Budgeting money for advertising?

Omar Phipps: There's book by Marilyn Sweet called, " A Fearless Guide to Starting a Profitable 5k Business". Gives you advice on how to advertise effectively even if you don't have a huge budget.

Coleman Coscia: Depends if you can realize an immediate, measureable return on your investment. If you can't, why are you spending money? If you can, then it's a matter of cash flow and capacity planning - if you are able to confidently return $1.50 for every $1 you spend and the cycle takes 30 days, then you simply run a cash flow analysis and decide how fast to grow.But, if you can't do that, you need to test multiple approaches to find a winner. Do that on as small a scale as you can, as rapidly as you can, to get reliable results. If you have more cash available, either save it, or use it to accelerate testing.Good luckScott...Show more

Conrad Puleio: A bunch of us want to make a t shirt for our group. It would be a volleyball, powderpuff, or really teen girl i! dea with a great logo and catchy slogan/phrase! any ideas on what we could do!!! Thanks

Florencio Dingle: On the front how bout Key Club 2008-2009, and on the back let it say We work our butts off to kick yours

Leticia Laiben: If you are all attractive girls, why not "you wish".Jackson

Shawn Lelis: Ask your supervisor. Personally I hate it when strangers call my house and ask for money.

Heidi Creselious: 10%

Alecia Kaehler: yes there is, craigslist.caalso check out kijiji.ca its better than craigslist

Luis Farlow: It depends on so many factors but your target market will really dictate determine this. There are so many free ways to promote a business. Remember to always, always look at local marketing and offline marketing. The internet is a great source but you also need that personal touch.

Toya Braskett: if you're a senior you can do"from freshman babies to senior ladies"

Weldon Totaro: Use 4-5% of your planned sales pro! jection. If it's a new business, you might need to have a grea! ter % to get started.

Gertrude Darke: Yep, even the hicks of Canada have a Craigslist.

Cecil Derenzi: teams mascot?colors?

Coleman Coscia: our mascot is a cross between a fox and a wolf -the terror, and the colors are blue/orange

Solomon Belback: to get them to give a monthly donation that they can stop at any time

Elaina Adolfson: I will be moving very close to the border in Washington State and I sell and buy alot on this sight. Northern Washington really doesn't have many options but across the north border into British Columbia Canada, there are many people.So I couldn't find a CL there off the bat, but do you guys up there use CL or something similar that I could use as an American if i were to buy sell and trade from Canada?...Show more