Question by Evilish13: What are some good ideas to do some small business advertising?
I own an insurance agency, im looking for some ideas as far as advertising goes. I have a fairly small budget but am considering newspapers, billboards ect. Also, what are some ideas that i can do while im in the office working? I sent out postcards to local homeowners and i didn’t get a huge response. Please suggest for me some bigger ideas and also some smaller ones that i can utilize while i have free time.

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Answer by John R
CD business cards, or even standard CDs or DVDs can create a much longer lasting impression than paper business cards, brochures, or post cards. Some companies charge a lot to produce a professional presentation for these discs, but I have put some things in place to make this technology affordable for small business owners.

We have hunderds of professional templates for CD business cards and samples of our work at http://www.discwritecd.com/

Please contact me if you have questions or would like a free sample CD business card with more info. JR

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