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Just curious if anyone ever heard of WideCircles internet viral marketing service ? I was referred to it by another webmaster. Apparently they work by injecting viral messages into various forums, blogs, wiki's, classifieds and so on. These messages then contain backlinks which help with SEO, as well attract lot of referral traffic. They bill around 0.40c per each post that's been active for 5 days and say a single post can easily attract 100 or more hits a day, I am going to give them a try today and see how it goes.

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raised the common question about third-party services that seed promotional posts. As warned, mass posting into other sites is often treated as spam and can hurt both reputation and search visibility. Legitimate viral marketing relies on earned attention; paid or automated placements intended to manipulate rankings are covered by search-engine link policies and can trigger penalties (). was right that viral tactics leverage networks — the difference is whether the network engagement is organic or engineered.

If there is concern about penalties or sudden ranking drops, check Google Search Console for manual action notices and review referral/organic traffic trends. Attempt removal first—contact site owners and document outreach. Use the disavow tool only as a last resort and follow Google’s instructions carefully (Disavow links tool). For any paid placement or influencer mention, follow disclosure rules ().

Safer, higher-return tactics to try instead:

  • Build shareable assets (how-to guides, interactive tools, short videos) that solve a real problem.
  • Do direct outreach for editorial coverage and guest posts on reputable sites.
  • Run small paid social campaigns to amplify content to targeted audiences.
  • Partner transparently with influencers, using contracts and proper disclosures.
    A simple workflow: set one clear goal (awareness, signups), create one highly useful asset, list 20 qualified publishers/influencers, pitch with a value-first message, amplify with paid targeting, and measure with UTM tags.

If still vetting vendors, insist on verifiable, live placements; unique copy; manual outreach; transparent reporting (UTMs); and that paid links will be labeled appropriately. Walk away from offers that promise huge placement volume for suspiciously low prices or that automate posting across hundreds of sites.

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Never heard of them but it seems like they're just spamming other forums and blogs. You might end up getting into more trouble than they're worth because they'll give your company a bad reputation in the industry ... and being labeled a spammer isn't an easy thing to shake off these days.

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iral marketing and viral advertising refer to marketing techniques that use pre-existing social networks to produce increases in brand awareness or to achieve other marketing objectives (such as product sales) through self-replicating viral processes, analogous to the spread of pathological and computer viruses. It can be word-of-mouth delivered or enhanced by the network effects of the Internet.

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