TBYB! labs is thrilled to release this online tool to help you create slick personal ads for yourself. Ad-O-Matic automatically lays out your ad on a variety of products which you can preview and order immediately, and begin using to influence yourself in a few days. All you need to provide are a photo and (optional) ad slogan.
The products are printed and shipped to you by a company called Zazzle which specializes in printing custom designs one at a time. You may have already heard of them, or another company called CafePress that uses a similar process. Both are reputable firms that ship high quality products. I chose Zazzle for Ad-O-Matic because they let me do some programming on this website to make the process extra easy for you.
Here’s how it works
1. Choose a goal and strategy
First choose a goal and a marketing strategy for your ad. If you don’t know how to do that, it’s what the whole rest of this site is about! Check out the Articles page for lots of ideas and tutorials.
5. Tweak your design
For those who are so inclined, you can tweak most any aspect of the design (or not). The “Options” tab lets you change the color, style, or size of your product. The “Customize It!” button takes you to options for changing the color, size and font of your slogan. For example, depending on the picture you upload, you may want to change the text to a lighter color. The Design tab lets you fine-tune the placement of your photo and text.
6. Order your custom product
When you’re happy with the results you can order your personalized item directly from Zazzle. Click “Add to cart” and then “Checkout now“. Prices start under $3.00. It’s not necessary to create a Zazzle account unless you want to; just follow the prompts to check out as a guest. You’ll receive your product in a few days.
Zazzle’s products are very high quality, but if there’s any reason you’re not completely happy, you’re covered with a full 30 day refund. Still nervous? Here’s their Safe Shopping Guarantee.
7. Use it!
Once you receive the product with your ad, USE it! The whole point of personal marketing is to get our own messages in front of ourselves on a daily basis, just like all of the others who advertise to us. Put the magnet on your refrigerator, wear the t-shirt, or substitute your new mug, bag or keychain for the one you use most frequently and let the influence begin!
Related articles
- 10 steps to powerful personal marketing
- How to choose a goal for your back-to-school marketing campaign
- Create a brand for your goal: Decide how to position your change
- Put yourself in the picture
- A picture of your target result is worth at least 1000 words of crisp, powerful copy
- Punch up your headline with Phrases that Sell
- Write your copy like the result you want is already true
- Use ads to focus on the outcome you want
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