Affiliate since: 05/24/2017, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Forex's 136 other Ask SC answers

This is an age-old question. The truth is that advertisement is advertisement and there is no "which is more effective" in advertisement. The ONLY question in advertisement is where is my Market? Whether you do free or paid, you NEED to know who you are marketing and where they are.

Now, if your target audience are in the barbershops or beauty salons, you NEED to focus on setting up advertisement campaigns in those shops - they can be FREE (word of mouth or flyers in windows) or they can be paid (billboard or magazine articles). In that scenario, there is NO "which one is better" because both of those could work quite effectively, depending on location, your audience, time of day, etc.

I suppose what I am saying is that it takes more than just free/paid to be determined to know if a campaign will be successful. Study your audience and your demographics and put together a plan... possibly mixed with paid and free...
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This is an age-old question. The truth is that advertisement is advertisement and there is no "which is more effective" in advertisement. The ONLY question in advertisement is where is my Market? Whether you do free or paid, you NEED to know who you are marketing and where they are.

Now, if your target audience are in the barbershops or beauty salons, you NEED to focus on setting up advertisement campaigns in those shops - they can be FREE (word of mouth or flyers in windows)
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Affiliate since: 07/12/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Joe's 5 other Ask SC answers

This is a great question and the short answer is both, here's why.

Advertising is a numbers game. The more ads you have in place, potentially
the more people will see them, and the more times they see them the more likely
they are to click through to find out more.

Both advertising types, free and paid, will produce results if use consistently.

Free advertising isn't free (due to the cost of your time), and paid advertising
can free up your time for other duties like handing out gift cards, which is an
example of using both free and paid advertising together.

The cost of the gift cards puts it in the paid category, and the handing them
out falls into the free category.

I hope this helps you achieve success!

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This is a great question and the short answer is both, here's why.

Advertising is a numbers game. The more ads you have in place, potentially
the more people will see them, and the more times they see them the more likely
they are to click through to find out more.

Both advertising types, free and paid, will produce results if use consistently.

Free advertising isn't free (due to the cost of your time), and paid advertising
can free up your time for
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Affiliate since: 05/02/2013, Power Rank: 592 | Read Kerrie's 68 other Ask SC answers

Which is more effective--paid or free advertising--and why?

Both paid and free advertising can be effective.

First of all, free advertising is not really free. It takes up time, and we all know that time is money. For affiliates who have little or no time for "free" advertising, paid advertising may be more effective for them.

In order for paid advertising to be effective, though, you need to know what you're doing. If you are new to advertising online, be careful with paid advertising. You can waste a lot of money with very little results.

Spend some time - on SFI, at the IAHBE site if you have a subscription, and on the internet in general - and learn about advertising methods, how to be more effective, and how best to utilize different types of paid advertising.

I think it is better for new affiliates to start off with free advertising, then as they learn more, they can get into paid advertising, if they have the funds available.
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Which is more effective--paid or free advertising--and why?

Both paid and free advertising can be effective.

First of all, free advertising is not really free. It takes up time, and we all know that time is money. For affiliates who have little or no time for "free" advertising, paid advertising may be more effective for them.

In order for paid advertising to be effective, though, you need to know what you're doing. If you are new to advertising online,
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Affiliate since: 01/06/2012, Power Rank: 1245 | Read Anup Kumar's 203 other Ask SC answers

The question is regarding Advertisement – which is effective – free or paid ?

Both are effective but it will varies person to person

If you are financially sound and time is factor to you then use paid advertisement. In paid advertisement you can write or add link as per your wish. There are no bindings. But in paid advertisement you may have to use an auto-responder if you are a very busy person and have no time to spare.

If you are financially challenged then use free advertisement. In free advertisement Social Networking Sites are very effective for SFI and Tripleclicks. It is my own experience as I have got so many affiliates through these sites. But there are some bindings in Social Networking Sites. You have to tactfully manage as per their norms and it is totally depending upon you to manage. There are so many free advertising sites other than Social Networking but they are free from outside. When you go inside or depth you will find they are demanding something in the name of Upgradation.

