Hi all, I know that we all want to promote eBid as much as possible so here's a few suggestions which may help.
If you have a Facebook account you can create a simple Poll by asking "Have you ever heard of eBid?" with the answers "Yes-No" or adding a few other answers of your own choice. From your Wall page, click the Home tab on the top right; on the left column click the Question link and create your Poll. Even the simplest mention may encourage people to google eBid.( FB won't allow you to use a URL in the Poll) Who knows maybe a few people may join up.
If you have a Twitter account. Regular tweets about your shops or even eBid news may draw people in. It's free advertising.
If you have your own website. Plenty of links to the eBid site or other shop owners may help to increase traffic on the site.
If anyone has some other ideas of how to advertise eBid please feel free to add here.
Thanks,
David
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Update and Summary
Just to recap the few suggestions that have been made very quickly for those too busy to read through. I will try and write more detail and put it on my website in the near future, it may help people. I haven't researched everything here myself so it's not complete, please excuse!
1)Facebook:-eBid Polls, links to shops etc. Cost-Free
2)Twitter:- Tweet about your shop, ebid news etc. Cost-Free
3)Multiuser Blog:-Showcase your items. Cost-Free(I think)
4)Flyers-Sent with all your items, link to your shops, eBid etc. Cost-Paper, Ink. Return-More business
5)Word of Mouth- Says it all, yak to anyone that will listen. Cost-Possible hoarse voice. Return-More business.
6)Image Marketing:-Having eBid pictures and links in whatever advert you run.
7)Craigslist:-Advertise your items, eBid etc.
8)eBid Packing Tape:- Instantly visible on all packages, even the Postman takes notice.
9)Youtube:-Create videos for anything eBid related, your shops, items etc. Cost-Free
10)Vizu Web Polls-Create Polls and plug eBid or your stuff. Cost-Free
11)Flickr:-Photo sharing
12)Website:-Use your webspace to its full potential to market yourself and eBid.
12)eBid Forum:-Use the forum, sellers are buyers too and you may make a sale.
I hope that everyone takes at least something away from this thread and uses it to create some more business.
Thanks for viewing...David