How many other business owners do you know that just say things like "word of mouth"? That is the answer they give for "What kind of advertising do you do?"...In reality I find that very difficult to believe or at least believe it to an extent that they never had to do anything else in order to make their business successful. Now if all they are doing is removing a virus here and there then great, but that's not really a market that I care to base my business model off of. In the technology industry you have to stay up on the latest trends and be able to implement them into your business model. Well the same goes with advertising your business in your community. Back in the day who would of thought the internet would turn into a marketing [+]

I visit alot of forums and one thing that remains constant is the amount of business owners that talk about marketing and what is working and what is not working. The one thing you always read is "what can I do that is guaranteed to work"....I always read that and for some crazy reason I will read the next few replies actually thinking to myself  "I'm going to find out the REAL answer" . Well as you can guess, I never do find out. The reason for this is there is NO real answer when it comes to marketing. Every business owner must decide for themselves how much they can afford, what their area supports for advertising and basically what does and what does not work in their area. I've known some businesses that can put out a few road signs and [+]