The general procedure for booking Newspaper advertisements online for Mumbai location is explained below :

• New advertisers should sign up with new credentials and existing advertisers should login with registered credentials on the respective advertising portal.
• The main category for the desired ad matter should be selected depending upon the purpose and content of the ad matter. Also, the desired location should be ideally selected as “Mumbai”.
• Format of the advertisement must be selected - Classified Text, Classified Display or Display depending on the advertisement budget.
• Choice of the newspaper the advertiser would like to advertise in should be made, following which, the desired edition and booking package must be selected so as to enable advertisers make use of the prevailing offers on booking.
• The desired ad matter should be composed in the preferred language (english, hindi, marathi or any regional language depending on the newspaper selected) and submitted in the standardised ad format, preferably as a PDF file. Sample advertisements for each category are usually available on the websites to guide advertisers frame their advertisements for wider reach and maximum response.
• An appropriate sub category should then be chosen under the main heading of the advertisement composed. 
• All documents should be uploaded for verification of the advertiser and his advertisement, since all publications generally demand for proper documentation prior to publishing the advertisement, such that no fraudulent or misleading advertisements find a place on the newspapers.
• The desired release date/s must be selected before making the payment. At this stage, the advertiser may use any discount options to minimise the advertisement cost. 
• Once the advertisement is billed, the advertiser may preview the advertisement before making the final payment, as any alterations might change the billing amount.
• Upon completing all these steps, the advertiser may proceed to making payment for the ad booking. Online advertising agencies offer a plethora of payment options to make payment via netbanking, debit cards, credit cards as online payment options and cash or cheque deposits and NEFT/RTGS as offline payment options.
• Most advertising portals enable the advertisers to opt for cancellation of the advertisement if they need to. 
• Advertisers may approach these advertising agencies to verify the release of their advertisements on specified publish dates and can even request for soft copies (through e-papers) or hard copies (through post, against additional courier charges) of the advertisement.