How to Advertise with Coupons for Your Business

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Coupon Makers | Start a Coupon Business

Coupons are an easy way to find new customers and get them to buy from you. No uncomfortable high-stress sales pitch here - hand someone your coupon and you've made an instant friend or let sites like Groupon do the marketing for you.

Imagine designing your own professional coupons online. No expensive printing or mailing costs!

Yes, coupon advertising is a proven selling technique has been used for years, but traditionally at a hefty price tag. You could mail out thousands of coupons with no guarantee of even making a single sale.

Now it is easier and cheaper than ever to create coupons. You can complete the task in minutes and distribute them for free via your website - or through a coupon network like the popular ones below.

Low-Cost Coupon Makers & Coupon Websites:

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• EZy Coupon Creator Software
  create your own coupons, only $2.95 to make unlimited coupons
• Groupon
  This is a popular online coupon marketing tool that doesn't cost lots of money. Get a ton of new prospects fast (in 24 hours) through Groupon.
• Mobile Text Coupons
  send coupons via mobile phones as text messages.
• Mobile Phone Coupons
  reach local shoppers with iPhones, Blackberries or other smartphones while they are shopping. try it free
• Website Coupons
  create coupons you can share on your website
• Twitter Coupon Creator
  make coupons to share on your social network
• Money Mailer Print Coupons and Valpak Print Coupons will print and mail your coupons

Get Listed on Internet Coupon Directories
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Although shopping on the internet is getting more and more popular, shoppers can often be hesitant in making a purchase decision. A coupon for a limited-time special offer can help turn that "Maybe" into a "Yes, I'll try it!".

We have found some highly-visited websites that people go to specifically to save money. You can advertise on these sites for very little money and risk - and in the process find a whole new way to bring in customers.

PocketCents.com has a pay-per-click local internet advertising system with printable coupons as an option. When someone clicks on a printable coupon in the PocketCents network, a coupon appears over the current website along with the printer dialog window encouraging users to print the coupon immediately. It is an easy way to reach your local target market quickly, and you get to decide how much money you want to spend on your ads.

Once you've decided what your special offer will be, and you have placed your listing, these automated online programs do most of the work for you.

Cool Savings lets you display your coupons on their popular network or you can offer interactive coupons on your own website. In addition, they provide target email marketing, direct mail and category newsletter advertising solutions. With their huge database of online shoppers, you can easily reach your target market.

After you submit your coupon to the online coupon network systems, they will continue to advertise for you until your click-through account has been depleted. At which time, you can add click-throughs to your account or create a new coupon.

RetailMeNot.com is another website where e-tailers can submit their coupon codes and advertise their products/services.