Making Money With Classified Ads (Paperback)

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Review

Mail order consultant Powers probes the power of the classified; from locating a money-making project and wording an ad to forming a strong business through an equally-strong ad which includes assessment of the competition. There are no easy answers in this business; but effective market research is the first step; and Powers provides the basics. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Description

This book contains information about how to make money using classified ads and selling information by mail order.

Product Details

• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: Wilshire Book Company (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879804351
• ISBN-13: 978-0879804350
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #578,615 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Get Rich in Mail Order by Melvin Powers, September 10, 2002

By	Charles P. Slaton (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

Melvin Powers is one of the old pros. I dare say that everyone in the business that you see on the TV Infomercials, got their original info from Mel Powers. The gent was long in the business, out of a squat little office in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA in the late 1970s when I began in the marketing and sales business. Over the years, I have purchased probably 20 of copies of this book. I keep loaning them out, and they never come home ! The book has the actual copies of very successful newsprint ads and therefore you can use these actual copies of successful ads to write your own. Everyone speaks about the internet for selling, but hands down, nothing beats newsprint ads if the product is appealing to the public.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars easy read - many of his profitable ad examples with explanations, June 28, 2007

By	Andy Adman - See all my reviews

Melvin has had decades of experience, and sold millions of books. So he's worth listening to.

His methods are simple, cheap and easy to put to work.

The book is easy to understand, without any wasted words. He just lays out a step by step plan on how to start advertising successfully in classified ads. Without wasting money.

He explains how to write a classified ad that gets results. But he doesn't go into detail about how to write the follow up letter you send to people responding to the ad. But he tells you enough to get a basic job done. And gives successful examples to learn from. In the book he recommends Victor Schwab's "How to write a good advertisement" for learning how to write ads well.

This book more focuses on the process of running classified ads, where to place them, what to offer in the ad, and how to do the follow up. Plus organizational details on running a classified ad driven business.

Recommended.

14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely, the BEST book on this topic!, December 11, 1999

By	David Wilkerson (Southern California) - See all my reviews

I've read them all. Mel Powers has put forth the most complete and thorough collection of "doable" classified tips! I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who really wants to make big money! To see how these techniques can help YOU make it big, please visit 2StartSmart.com