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To: AF who wrote (23543)	8/25/1998 5:19:00 PM
From: Forest Gump	Respond to of 27968

And now we have a first name.... ============================= From: Itscompany@aol.com Subject: RE: Free classified ads are more effective to promote websites Hi folks: It is not necessary to spend a lot of money to promote your site. When we launched our site, we paid $199 for the registration of 500 search engines. After one month, we received 10-15 responses a week. One day we received= an e-mail claiming they have a more effective way to promote websites by using bulk e-mails. We felt it was more reasonable, as it is direct marketing. = We spent another $199 for 200,000 bulk e-mails. Next month we still received about 15-20 responses a week. Then, an electronics newsletter claimed their classified ad is more effective, as they have 100,000 subscribers. More important, the subscribers are business-minded people. Thus, we paid another $120 for the ad on two issues of the newsletter (biweekly). Next month, we still received 15-20 responses a week. After that, we decided to use some free classified ads (more than 2,000 sites). We found the responses was significantly increased to 30-40 responses a week after one month. Currently, we receive about 80-100 responses a week. We conclude that free classified ads and links are more effective in promoting websites than paid professional services. Of course, I don't doubt their professional skills. The problem is that who they are targeting. I guess people they are targeting are too business minded. It= is like that you want to sell your internet hosting services to a person who= has his own server. We have linked more than 5,000 sites for free promotion of your websites at our site (http://members.aol.com/itscompany/resources.htm). They are no way you should spend a penny before you have taken advantage of these free promotions. Best regards! Jim itscompany@aol.com