If you do business offline then paid advertisement is very effective to attract people but in case of SFI and TC you can easily avail free advertising sites specially Social Networking Sites which is very effective as SFI is a great internet home based business.



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The question is regarding Advertisement – which is effective – free or paid ?

Both are effective but it will varies person to person

If you are financially sound and time is factor to you then use paid advertisement. In paid advertisement you can write or add link as per your wish. There are no bindings. But in paid advertisement you may have to use an auto-responder if you are a very busy person and have no time to spare.

If you are financially challenged
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I would say Paid Advertising is the best because you usually will get more leads and in some cases warm leads those already interested in the type of business opportunity you are promoting. You also will get more exposure and more advertising avenues available to you. You can even place as many ads as you want also banner ads and Solo ads and more. There are more allowances along with bonuses and discounts with paid advertising as well.

With Free Advertising you may get 100-1000 leads or less in most cases and you will have to wait so long to submit your ad again after that first submission on certain sites. The time frame is between 3 days to about 1 or 2 weeks.

Moreover, it depends on where and with whom you are advertising with. For instance, if you advertising in the classified ads you usually can submit a certain amount of ads for free but they are seen in just those local areas but if you pay they submit your ads to other streams and to social media sites possibly, also to a bigger audience.

I hope this answer was found helpful to you.
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I would say Paid Advertising is the best because you usually will get more leads and in some cases warm leads those already interested in the type of business opportunity you are promoting. You also will get more exposure and more advertising avenues available to you. You can even place as many ads as you want also banner ads and Solo ads and more. There are more allowances along with bonuses and discounts with paid advertising as well.

With Free Advertising you may get 100-1000 leads
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Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

The quality of the affiliates that you receive rather free or paid are about the same in my experience. The main difference is the volume as well as the time of delivery. With free ads you will need a concerted effort over a longer period of time to get measurable results. However with paid advertising you will get PSAs within 30 to 45 days as with the S-Builder or earlier depending upon their being a current campaign running.

The most effective is going to be a combination of both simply because you can't recruit a large enough team fast enough the free way neither can you afford to pay for one. Through testing and tracking you will have to find what works best for your financial goals and go for it!

The only time the quality is different is when you have up lines that sale verified workers through reassignments. I don't advise this practice but yes, they are already proven to be workers so when they are sold for $30 to $50 bucks a piece the seller is trying to compensate for lost direct commissions through reassignment.
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The quality of the affiliates that you receive rather free or paid are about the same in my experience. The main difference is the volume as well as the time of delivery. With free ads you will need a concerted effort over a longer period of time to get measurable results. However with paid advertising you will get PSAs within 30 to 45 days as with the S-Builder or earlier depending upon their being a current campaign running.

The most effective is going to be a combination of both
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Affiliate since: 09/23/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Daurice's 18 other Ask SC answers

"Which is more effective--paid or free advertising--and why?"
I have heard several people say that free advertising does work for them. I would think if you have a great ad with the right information that can grab the attention of prospects it may work for you. However, there are so many people out there using the free ads that it's hard to stay on top of the list. By paying for your ad you will have less competition compared to the free ads. That is why when you are listing with free ads they offer you upgrades for a few dollars in order for you to be more noticeable among all those free ads. Your social media can be used as free advertising just by putting a link to SFI on it.

If you are willing to spend a little and have a small budget try the following:
You may try the free ads but pay for one upgrade to stand out better.
You can use smaller papers where the ads are less expensive.
You may also try using the S-Builder through SFI for twenty two dollars a month.

S-Builder makes sense because for a small amount you are able to reach more people with a professional ad at a very minimal cost compared to what you would pay for those ads yourself.

