Here in Minneapolis, all brokers use "OpenHouse.com" and our local newspaper have fallen off the preferred list.  In asking open house attendees where they have found the Open House information, they all say:  "The Internet". 

I have done research on advertising on the internet.  I simple cannot afford to compete with with "big guys" in our area.  Buying key words on such engines as "google" is far beyond my budget. 

Espensive VS Low Cost...very much low cost, but I have been active in my book clubs, churches, schools, etc.  It is very much a time to be "in" the community.   

Hi Pam...you may want to look into SEO, (Search Engine Optimization), that way you can take advantage of the web stuff, but not have to pay per click. It costs money, but only one time...

Good food for thought and wise contributions.  Though I'm not a stager, I've become a bit more sensitized to their value since I've been on AR and adding one to your listing team wouldn't hurt anyone.

Thank you for the comment on my post Tip #2 know your inventory. 

One of the things I like to do is to deliver seasonal items to my sphere.  Next week I'll deliver turkey basters which you can pick up at the dollar store (approx. 50 cents) or a nicer one at Target (approx. $1.00).