You have decided to pursue the FSBO, or for sale by owner option. Besides the usual washing the car for sale routine and plastering a For Sale sign in the window, one can bring added attention to the car. Really, isn’t traffic to something for sale the life blood of business? The more traffic one can bring to the item, the chances for a buying conversion is greater. More potential buyers also generate competition for the sale. For the seller, this is good news. Follow these simple ideas and get ready for the bidding war.
Have you ever considered white shoe polish with a car for sale? Bold lettering on windshields, side windows, and even on the back window will guarantee a bevy of on-lookers. Pricing of the car, contact information, and specifics of the car for sale can be displayed in this manner. Shoe polish is easy to apply, and even easier to take off. It won't stain the glass, leave streaks, and can even withstand a couple of rains before it starts running. Invest the couple of bucks this costs, and try it for yourself.
Now that you have the important info displayed on your car for sale, let’s go one step further with the display. Without being too tacky or maybe you want to be, balloons and banners are a cheap way to get that extra attention. A trip to your local dollar store will have you all set up for a small investment. Things that glitter in the sun are natural magnets for everyone. If someone decides they want your balloon, no big deal, you probably will have more left over. Remember, this is to attract visitors to your car for sale, and by being different from everyone else, you will get attention.
If visual information, balloons and banners are still not enough, this last idea will put you over the edge. Make a recording of yourself and put it on a compact disc. Retrieve your cheapest boom box stereo from the garage and load it up with batteries. You guessed it, play all the good info about the car for sale over and over again for your visitors to hear. Don't laugh, this author has seen it done before, and it really works. It puts the personal touch into advertising, and will certainly set you apart from the crowd.
Advertising ideas have been around for many years. The real trick is to set you apart from others in the selling field. The sky is the limit on how far you will go to advertise your own car for sale, crank up the inventive side of your brain, have some fun, and go sell that car.
