eXceem - Local paper

adammcg · 10-06-08, 11:31 AM

How much do you reckon it would cost to put an ad in a local town's paper for a freebie site? And does anyone think that it would be effective in bring greenage? Or would the money be better spent on getting quality backlinks to your site?

wolf · 10-06-08, 11:32 AM

It should be free mate, unless you mean like a full page/ half page/ quarter page type ad

classifieds should be free though and people will pay attention to them just as much as the big ads

Tippy · 10-06-08, 11:40 AM

I had a friend who put an ad in the newspaper and it cost them £150.

Tippy

Fezio · 10-06-08, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Tippy

I had a friend who put an ad in the newspaper and it cost them £150.

Tippy

lol was it worth it? He must be looking for at least 10 greens to warrent a profit.

the_saint · 10-06-08, 12:45 PM

A shop near me where all the schoolkids go lets you put up an A4 poster for £2.25pm. I'm going to try a freepay site one last time and see if the ringtone offer is persuasive enough!

myrazorblad · 10-06-08, 12:47 PM

im in the process of making an A4 poster, have found a shop near a secondary scool + college and they want 40p per week!

bargain i thought!

adammcg · 10-06-08, 12:55 PM

Good idea about the shop window. If I shell out £150, does anyone expect that I could recover the money + more in terms of greenage OR would I be safer spending the money on getting a good search engine rank?

wolf · 10-06-08, 01:00 PM

Unsure, i mean it would appear legit to anyone sceptical as it would look like a trustworthy, official advertisement.

If you are willing to fork out £150 as the risk then go for it, maybe itll be worth it

DrBraindead · 10-06-08, 07:05 PM

I tried posting an ad in my local paper as items under £100 are free.... so me thinking an item that is free, should, in theory be free right?

Wrong... they diverted me to some number to pay for the ad....so bollocks to them!

**claire80** · 10-06-08, 08:53 PM

i have an ad in the local paper for my plumbing business ( not at the mo cus im not working .. ) anyway its the size of a matchbox and that costs £32 a week.. dont know if that helps lol

daftks · 11-06-08, 10:07 AM

the ads should be free unless you want to make it bold / stand out / take up half a page etc
so far have had no greens yet but about 10 yellows..?

mattp1980 · 11-06-08, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by adammcg

Good idea about the shop window. If I shell out £150, does anyone expect that I could recover the money + more in terms of greenage OR would I be safer spending the money on getting a good search engine rank?

In my opinion, if you can afford to lose £150 then go for it. Neither a newspaper ad or backlinks are going to be guaranteed, so if you can go into it with the mentality that it will be ineffective, then anything that does come in is a bonus.

