Networking sites (i.e., MySpace), blogs, writing articles, are all excellent ways to get your charity drive, online business, or affiliate program out
there! They are ALL FREE ways to advertise... USE THEM!!
Pay sites like 123 Christian and Our Church are also great ways to advertise. 123 Christian will run your ad for $75 per year... not a bad
investment! There are others, but these are two of the better known, high traffic sites.
(Our Church also has a free directory you can list in as well.)
Online Publications with good traffic and rankings are well worth the investment for advertising. Ad rates will vary depending on placement, so
you do have choices that will fit your budget. If you would like to advertise in our ministry online magazine or email newsletter, please contact
me for rates and placement. You can subscribe to our twice a month email newsletter, The Ministry Messenger here. Pillars Magazine is
our online publication. You can visit it at www.pillarsmagazine.com.
Speaking of traffic and rankings, it took a lot of late hours and hard work, but Pillars Magazine sits consistently in the top 10 rankings in both
Google and Yahoo in it's keyword category!! Praise God!! If you'd like to advertise with us, and tell me you came from this website, I'll give you a
special rate to help you get started!
How you decide to advertise, and how much effort you put into it will determine your level of success. The options are many and readily
available, it's up to YOU! As always, we're here to help! So please don't hesitate to contact us if you need help and direction. I know it can
seem overwhelming and confusing, but don't let it discourage you, seek help! God Bless you
on your journey!
Online Advertising
Advertising is a very necessary element to your success! Online fundraising, marketing, affiliate programs,
and anything else you decide to do require at the very least, your investment of time.
There are as many ways to advertise as there are programs, so don't let this part scare you! Classifieds,
online publications, autosurfs, link exchanges, blogs, networking sites, and many many more are available
for free, or for a very small investment. Of course, the more you can spend, the less work you'll have to do,
but if you can spend at least a couple of hours a day working on advertising, then you should be able to do a
large amount at no cost to you.
The key is consistency. Don't do it for a day or two and expect to make a dent.
You MUST be diligent!
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"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
Matthew 7:7 (NIV)
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