Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Promote Your Company With Free Ads

You can promote your company by posting free advertisements online. The obvious advantage to doing this is that you can sell your services and products and not have to pay the expensive advertising costs. There are many online advertisement websites that will permit you to post advertisements for free, but, before you post one you need to consider these various kinds of websites for advertising. You also need to know how to write an effective advertisement so that you can attract the right kind of attention so that potential customers will want to buy from your company rather than your competitor.

While a website that allows you to advertise for free offers a way for you to promote your company online, you may have to upgrade the service in order to get better features and broader promotion. In order to prevent you listing your advertisement in the wrong category you will have to be very careful when you are placing the free advertisement online.

List your advertisement in the wrong category will lead potential consumers down the wrong path and you want to advertise your services and products to a potential consumer who is interested. If you place your free advertisement online, usually the website will immediately send your links out. It is also very important that you know write an advertisement that is effective.

Before you create your free advertisement, you should narrow down your list of potential consumers. By doing this you will more easily be able to get your website promoted in the correct category. The category that your free advertisement is placed in is very important since it determines if your free advertisement will reach the potential consumers who are interested in your services and products.

Some of the categories that may be offered include automotive repair, computer, event planning, legal, lessons, movers, realtors, office solutions, small business, services, apartments and homes, condos and lots for sale, for sale, for lease, land for rent/sale, real estate, administration, customer service, education, design, advertising, employment, personals, apparel, electronics, jewelry, event tickets, furniture, activities, artists, lost and found, musicians, community, business, and blogs.

In addition to these subdivisions, there may also be up to thirty additional categories that are within those subdivisions. You should be sure to place your free advertisement in the correct category so that potential consumers can find your free advertisement easily and therefore find the service and products that you are selling.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Sell a Junk Car for Instant Cash

Sometimes, your old car becomes a nuisance and you just feel like getting it out of your sight. However, getting rid of an old car is full of hassles like for instance the cost of towing it. It could also be a serious problem if you don't know where to sell your junk car. There is a lucrative market for automotive parts. You can sell your junk car and get a great deal of money for it. Why litter your backyard with an old wreck?
There are people who can't afford to buy brand new cars or just want to spend wisely on personal cars. These old vehicles are the perfect prospect for these people. You may have an old car that you are no longer using or that you have no intention of repairing. You can easily find a place to sell such a car. Your first option should be the nearest junkyard. The junkyard will assess your vehicle according to its weight. The bigger the amount of cash you earn with the larger weight. The weight is assessed regardless of its age.
Another way to sell a junk car is through a junk car company. This has been a booming business for most companies dealing in junk. You can find a good number of these companies on the Internet. Companies dealing in junk cars have established very good networks so you will not struggle to find one. These companies respond promptly. Once you send in your request, they will send their proxy to come and evaluate your car. From there, they will give you a quote. Most probably, you will be satisfied with the quote. They make very appealing offers. What is more, they pay you immediately. Remember that they will not charge you even a penny to tow away your old wreck. So this type of company is one of the best options as it will ensure you recover a substantial amount for your car.

The companies involved in buying junk cars usually sell the spare parts to automotive part dealers. Most of these companies have their own tow trucks so they find it absolutely hassle free to tow your car away. Generally, keeping a car that has no significant value in your backyard can cause great inconvenience. You need to sell the junk car to ensure that there is adequate space to indulge in other activities. It is always advisable to sell the old car that you have decided you will no longer use. Normally, when you sell a junk car as early as possible, it yields more profit than it would by selling it when it is a complete wreck.The conventional way is for most car owners to send their cars to a junkyard once they can no longer use them.

