Ideas on how to advertise a free not-for-profit, pc help site for elderly...?

Question

Well any suggestions?

How to advertise/make known a new Computer & internet help website that is mainly aimed at the elderly or over 50's.. We are a not-for-profit organisation meaning we have little or no budget to spend on hosting... Any ideas? I have got us an article in local newsletters/papers, but we need more ideas! Do you know any good magazines that might be beneficial to us that we can stick our site in for free. Any other ways to do this?

Cheers

Answer 1

Write a story about your intentions and how you want to help people over 50 send it into the editors of the magazines that are most likely read by that age group.

Approach charities like Help the Aged and maybe social services, church groups and libraries.

Answer 2

Hi,

I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies).  One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals.  These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book).  The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they're ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.

My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive.  I signed up a few weeks ago because they're giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter's their company info.  I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)

I don't know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:

http://www.exclusive-directory-biz-card-...

Good Luck

Answer 3

Advertise your website on free classifieds, relevant forums and social networking websites. Monitor the response you get periodically to find out what works best. From http://ad5.info