Would you bid on item you want on ebay at the very last minute? -

i have a few items for sale on ebay. these items have at least 1 person watching them. no one has bid and the auction is ending in 2 days. do you think they will bid or just watch and see how the item does? someone whos a bidder out there would you bid immediately to mark your territory or wait until last minute?

It all depends on someone s style of bidding. When I bid, if it is something I have been watching, I ll throw a bid in the last minute. If it is something that lots of people are selling, I ll throw down the bid on the max amount I am willing to pay for that item and never mess with it. But like I said, I usually wait until the last minute because I will still assess whether or not I am getting a deal.

I always bid at the last minute. I am always puzzled when I watch an auction and see people continuing to outbid each other and driving up the price. Better for the bidder to bid at the last minute Especially since eBay has the feature to just watch the auction. Makes it very easy to keep track of what you are interested in without placing a bid.

What are inexpensive ways to advertise for an event business? -

One of my events is Murder Mystery Dinners. I would like to know how I can advertise without breaking my budget.

(1) Use a press release. You can write one yourself for free and send it to your local newspaper and ever submit it online for free. Your story can be picked up by several sources and published for free.Your press release doesn t have to be long or complex. Keep it under one page and provide newsworthy information about your upcoming event. If you can, create intrigue and curiosity and encourage your reader to take action - whether it be to purchase an event ticket or find out more information.How to write a press release and where to submit online:http://www.thenewbusinessidea.com/2009/1��http://www.homebusinesscenter.com/freepr�� (2) Give away free tickets on a radio show, this can get your event some free press also. It s ideal if you have a website set up where listeners can get more information on your event - and an opportunity for you to advertise other upcoming events as well. (3) On your website, collect contact information from your visitors by offering a discount or special offer. This way, you can build your own list of interested customers that you can contact every time you have a new event coming up. Constant Contact and StreamSend are good email marketing resources.http://opt-in-email-mailing-lists.com/(4) Advice for setting up a website yourself and website hosting for under $10/month.http://www.estorebusiness.info/Small-Bus��

You re killin me! Sorry, I couldn t resist the murder pun. Actually, Murder Mystery Dinners are the perfect kind of services that lend themselves to cost-effective marketing, largely because they target enthusiasts. And enthusiasts tend to talk among themselves, gather in specific places and do certain activities. You need to reach them in those places.The first thing I d do is set up a page on Facebook for mystery fans. On that page, you might create a blog about great mysteries in history. You might build debate about the best mystery books or movies of all time. Announce the worst actor to ever play a TV detective. The point of all this is to build buzz and conversation among devotees of murder and mayhem (fictional, of course). And you re also allowing people to self-select as fans of the genre, in turn letting you create a target market for promotion of your shows. There is so much you can do online -- Twitter comes to mind -- that would cost you almost nothing. As you build, you ll want to at least consider some search advertising.In the physical world, you want to build from the same vision of your target market, just with a better eye toward cost-effective marketing. Is there a bookstore in your city you could team with to target buyers of mystery novels? You might connect with an independent bookseller (it helps to know the owner) to create a win-win program in which the bookstore puts a Murder Mystery bookmark into mysteries they sell. Then you could give that bookseller a commission when tickets are purchased for your theater. You might even consider hosting a performance of the show at the bookstore.Finally, there are mystery dinner theaters in many cities. Go to school on how they promote, always looking for best practices you can incorporate into your marketing. And always remember, the butler did it.

I found a great book at my local library called Marketing without Money by Nicholas E Bade. Check it out!!! (pardon the library pun) ... If your local branch doesn t have it, ask about an interlibrary loan. If all else fails, buy the darn book on Ebay or Amazon. It will be a business tax write off.

Social Media Marketing is a great way to promote your event/business..FREE!

Why can t you try with some promotional giveaway? They are quite inexpensive and you could expect a good response rate. Visit Promo Direct Inc website for more information.

Please help me with my business idea? -

I have an idea on how to make a fantastic improvement on a product that already exists.Now the problem is i can explain the idea but not being technologically minded i dont actually know how to go about putting it into practice.Im scared to tell anyone lest they steal my idea, or approach the company directly without them stealing it.Can i patent it without it working, only being an idea in my head. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?please help me, this idea could change everyones lives :)

You can patent an idea with out a working model, but you must be able to describe how it works, so that someone reading your patent, could actually create your device or service, with out having to innovate new science or processes.For example, if you had an idea for rocket boots, you could not patent it unless you could clearly describe how it would work, so that anyone reading the patent could create it with out having to innovate new science or processes. However, if your idea is a new type of social networking website, and you know how it should work, but not how to program, then you can certainly patent it with enough detail, and then have developers work on it once your granted the patent.

Say for example you thought up an idea to add a projector to mobile phones (i did but it had already been done) you could get a patent using nothing more than a simple drawing of it working and a written description of what it is . If someone who can make it work likes the idea and wants to produce it they will have to pay you as you invented the idea despite your not knowing how to make it work .

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try going to sba.gov to talk with some people that will help without them telling someone else.

A Sole Proprietorship in Los Angeles, No Store Front, Just Office HQ? -

Do I need a BTRC? what else would I need if it s a jacket business, i sell jackets

Because you are selling tangible goods you also need to get a resale permit through the SBOE.