Where is the best place for web designers to advertise

[dabweb]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the comments.

Just a quick question, Where is the most effective place to advertise web design services. Word of mouth seems to be the best but is there a decent place to advertise, we want to drum up some new clients this year.

Help would be helpful.

[CityBoy]

Where have you advertised so far? Online - cpc ads? Offline - local newspapers, free local magazines, local business link, local printers (maybe you could say you will use them for your printing if they recommend you as a designer)? Yellow pages? The list is endless, what sort of customer are you aiming at?

Cityboy

[John]

Word of Mouth
You might have heard this before, but word of mouth is still one of the most effective ways to promote a business or product. Why? People trust people. You trust a friend who recommends "product A" more than if a sales associate at a store would tell you the exact same thing in the exact same words. And this is true for many things in life. Word of mouth advertising is one of the most powerful tools to grow a business and it is very affordable. Affordable as in "free" is what we are talking about. Got a customer? Treat him or her like a King or Queen. Go the extra mile, step up to the plate where needed, provide world-class customer service, and word of mouth will come naturally. You can motivate customers to recommend your services, too. Do it in a polite and conservative way though to make sure they do not feel pressured.

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