David Bell

So You Want to Advertise on The Internet Many people have heard some horror stories about advertising on the internet. But, as it is in everything in life, there's upside as well as a downside.

If you're a small business exclusively serving a local market, you probably think the Internet has little to offer for your local advertising needs.

Famous is as famous does and the famous get known through publicity. Yes, that's right, fame doesn't discover you, you create it through strategic campaigning.

Let's face it. It is really hard to come up with new ways to fully irritate visitors to your site. I thought I would share some ways that I have found to irritate visitors and drive them away, thereby saving you money on your hosting bills.

I'll never forget what my accountant said five years ago when he saw the ad I wrote for my services: "How many scotches did you drink before you wrote this?" He was kidding about the scotch.

They say "diamonds are a girl's best friend". Just like a flawless diamond in the making, a website demands significant attention to detail in order to stand up and deliver and captivate its target audience.

It is amazing that so much time goes into building great looking websites, promoting them, yet most webmasters pay little attention to how their visitors will actually use them.

If you are trying to promote your business now, you can move in one of two directions: You can take the conventional route to promotion and mount an elaborate media campaign, spending a considerable amount of money.