How to get the word out?

Question

Hello all,

What is the best way to go about advertising a service I offer to college students?

I don't think I worded that very well... I want to offer my services TO college students


Thanks,

Answer 1

Where do college students go in your town? What do they read? If they were looking for your services, what are the logical places they'd look?

A few ideas:

1) Any of the publications on campus, such as the newspaper, quarterly magazines, club announcements, etc.

2) Billboards on campus -- check with the campus before doing so, there's bound to be rules about advertisements.

3) Many establishments have bulletin boards for announcements, services, etc. Try grocery stores, pizza places, fast food restaurants, book stores, bars, etc etc

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

there are many ways to do it.

the best way is ppc (pay per click) advertising. its completely targeted advertising and that is very effective.
websites like google and yahoo are the best but knowing how to do it properly is what keeps you from spending a lot of money with little return.

banner advertising is another way but it can be costly as well.

search engine optimization of your website is another good way to advertise your business because it improves your page ranking and makes your listing on google higher.

there is also free advertising online. There a lot of sites that do it but most dont have a lot of traffic to justify a link exchange ore even listing there.

there is a webpage that has a list of the 10 best free online advertising websites. Websites that have a lot of traffic, in fact, one of the sites is in the top 5 of all the internet

here is the link http://advertisesmallbusiness.com/free-online-ads

Answer 3

Well visit the college's and get a feel for your target market. Is there a specific trend or fad that you could play on at the moment?

Money is always an issue for college students so play on the cost-effectiveness of your service (it best be cost effective).

Give away usable goods with your branding on to create awareness, like pens/pencils/rulers. (stupid as it sounds you always need one of these).

Good luck

CNaviBlog -> thanks for the link. :-)

Answer 4

i think Internet is the best way to advertise your service,
and you can also set campus agents