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Your online business will likely require more advertising than a contemporary business downtown. Yet, some people, new to the world of online business, do not spend the time and money necessary to advertise their business appropriately and are, in turn, losing money. Your online business is crammed into the World Wide Web alongside thousands of other businesses selling the same or similar products or services. Consider this scenario: In your hometown you want to open an art supply store. In that same town there are thousands of art supply stores. In order for your business to be successful, it will have to stand out in some way from the others. This is exactly what is happening when a business is opened online. There is so much competition, that you must adopt drastic measures to ensure that you get noticed. Advertising can be done in so many different ways online. These are some of the most successful ways that you can promote your online business.

Advertising In e-Zines:

Advertising in e-zines is a popular way to promote your online business. Ezines are the magazines of the Internet; they are written on a particular subject and read by people interested in that subject. Therefore, ezine readers are already potential customers and advertising your site in ezines that are related to your business is almost guaranteed to help drive traffic to your site and increase sales for your product. You should be sure when advertising in ezines that you are not advertising along side competitors. Ask the ezine producer if there is a policy concerning posting competing ads. It is also a good idea to subscribe to the ezine before making a decision about whether or not to advertise in it. An ezine that runs fewer ads is a better choice than one that runs many ads. You can look at the online Directory of Ezines to find publications that are relevant to your company.

Pay-Per-Click:

Pay-per-click programs are an excellent way to advertise your business without taking the risk that you have advertised in the wrong place. With pay-per-click, you can advertise your site and only pay for people who click the link and go to your site(i.e., your ad is placed and although it may be seen by many thousands of people, you only pay for the people who actually use the link by clicking on it). Another popular pay-per program is the pay-per-lead program that allows you to only pay for leads. Usually this means that you pay for only those who download a trial, fill out a form or enter a sweepstakes; whatever you choose. Lastly you can display pay-per-click banner ads in which your company would be allowed to place a banner on someone else's site and you would be charged for every click that your banner receives.

Opt-In-Email:

Opt-In email is a great way to advertise your business, however it is expensive and it can be misused very easily. Using opt-in emails, you would submit your sales copy to a company that will in turn email it to those on their mailing list. You should be very careful since some of the companies that advertise their mailing list as an opt-in email service are really just sending out SPAM (unsolicited mail). It is essential that you have a perfect and effective sales letter when using opt-in mailing lists. Without effective sales copy your money and time have been wasted.