Small businesses do not have much of the capital and with the amount of capital that is available one cannot afford to put in a lot of money in the advertisement of their company or products. Some may prefer mouth to mouth advertisements but that isn't that effective and also it is a long process which may not prove beneficial to the business. Also if the business is new and the advertisement is not that effective then it may even lead to the shut down of business. It requires a quick mode of advertisement in order to increase its business and increase its consumer. There are many advertising ideas which has been tried and effective and also many ideas which are new and has not been tried yet. Some of which can prove to be effective and some of which may not. On which idea to work and which not depends on ones personal view and the type of business one has. One needs to select the one which suits them the best which depends on various factors.

Some of the 17 advertising ideas which one can use of their business are: The Yellow Pages because there are many people that look into yellow pages for the business they are interested in. Yellow pages can provide one with the best visibility one can ever have for their business.

News paper advertising is also one of the best ways one can advertise. Advertising in different local newspaper can be very beneficial because there are a whole lot of people who read newspaper on a daily bases.

Very much like news paper advertising magazine advertisings are also that beneficial. It is very helpful in triggering a specific market or specific group of consumers. For example if one has a business of garments it would be beneficial if one advertise in some fashion or garment factory rather than advertising in some pharma magazine

One can also put up advertisements by the use of new technology like e mail which is an effective way to communicate with present customers and to bring in new ones. One kind of this is a direct mailing which is much better than email

With the increasing use of technology people are making a lot of use of the websites so one can make sure that their business advertisements are put up on the local websites.

Similarly advertisements on local cable channels can serve the purpose if one needs to target the local area people.

Business cards are a good mode of person to person advertisement wherein one can directly hand out their business cards to their client

Many business organizations do offer exclusive advertising opportunities for their members.

Outdoor advertising like huge hoardings or posters are also an effective way of advertising your products.

Bus advertising or is also a very good mode of advertising. Also advertisements can be put up on bus stops and railway stations. And there are many more ideas through which one can advertise like Sending promos with invoices, cross promotion, community involvement and trade show promotion.