As an acceptable form of business, most people have started selling junk cars. They have found this kind of activity to be very lucrative especially when they make huge profits. In recent years, studies have shown that nearly all old cars have been towed to different junkyards. Even those that were seriously destroyed in accidents have been accepted by these companies. In conclusion, you don't need to worry about the condition of your car. Once you no longer need it, you can sell it for instant cash.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Selling Your Car at Auction - A Beginners Guide

With many people struggling to make ends meet and TV adverts with catchy jingles tempting you to sell your car for quick cash, it can seem appealing. Your car (next to your house) is probably your most expensive piece of equity and with this in mind, it can be tempting to sell it, purchase a cheaper make or model and pocket the difference.
Car auctions, whether they be physical or on-line, can be a good way of selling your car, safe in the knowledge that an experienced auctioneer has yours, and the auction house's, best interest at heart. You may think that these things do not always necessarily go hand in hand but bear in mind that the auction house will take a percentage of the purchase price (buyers fee) as commission so it is in their interest to get you as much money as possible!
So, let's start with the basics:

What is a car auction?
Car auctions have a long history within the automotive industry with many different types of business using them to either sell excess stock or purchase new stock for resale.
They are extremely popular in the USA and Japan and are gaining popularity in the UK where they are no longer seen as dirty places. This is mainly thanks to the industry making a concerted effort to change the reputation of the sector and make it more appealing to all people, not just those 'in the trade'.
Car auctions sell cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, plant equipment, and some of them will also sell large goods vehicles and possibly caravans and motor homes.
Auction houses do not own the vehicles which they sell. They merely act as a shop front for many different types of seller. These can include leasing companies, fleet management companies, dealer groups, banks and financial institutions, governmental bodies, police, and of course private individuals.
Let's look at each of these different sellers more closely:

Leasing Companies

Leasing companies rent vehicles to companies or private drivers for a set period of time (sometimes as little as 1 year) so the vehicles put into auction are usually young models with a good mileage and because the cars are usually leased from new, they may have only had one person driving them whilst going to a meeting twice a week! When the lease or rental period ends, leasing companies will enter their old stock into auction as their customers are more interested in leasing brand new vehicles. These companies are usually owned by banks or financial institutions.

Fleet Management Companies

These are similar to Leasing companies in that they lease their stock to organisations but differ in that they will supply their customers with a whole fleet of cars and manage that fleet on behalf of their client. Again, when the rental period for the fleet ends, the companies wish to take advantage of the capital wrapped up in their stock in order to replace it with new models.

Dealer Groups

If you have ever part exchanged your old car at one of the large, glass fronted dealers or showrooms, chances are it has subsequently been put into auction and sold. Dealer groups will also enter old or unsold stock (known as overage) from their forecourts in order to keep their showrooms looking fresh with the latest that the manufacturer(s) have to offer. Of course, buying a vehicle at auction which has been entered by a dealer group can be a bit riskier than the leasing or fleet companies as if someone has part exchanged their old car, you have to ask yourself why did they do it, what sort of person where they, how well did they keep it and how many previous keepers has it had?

Banks and financial institutions

Banks and financial institutions can fall into fleet and leasing companies as many of them have these elements within their respective corporate families and follow the same trends. However, banks can also enter cars into auctions that have been repossessed from their customers after defaults on loan or mortgage repayments. Obviously a car itself is of little or no interest to a bank, they are only interested in the value and the money which can be made from it.

Governmental bodies

Government bodies will run fleets of cars for their staff and key executives and will update this fleet on a regular basis with the old stock being put into auction. Separate Government departments will also enter a wide range of vehicles at auction from ex-defence Land Rovers or staff cars, to lawn mowers and diggers used on the local playing fields or in the local cemetery! Local Government may also enter cars into auction that have been seized by bailiffs follow non payment of bills such as Council Tax (depending on the Local Authority in question, these can be quite high end models).

Police

Police forces will auction vehicles seized from convicted criminals to either compensate victims, break up an illegal estate or regain public money gained fraudulently. The police also auction a variety of other items seized for similar reasons and may do this through an auction house or by holding their own property auctions. As well as these lots, all police forces will also run a fleet of undercover or unmarked vehicles and these will need to be constantly updated, with the old stock being put into auction to raise funds for the force.

Private individuals

This is the category of seller that we are really interested in. Private sellers can enter and purchase cars from auction and if their car is not sold first time round, they can tell the auction house to keep putting it in until they receive an acceptable bid. Be warned though, auction houses will charge you for each time they enter the car so if you have sold your car after a couple of sales, you may want to check your reserve price or rethink your options.