nim3 · 11-06-08, 02:05 PM

seems its too expensive

10-06-08, 11:31 AM	#1
adammcg iPod 30gb Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,123 Thanks: 102 Thanked 146 Times in 80 Posts	Local paper How much do you reckon it would cost to put an ad in a local town's paper for a freebie site? And does anyone think that it would be effective in bring greenage? Or would the money be better spent on getting quality backlinks to your site? __________________ Spoiler Working on: iPod Shuffle 2GB 1green/2pending/3 (Gifts.FJ) Playstation 3 40GB 5/11 (PS3.Kudos) Pending £70 Bank Transfer (Gifts.FJ) Received Nintendo Wii (Gifts.FJ) £10 Amazon Voucher (Gifts.FJ) Xbox 360 Elite (Gifts.FJ) £238 Bank Transfer (Gifts.FJ) iPod Shuffle 1GB (Apple.FJ) £42.50 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) £59.56 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) £72.25 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) £45 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) £255 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) 2X £25 iTunes Voucher (iPod.RI) £40 Amazon Voucher (ipod.RI) iPod Touch 8GB (iPod.RI) Playstation 3 40GB (nextgen.GA) £180 Amazon voucher (wii.RI) Xbox 360 Premium (GA) Mac Mini intel (GA) iPod 30GB (freepay) iPod Nano 8GB Black (GA) iPod Nano 4GB X3 (GA,FP,Snatchers) iPod mini 4GB (freeipodsuk) DS Lite (consolegrab) 19" LCDTV (HDTV Grab) Motorolla C115 (phones4everyone) Scammed Gameboy Micro (MyFreeGadget) Free iPhone Free PS3
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10-06-08, 11:32 AM	#2
wolf No Comment Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 2,368 Thanks: 398 Thanked 273 Times in 209 Posts	Re: Local paper It should be free mate, unless you mean like a full page/ half page/ quarter page type ad classifieds should be free though and people will pay attention to them just as much as the big ads __________________ Spoiler Received FreebieJeebies: Xbox Live Gold 12 month subscription Bank Transfer £42.50 (comp prize) GTA IV (Xbox 360) Giveaway Network: Xbox 360 Premium (360giveaway) Freepay: Ipod Touch 8gb Total: Approx £500 Ordered Nothing atm [center] Discuss TV \|Freebie Island
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10-06-08, 11:40 AM	#3
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10-06-08, 12:45 PM	#5
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myrazorblad Fortes fortuna adiuvat. Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 527 Thanks: 395 Thanked 80 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Local paper im in the process of making an A4 poster, have found a shop near a secondary scool + college and they want 40p per week! bargain i thought! __________________ www.ilovefreegifts.co.uk I ride along side my brothers upon the concrete wave. Spoiler Working on: Custom order Cash Waiting for: Nothing Recieved: £100 amazon voucher - Nintendo DS £400 amazon voucher - HDTV £185 amazon voucher - iPod touch £185 amazon voucher - iPod touch £25 amazon voucher - iTunes £28.80 amazon voucher - iPod Shuffle Ipod shuffle 1gb Arctic monkeys - favourite worst nightmare (album) Donnie Darko (DVD) Total approx: £938.80
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adammcg iPod 30gb Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,123 Thanks: 102 Thanked 146 Times in 80 Posts	Re: Local paper Good idea about the shop window. If I shell out £150, does anyone expect that I could recover the money + more in terms of greenage OR would I be safer spending the money on getting a good search engine rank? __________________ Spoiler Working on: iPod Shuffle 2GB 1green/2pending/3 (Gifts.FJ) Playstation 3 40GB 5/11 (PS3.Kudos) Pending £70 Bank Transfer (Gifts.FJ) Received Nintendo Wii (Gifts.FJ) £10 Amazon Voucher (Gifts.FJ) Xbox 360 Elite (Gifts.FJ) £238 Bank Transfer (Gifts.FJ) iPod Shuffle 1GB (Apple.FJ) £42.50 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) £59.56 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) £72.25 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) £45 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) £255 Bank Transfer (Apple.FJ) 2X £25 iTunes Voucher (iPod.RI) £40 Amazon Voucher (ipod.RI) iPod Touch 8GB (iPod.RI) Playstation 3 40GB (nextgen.GA) £180 Amazon voucher (wii.RI) Xbox 360 Premium (GA) Mac Mini intel (GA) iPod 30GB (freepay) iPod Nano 8GB Black (GA) iPod Nano 4GB X3 (GA,FP,Snatchers) iPod mini 4GB (freeipodsuk) DS Lite (consolegrab) 19" LCDTV (HDTV Grab) Motorolla C115 (phones4everyone) Scammed Gameboy Micro (MyFreeGadget) Free iPhone Free PS3
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wolf No Comment Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 2,368 Thanks: 398 Thanked 273 Times in 209 Posts	Re: Local paper Unsure, i mean it would appear legit to anyone sceptical as it would look like a trustworthy, official advertisement. If you are willing to fork out £150 as the risk then go for it, maybe itll be worth it __________________ Spoiler Received FreebieJeebies: Xbox Live Gold 12 month subscription Bank Transfer £42.50 (comp prize) GTA IV (Xbox 360) Giveaway Network: Xbox 360 Premium (360giveaway) Freepay: Ipod Touch 8gb Total: Approx £500 Ordered Nothing atm [center] Discuss TV \|Freebie Island
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DrBraindead iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 58 Thanks: 17 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Local paper I tried posting an ad in my local paper as items under £100 are free.... so me thinking an item that is free, should, in theory be free right? Wrong... they diverted me to some number to pay for the ad....so bollocks to them! __________________ www.GamesMaster.tv
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10-06-08, 08:53 PM	#10
claire80 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Midlands Posts: 8,948 Thanks: 1,292 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,810 Posts	Re: Local paper i have an ad in the local paper for my plumbing business ( not at the mo cus im not working .. ) anyway its the size of a matchbox and that costs £32 a week.. dont know if that helps lol __________________ Spoiler From FJ - £2335 cash totals, DS Bundle , Dishwasher , 4gb laptop memory, wireless router, Ipod shuffle , wii guitar hero guitar , trainers , bike , tickle me elmo , various books and toys £10 amazon,whirlpool food centre From RI - £1531 cash totals , Ipod Shuffle, Heated towel rail From Giveaway - Xbox 360 with gears of war , PS3 with call of duty , £90 From Freepay - 2 ipod nanos , ipod touch ,£970 Amazon vouchers From Kudos -Cannon Ixus 960 camera and £234 cash From forfree4u - Nintendo Wii, xbox play and charge kit and Ipod Shuffle From sites that no longer exist - $320 , DS , DS Lite ,5 console games , wii nunchuck , tom tom 910 ,£46 vouchers Total Amount of Freebies = £9769
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11-06-08, 10:07 AM	#11
daftks Freebie Student Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 519 Thanks: 110 Thanked 110 Times in 98 Posts	Re: Local paper the ads should be free unless you want to make it bold / stand out / take up half a page etc so far have had no greens yet but about 10 yellows..? __________________ Spoiler Freebie hunting since March 2008 Joined: apple.kudos \| points.kudos \| consoles.ri \| ipods.freepay \| istuff.freepay \| xpango \| select.fj \| apple.fj \| ps3.fj \| iPhoneForFree \| mobiles.kudos \| consoles.fj \| nextgen.giveaway \| MoPodForFree \| wii.giveaway \| sonyps3giveaway \| 360giveaway \| points.FT Working on: apple.kudos / select.fj {long-term} points.FT consoles.ri Received: Monkey Mopod Apple iPod Touch 8GB Belkin iPod Touch Silicon Sleeve Sony Headphones Digital Film Making by Mike Figgis (for uni...) £60.50 worth Amazon Vouchers Konami Hottest Dance Party (w/ dance mat) AA batteries Big Brain Academy (Wii) iPod Shuffle 2GB Silverlit PicooZ Helicopter 'Pigs are worth it' t-shirt + stickers Freebies worth: Approx. £418.50 PM me for a Qassia invite Patience is a virtue Join the forces of Exceem HERE! Don't forget the Thanks / +Rep button! Freestuff-forever \| No fuss freebie goodness \| Your Freebie Guide : Free Consoles & More \| Free iPods & More
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