* Make up small fliers advertising
your business in a word processor which consist of a few lines and your
web site if you have one, phone numbers, fax number etc. Make sure you
can get several on one page then print the page and cut off the different
fliers. Devote one sentence to a promotion or special deal. When you
mail your bills to local companies include one of the fliers.
* If your business is done over the
internet and you can sell to buyers at great distances then do make
the fliers and include with all the bills you mail even if they are
across the country.
* Further, when you get unsolicited
offers for credit cards and the like take the return envelope (they
are postage paid back to the vendor and someone has to open it) and
put one of your fliers in it even it you don't accept the offer--just
put your flier in the envelope and mail it back. The postage is free
and the cost per flier if you get several per page either copied or
printed is almost nothing.
* Have your web site address printed
on your checks.
* Have your web site address printed
on your envelopes and return address labels.
* Instead of paying for letters and
envelopes and more expensive postage--do a mailing with post cards.
* If you want to do a letter combine
your efforts with several other small business owners to split the cost
of the envelopes and postage and put your individual flyers in the envelopes.
* Offer your previous customers a
referral fee (or gift certificate, discount or some premium) for new
business referrals they send you.
* If your suppliers know potential
customers--offer them a referral fee or premium for new customers they
send your way.
* Save peanuts and packing materials
in things you order to use in things you ship.
* Junk mail can be shredded and used
as packing material.
* Catalogs and phone books can be
shredded and used for packing material.
* Review your forms--if you have
two forms look for opportunities to make one form front and back--this
saves paper costs and can cut down on time spent creating duplicate
information.
* Check for used office equipment
in local for sale by owner newspaper, Goodwill, or consignment stores.
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