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"Which is more effective--paid or free advertising--and why?"
I have heard several people say that free advertising does work for them. I would think if you have a great ad with the right information that can grab the attention of prospects it may work for you. However, there are so many people out there using the free ads that it's hard to stay on top of the list. By paying for your ad you will have less competition compared to the free ads. That is why when you are listing with free
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Affiliate since: 07/07/2021, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Betabasi's 66 other Ask SC answers

In terms of advertising, the paid advertising is more effective than the free advertising.

The reason paid advertising is more effective than the free advertising is that in paid advertising, your placed ads are sent to a larger platform than in a free advertising. Paid advertising conducts more traffic than free advertising and it serves as and excellent marketing and recruitment tool.

Most people who use paid advertising in placing their ads can testify to that and can tell that they record greater flow of traffic in the paid advertising unlike the free advertising which might conduct less traffic. This goes a long way to boost their business to a greater level.

With the above points, I think paid advertising is more effective than the free advertising.
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In terms of advertising, the paid advertising is more effective than the free advertising.

The reason paid advertising is more effective than the free advertising is that in paid advertising, your placed ads are sent to a larger platform than in a free advertising. Paid advertising conducts more traffic than free advertising and it serves as and excellent marketing and recruitment tool.

Most people who use paid advertising in placing their ads can testify to that and can
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Affiliate since: 06/17/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Amandeep's 24 other Ask SC answers

There are many different ways to advertise your SFI business! I used to think some were just a waste of time but I was totally wrong!

So, what's the answer, paid or free advertising? If you have the budget, and a good follow up system, paid advertising can pay off very quickly. If you are new and just need to get leads, then there is nothing wrong with using various free marketing methods to feed your SFI business. One more thing I want to add here, if you don't have your own autoresponder to follow up with your own leads, you don't really have a SFI business of your own, in my opinion. It is an absolute must. How do I know? I went 5 years without building a list. I have added 550 leads in to my autoresponder in past few weeks. Can you imagine how big my list would be if I had consistently been doing this for 5 years?!

So in this particular comparison, I would have to say the FREE method wins in the short term because 6 or 7 warm leads who are getting to know, like and trust me, are better than a bunch of email addresses sitting in my autoresponder.

Hence, we can conclude that, if you have the desire to make your SFI business to the top, then you can’t just depend on the paid advertising techniques like banner ads, pay per clicks, and other paid advertising services. You must use free online advertising services too to optimize your advertising process.

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There are many different ways to advertise your SFI business! I used to think some were just a waste of time but I was totally wrong!

So, what's the answer, paid or free advertising? If you have the budget, and a good follow up system, paid advertising can pay off very quickly. If you are new and just need to get leads, then there is nothing wrong with using various free marketing methods to feed your SFI business. One more thing I want to add here, if you don't have your own autoresponder
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Affiliate since: 06/06/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read David's 10 other Ask SC answers

Although free advertising is cost effective, especially if money is an issue; paid advertising is always the best way to go since you are able to target those you wish to reach. Targeted traffic is the traffic in which the recipients are actually interested in what it is you have to offer. Paid advertising does just that, it targets your advertising dollars being spent on those people who are open to that which you have to offer; this in return gives you the best opportunity to get the most out of your advertising. Although, some would argue that since you don't spend money on free advertising, it doesn't cost you anything if your advertising isn't as targeted however, I strongly disagree since, any time spent doing anything is done at a cost. Time is money. It is a batter use of both your time and your money thereforeI believe to target your advertising dollars through paid advertising and in return, you gain a better response for your advertising dollars and you free up some of your time. To Your Success.
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Although free advertising is cost effective, especially if money is an issue; paid advertising is always the best way to go since you are able to target those you wish to reach. Targeted traffic is the traffic in which the recipients are actually interested in what it is you have to offer. Paid advertising does just that, it targets your advertising dollars being spent on those people who are open to that which you have to offer; this in return gives you the best opportunity to get the most out of
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