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The webblog covers the basic Internet competences and is supposed to serve as a manual for the people with disabilities and their assistants. The purpose of my webblog is to increase the accessibility of the Internet technologies for the people with learning disabilities and to implement the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. There are as well the materials of my participatory camera workshop, aimed at sharing the skills and ideas during the adventurous insight in the shooting techniques. This workshop is for all those who are interested in creating new videos. Fresh ideas are welcome.

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

How to Find or Place an Ad Online?

- Where to find a website with ads?

- How to write and publish ads online?

One of the advantages of the Internet is advertising. You could reach an unlimited audience.

Tips for searching for an ad:

- Consider the topic of your ad. The more exact you are, the easier it would be to find what you need.

- Search the category with the ads you need.

- Search for the more actual ads.

- Look through several websites.

Examples:

You are looking for a skateboard. But you need a used one, because you have no experience with skateboards and want to try first, if you will like skateboarding at all. So, you need the ads on the used or secondhand skateboards. Choose several websites with ads and start reading them regularly. If you learned how to find an ad, you could, for example, look for the job online. If you don’t find any ads concerning your demand, you could place an ad yourself.

Tips for writing an ad:

If you want to advertise on the Internet, you have to learn how to write good ads. Do not forget to put down your contacts such as e-mail address, online messenger and phone number in the ad. Once you have great ad text the next step is to find places where to publish it. Free ad websites are one of the best

places to start. Some of the bigger ad websites get millions of visitors a day. And there are really a lot of free ad websites for you to post to. Starting with the bigger ones first is your best move. There are paid one websites as well.

Paid advertising is another way and it takes many different forms. You can place your ads on some of the most popular websites for a fee. Now understand the amount it will cost ultimately will depend on the popularity of the website. Besides websites other avenues of paid advertising are webblogs, forums, search engines, and social networks.

Tips for placing an ad online:

- Consider the topic of your ad. The more exact you are, the easier it would be to get a response.

- Find a website with the ads which is popular and trustworthy at the same time.

- Find a category at the website which suits your ad.

- Write short ads. You need to catch the interest of the person viewing the ad immediately.

- Start with the headline. Peak the interest by telling what need or problem the product solves.

- Write an informative ad. The text should be short but full and contain all the necessary information. You have to describe what are the benefits of the product and what does the product do. Do make sure that what you are claiming is the truth. Please, put down in the ad all the necessary details in order you could be contacted easily, such as e-mail, online messenger and phone number. Think carefully about which contacts you would wish to display, since you make this information public and it could be misused.

- Make use of personal pronouns like "you" and "your".

- Capitalize to catch attention, but don’t overdo. Never capitalize the headline – this will look annoying and shouting. Use it only to emphasize certain words.

- Don’t forget to update your ad to make it actual.

Writing an effective Internet ad requires that you get attention and interest of a potential buyer. Learning how to place an ad on the Internet would help you sell and buy products online. You could look for the job online as well.

Required Tools:

* Computer with Internet connection

* Enough understanding of computer security while using online resources

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