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Comparing Costs in Advertising

Because you are just starting out, you probably don't have a lot of extra money to spend on advertising. So, your goal should be to get the maximum results for every advertising dollar you spend.

Use a chart like the one provided to analyze the advertising method that best suits your business.

Advertising Method

Give a code or word describing your advertising method.

Cost

How much money does it costs for this method?

Number of Calls

Track how many inquiries you get from your advertising method.

New Customers

How many new customers did you get?

Cost per Inquiry

Divide the cost of the advertising by the number of calls you received to find out how much you paid to get each inquiry.

Cost per Customer

Divide the cost of the advertising by the number of new customers to find out how much you paid to get each new customer. Use this figure to compare the cost effectiveness of all your advertising campaigns.

  Advertising Method Total Cost Number of Calls Cost per Inquiry New Customers Cost per Customer
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