Banner ad on my site for web designers

[TheGodfather]

I own a business directory website (www.eairdrie.com), which is still in the making, however is more than operational for recruitment of businesses.

The city my website caters to has many businesses that still do not have a web presence of any kind. Therefore there is a large market for any web designers interested in placing an ad on my site.

Along with a banner you will receive a listing, and my personal referral to any businesses that purchase a listing and do not have a website to contact you.

$200 is what I am asking; you are receiving a huge discount as the banner is normally 190/year and the listing $120/year.

PM me if you are interested.

[akula]

why on earth would i put an ad for one of our shops on your site?

you don't have any traffic

i'm confused

please explain

[TheGodfather]

I know one would be more inclined to purchase an ad when I have some businesses listed on the site, and more traffic. However the only relevant traffic to the site for a person who is a web designer will mainly be businesses without websites, which I am going to begin "recruiting" in the next few days and many there after. For an ad that costs $200 for a whole year, if even one business approaches the web designer and only one sale has been made, than surely the owner of the ad will have already got his money’s worth.

And as mentioned above I know there is far more than just one business without a website in my city, but on that note… maybe I should wait to ask for banner advertisers until I actually get those businesses? Regardless I still stand by my idea that who ever advertises now; every time I approach a business without a website the advertiser on my site will be directly referred to by me. So what I am realizing now again… according to what I am saying above, the only way the ad buyers are going to get business is through me getting businesses to list first…


Sorry for the rant at the end but I am trying to explain and correct my various thoughts and understandings on the subject or lack of.



Conclusion: I am going to post this topic again later…