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Advertising

Type Cost Advantages Disadvantages
Oregon Coast Business Network $25 per month and up

  • update at any time

  •   

3-line Classified Line Ad in local newspaper approx. $65 for eight weeks

  • newspapers have many subscribers, potential for a lot of exposure

  • very limited information

  • readers of the newspaper may not see it

  • errors cannot be corrected until the next issue
Radio advertising  

  • if the radio is on, people can't avoid hearing the ad

  • can be expensive

  • listeners can't "go back" to it if they missed the information

 

Traditional Web Site Developers

Type Cost

Advantages

 Disadvantages

Oregon Coast Business Network

$25 and up

  • Easy to budget

  • Encourages and performs regular updates to your page or site

  • Designer does not have high-tech degree

Independent web site designers

varies - usually at least several hundred to start up

 

  • sites may not be updated in a timely manner

  • may not provide hosting

  • may not perform updates or maintenance

Web development firms

varies; often a large setup and design fee, then an hourly rate

 

  • usually quite expensive

  • may charge extra for hosting the site