T & T, advertise online for free

I recently placed an ad for yoga classes and my photo portrait special on this site http://www.trinidadforsale.com

I'm letting you know because you may live in TT and have a business, service or product you want to promote. This is worth a try. You never know who will be browsing through and will give you great business.

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Order locally or internationally and own one or more of these special images in any of the following sizes:

4" x 6" - $100TT - heat sealed on hard board, ready for hanging
8" x 12" - $250TT - heat sealed on hard board, ready for hanging
24" x 36" - $700TT - beautiful canvas print, stretched on wooded frame, ready for hanging
(Plus shipping and handling where applicable)

($1US = $6.3TT)

To place your order, Email Me or call (868) 786-2539
 

Get your PASSPORT to the Youniverse

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.

- St. Augustine -

Starting in September, I will be leading Kundalini Yoga classes on Friday evenings at the Tai Chi studio on Boothman Drive, lower St. John Rd., St. Augustine and on Tuesday evenings at the Moksha Studio, 103 Tragarete Rd., Woodbrook.

Interested? Or know anyone who will be? The Thou Art Yoga PASSPORT is the card I've designed to give you special pre-paid class rates and other benefits (of which there will be more to come in time).

Please read more about PASSPORT and classes (venues & schedules) here: http://yogapassport.blogspot.com/
It's worth exploring.

How did my classified ads work?

Some weeks ago I put two classified ads in the papers to see what would happen. It was my first time doing this.

In response to the ad above, I got one call from a man who said he was a photographer and he wanted to work for me. He sounded earnest, saying he had just "come back" from abroad and was looking for photography jobs. I told him the ad was for my services. He continued trying to sell himself by saying that he was into photographing all kinds of things. Realising that he was intent on being hired and would hear nothing else, I said: "Sorry, we're not hiring at this point." He told me to keep him in mind. I put down the phone thinking "Well, at least he's proactive in looking for employment avenues and trying to sell himself."

My second ad (above) got three responses, none of which were about proofreading. Either they didn't know what "proofreading" meant or they just read the 'Get your writing right' part.

The first caller was a woman who told me that she wrote short stories and was wondering if I could publish them for her. I told her that I wasn't a publisher, but I could proofread and edit her material. We chatted for a while and she said she still had work to do on the pieces and would get back to me. I somehow don't think she will ... but you never know.

The second was a man who called and asked if I write letters. When I asked him what kind, he said "Business Letters." An 'astute' business person looking to make money off of any opportunity would probably say with enthusiasm (even if they don't do this): "Yes! I write business letters!" Then, they would get someone to write the letters for them and mark up the price so that they make "a little something" off of it. Well, that's not my strategy, so I just told him: "The ad is for proofreading services."

The third was a woman who called and said "I saw the ad for getting your writing right." She wanted to know if I could help her 8 year old daughter who needs help with her handwriting. I explained to her what proofreading is and she apologised. As I put down the phone, my heart went out to her. I thought of how earnest she had sounded as a mother - as though they had tried many avenues to help the little girl, none had been successful and they were reaching out to this ad that promised she could "get her writing right". The part of me that feels sorry for people in certain situations wanted to call her back and offer to try ... but I didn't bother. At the end of the day I don't know how to begin helping a little girl to improve her handwriting and "business" isn't about feeling sorry for people.

The 'old me' would have gone and tried to help them in some way and probably would have ended up having an interesting experience as a result of it. But ... I guess I'm changing.

Anyway, that was my classified ad-venture. Four interested people calling in one month isn't bad. At least it shows that people do read the ads and respond ... even if they're calling for something else.