Cheap advertising for small businesses: your own laptop billboard
If you work from cafés, co-working spaces or airports, the back of your laptop is already in front of people for hours a week. StoryLid turns it into a small billboard with a QR code, for less than a coffee a week.
Why a laptop is good ad space
It goes where you go, it's seen by people near you, and it costs nothing extra to run once it's printed. Unlike an online ad, there's no budget that runs out.
The design gives people a reason to look; the QR code gives them an easy way to find you without interrupting.
How it compares with other low-cost advertising
- Flyers and business cards: StoryLid is printed once and doesn't run out, and you can see every scan.
- Car wraps and signs: a fraction of the price, and it comes with you indoors.
- Online ads: no cost per click, and the people who scan are nearby.
Measure it like an ad
Every scan is counted. With a plan you see scans by day, hour, city and device, the waves people send, and a log of the hellos and bookings it led to, with their dollar value.
Who uses it
Solo founders, freelancers, coaches, realtors, authors, musicians, performers, creators and small teams who want to be seen locally.
Cost
Own it: $60 once. Plans from $9 a month, or $5.38 a month on the 2-year plan (billed $129 every 2 years) with your first skin free. Free US shipping.
Questions
- Will people really scan a laptop?
- Some will, and some will walk over and say hello. Your dashboard shows exactly how many scan, so you can judge it with real numbers.
- Do I need a designer?
- No. Paste your website link or upload photos and you get four finished designs, free to try.
- Can I change the ad later?
- On a plan you can change where the code leads anytime. A new design means a new skin.
See your designs before you pay. Free US shipping.