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I honestly think internet advertising has reached its peak and is going to wane slowly downwards from here on out. There is no way someone can tell me, what wit

I honestly think internet advertising has reached its peak and is going to wane slowly downwards from here on out. There is no way someone can tell me, what with Twitter, Youtube, MySpace, Facebook, and the whole gang, that Joe Shmoe can't advertise himself and his company or products, and has to spend a fortune for it. It might have been like that 10 years ago, but nowadays, you can be famous for absolutely nothing. Example: Some fellow films his cat lying with his paws up and snoring, and narrating in the background that he's not as lazy when it comes to his business. It's so funny that everyone starts looking at it - and thereby the business being advertised. Viola. Free online advertising, and he reached hundreds of thousands in an hour. :-)

byoung2 16y ago
Does that get people to pay him money for that service? I think there is a growing market for relevant online advertising that is largely untapped. For example, mobile, location-based advertising (you just checked in near LAX airport on Foursquare, here are rental cars and hotels in your area).
- seaotter 16y ago
  You misunderstand. Internet advertising isn't about getting people to pay for your services. It's about getting people to your front door. :-) THEN you get them to pay for your services. If you've got a good website, and you offer exceptional services/products, you're bound to get some customers out of those visits.
  - byoung2 16y ago
    It's about getting people to your front door It's more about getting quality people in your front door. That is, people who are interested in whatever service you are offering, not people who like cute cat videos.
    - seaotter 16y ago
      I'm not so sure about that. It's impossible to "monitor" who sees your online advertising if you scatter it to the four winds of the web. :-) I was using the cute cats as an example anyway. You can control a little bit of your marketing by targeting websites that deal with your services, but if you rely on social networking places like Twitter, Facebook, etc., it's just going to be a real mess. Besides, isn't it more cost-effective right now to reach a lot of different people for absolutely free - then to rely on expensive SEO hunts, and targeting advertising to get the niche? :-)
      - byoung2 16y ago
        isn't it more cost-effective right now to reach a lot of different people for absolutely free Not really free, since you have to spend time doing it.

byoung2 16y ago

Does that get people to pay him money for that service? I think there is a growing market for relevant online advertising that is largely untapped. For example, mobile, location-based advertising (you just checked in near LAX airport on Foursquare, here are rental cars and hotels in your area).

seaotter 16y ago
You misunderstand. Internet advertising isn't about getting people to pay for your services. It's about getting people to your front door. :-) THEN you get them to pay for your services. If you've got a good website, and you offer exceptional services/products, you're bound to get some customers out of those visits.
- byoung2 16y ago
  It's about getting people to your front door It's more about getting quality people in your front door. That is, people who are interested in whatever service you are offering, not people who like cute cat videos.
  - seaotter 16y ago
    I'm not so sure about that. It's impossible to "monitor" who sees your online advertising if you scatter it to the four winds of the web. :-) I was using the cute cats as an example anyway. You can control a little bit of your marketing by targeting websites that deal with your services, but if you rely on social networking places like Twitter, Facebook, etc., it's just going to be a real mess. Besides, isn't it more cost-effective right now to reach a lot of different people for absolutely free - then to rely on expensive SEO hunts, and targeting advertising to get the niche? :-)
    - byoung2 16y ago
      isn't it more cost-effective right now to reach a lot of different people for absolutely free Not really free, since you have to spend time doing it.