Finding Inexpensive Photos for Your Advertisments

You may think your small business can't afford quality advertising photos. Well, think again. Even businesses with the smallest budgets can affford to have top notch photos on their websites and print media.

http://www.sxc.hu/
Stock.XCHNG is the leading FREE stock photo site. They have a huge selection of quality photos to choose from.

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
Free Digital Photos dot net is another great place to find a big selection of free photos.

http://www.istockphoto.com/
IStock Photo has a huge selection of inexpensive photos. Prices are based on size with small photos only costing a few dollars.

There are several places around the web to find inexpensive photos for your advertising purposes.Most sites will require you to create a free account. Also carefully read the terms of agreement. The photos may be free, but the owner and the site may require credit. A small price to pay for free photos.

All photos in the slide-show were provided free of charge by Stock.XCHNG.

Art+Copy Club presents the 2011 CLIO Watch Party

The Art +Copy Club, part of the American Advertising Federation of Kansas City, is hosting it's annual CLIO Watch Party.The CLIO Awards is one of the world’s most recognized awards competitions for advertising, design and communications. Registrations is $10 for members and $20 for non-members. The Watch Party begins at 7pm on Thur, Nov. 10, at the Screenland in the Crossroads – 1656 Washington, Kansas City, MO 64108 .


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Business Cards - They Are A-Changin'

Getting business cards printed is one of the first things most new business owners do, and for good reason. Business cards tell potential customers what you do and contain all of your businesses contact information. Several cards can be handed out to friends, family, and happy customers who in turn can hand them out to their friends and family. It is one of the cheapest ways to advertise. You can print your own business cards on the computer or you can order them made for you. Local printers will print business cards or you can order them online from Vistaprint or other online companies.

If paper business cards seem too ordinary for you, check out these plastic business cards.

You should also know about a new generation of business card - the vcard - or virtual card. A vcard is an electronic business card that contains information about you and/or your business. A simple vcard can be attached to the bottom of an email. More sophisticated vcards are published online and are like mini websites. They contain information about you, your skills, your portfolio, your contact information and your social media links. Click here to read more about vcards and see a few examples.

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Social Media Revolution 2011

This video gives a convincing argument for Social Media Advertising. Businesses need to advertise where the people are, and right now millions of people are on social networks.