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                  "The Best Low-Cost Advertising for 
                 Home-Based & Other Small Businesses."

  Classifieds Ads For $1.00, TV Ads For $5, & Other Great Deals!

        This file provides very complete information about the
publication, what it is, who can benefit from it, and cost and
ordering information.  For your convenience, we have provided
answers to the most frequently asked questions here.  If after
reading this file, you find you have additional questions, you may
send them to us via e-mail at:

                     bcic@ix.netcom.com

        What "The Best Low-Cost Advertising for Home-Based & Other
Small Businesses" is: An advertisers' resource, available in two
versions, and either on computer disk, or as a booklet.  It contains
all information necessary to place 25-word classified advertisements
in thousands of local newspapers for an average cost of about $1.00
(one dollar) each.  Currently, there are about 4,800 participating
newspapers and that number is growing all the time.

        These are REAL daily and weekly newspapers.  They are
published in thousands of cities all across the United States.  The
readers are primarily homeowners with a wide variety of interests
and well accustomed to mail order buying.

        These newspapers are available for use in groups of various
sizes from about 90 newspapers to several hundred newspapers.  Your
cost to place your 25-word classified advertisement in these groups
of newspapers will run from a low of about $.49 per newspaper to a
high of about $4.50 per newspaper (see examples below), depending on
which group or groups you use.

        There are far more groups available for use with
per-newspaper costs around the $1.00 to $1.50 range than at either
extreme, which is why we quote your average cost at around $1.00.
There are no minimums or maximums -- you can advertise in as few or
as many of these groups as you like.

        These are NOT introductory prices.  You can place your ads
in these newspapers as often as you want to and you will never have
to pay any advertising agency a commission because YOU will place
your own ads.

        Here are a few examples of what you can do using the
information in our publication:
 
        *  Place your 25-word Classified Ad in EACH of
           92 Newspapers for $99.00 (just over $1.00 ea.)
        *  Place your 25-word Classified Ad in EACH of
           160 Newspapers for $129.00 (well under $1.00 ea.)
        *  Place your 25-word Classified Ad in EACH of
           168 Newspapers for $149.00 (well under $1.00 ea.)
        
        We guarantee the prices and number of participating
newspapers to be accurate to within 10 percent.

        Each group of newspapers has an administrating organization
that guarantees your advertisement will run in no less than 90
percent of their group's participating newspapers.  Your ad will run
for one issue (daily or weekly) per insertion.

        With this much exposure available this inexpensively, it is
easy to see the power and potential here.

        WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR PUBLICATION?: 
This B.C.I.C.  product was created to give ALL advertisers, but
especially small to mid-sized businesses, and those operating home-
based or startup businesses a pool of advertising resources that is
both very powerful and effective, yet extremely inexpensive to use.

        WHAT DOES THE PUBLICATION COST?:  
"The Best Low-Cost Advertising for Home-Based & Other Small
Businesses" is available in two versions, with the idea being one
version or the other is sure to fit almost any advertising budget.
Both versions are available on 3.5" or 5.25" computer disk, or as a
booklet.  No postage or handling charges are applied to either
version when sold on disk.

        Version One: Contains ONLY the information necessary to
contact and advertise in any or all of the newspapers outlined
above.  You will get everything you need to begin placing your
advertisements in these newspapers the same day you receive the
materials.  Version One costs $19.95 on disk.  Again, please specify
disk size -- sorry, no Mac version is currently available.  Version
One is $24.95 when sold as a booklet to cover printing, postage and
handling costs.

        Version Two: Contains everything in Version One, plus . . .

*  How to purchase real TV ads for less than $5.00 each.
*  How to purchase radio ads very inexpensively.  A source for
   60-second radio commercials to be broadcast in an ultra-affluent
   listening market, during peak listening hours (6am to 9pm) for
   less than $6.00 each is included with this version.  This station
   will even write your commercials and handle inquiries for you
   using their own toll-free 800 number.

*  Complete information on where and how to obtain extremely low
   interest Visas and MasterCards is included for those who like to
   charge their business expenses.

*  Complete information on how to have your own advertising materials
   mailed together with those of famous brand products such as:

-- Fingerhut  -- Columbia House  -- Miles Kimball  -- Speigel
-- Featherspring  -- Encyclopedia Britanica  -- The Sharper Image
-- Harlequin Books  -- Blair Men's Apparel -- Book of the Month Club  
-- American Security Products -- Franklin Mint  -- L'eggs  
-- Just My Size  -- Nordicktrack -- Rent-A-Center  -- Days Inn, and 
many more . . .

        Using this technique, you can target your advertising
audience with laser-like, pinpoint accuracy; regionally or
nationally -- and get a much greater percentage of the advertising
and promotional materials you've worked so hard to create actually
read by prospective customers.

        In other words, when the Book of the Month Club, for
example, ships a book purchased by one of its customers, they can
enclose YOUR advertisements informing the purchaser all about YOUR
offers.  When Nordictrack -- as another example -- ships a piece of
exercise equipment, YOUR offer for diet products, athletic wear,
books on weight-lifting techniques, sports vacations, etc., can be
presented directly with the shipment.

        Version Two costs $49.95 on disk (3.5" or 5.25" - no Mac
version available yet), and $54.95 as a booklet.

        Both versions are ideal advertising vehicles for: Home-Based
Businesses, Multi-level Marketers, Home Repair & Renovation
Businesses, Crafters, Mail Order Businesses of all kinds, Insurance
Sales, Health & Fitness Businesses, Weight Loss Businesses, Help
Wanted Advertising, Positions Wanted Advertising, Antiques for Sale,
Used Items for Sale, Grand Openings, Real Estate Advertising, those
who want to advertise Statewide, Regionally or Nationally, etc.
Both versions are sold with a full 60 day money back guarantee.

        To Order: Fill in the optional B.C.I.C. order form below, or
just or send payment  for Version One or Version Two, along with all
appropriate information (name, address, booklet or disk and disk size)
to:

                B.C.I.C.
                107 S. West St., Ste. 196
                Alexandria, VA 22314-2824


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        Please ship the items I have marked below.  I understand I may
return "The Best Low-Cost Advertising for Home-Based & Other Small
Businesses" at any time within 60 Days for a full refund if I'm not 
fully satisfied.

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____ Version One ____ $19.95 On Disk    Or  ____ $24.95 As A Booklet
                   ____ 3.5" Disk
                   ____ 5.25" Disk

____ Version Two ____ $49.95 On Disk    Or ____ $54.95 As A Booklet
                   ____ 3.5" Disk
                   ____ 5.25" Disk

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