But most of them can't pass a super easy test and/or are convicted criminals and/or are unemployed but spent $5k on a guru course they heard advertised on the radio. 

Is it worthwhile to get the papers they advertise in?

I thought about checking out one of those deals advertise in billboards, etc about $1400-$1500 per slab of granite.

You'd want to consult with an attorney for the legality of such things in your area and also speak with a broker on the rules of self-advertising while hanging your license with them.

Gone are the days when search engine optimisation meant stuff a keyword in the title, subheaders, alt tags, slug, meta-description, and body of an article, and you successfully land your content on the first page of Google.It has also been noticed commonly content marketers dive haphazardly in the execution part with a minimal groundwork on making the strategy.2017 is a year where content marketing is predicted to play a larger role in digital marketing initiatives than ever before.

Perhaps one that advertises that they handle hail damage.  

R4-28-502, set forththe rules for real estate advertising.

Only licensees may advertise properties they don't own.

If it is in double digits then your better off paying that down than investing as your investment returns (which are risky) would go to pay that debt down. 

I have shopped around and find that they all come pretty close to one another, even the companies that advertise much lower rates initially.