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hi ive been using free advertising for quite a while now and am starting to see some good results with my search engine rankings. does anyone else here use free advertising?

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Good thread — ’s persistence and ’s “gimmick” note show why testing matters, and ’s warning about repeating the same description is exactly the kind of practical caution many miss. The core rule: aim for relevant, measurable placements instead of raw volume. Search engines now detect and neutralize manipulative link tactics, so time spent on low-quality mass submissions can be wasted or worse. (See Google’s guidance on spam and link abuse.) (developers.google.com)

A short, repeatable workflow that fits a small budget:

  1. Pick three promising channels and treat each as a hypothesis to test.
  2. Tag every promotional link with consistent UTM names so you can compare real performance in Analytics. Use a simple naming convention (all lower-case, consistent medium/source/campaign). Example URL:
    https://example.com/landing?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=freeads_test
  3. Send traffic to one clean test landing page with one clear conversion (email capture or a tracked thank-you page). Mark that event as a conversion in GA4 and watch conversions by campaign. Those are the numbers that tell you what to scale. (Official docs for GA4 URL tagging and event/conversion handling are below.) ()

Quick troubleshooting and cautions: if a placement brings clicks but no conversions, check UTM casing, landing page relevance, and page load/usability. If search visibility stalls, review canonicalization and duplicate-content signals — reuse is fine for distribution, but search engines prefer unique, valuable pages. Also follow email rules if you build a list (opt-outs, accurate headers, a physical address) to avoid legal trouble. Links to the official guidance are included so you can implement these safely and measure what actually moves the needle. (developers.google.com)

Further reading (official):

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Member Avatar for mddv

What do you mean by free advertising????

It is a large statement to make since there are many methods of advertising for free.

What Methods do you use???

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What do you mean by free advertising????

It is a large statement to make since there are many methods of advertising for free.

What Methods do you use???

well i use free directories, free viral marketing, link exchange, classifieds, free articles.
as many different types of free advertising i can get my hands on. im trying to build a list of 100,000 places to advertise for free

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Viral marketing rules :) You need a gimmick though ... you really do.

Member Avatar for bazmanblue

It Does indeed. I have tried many different types now and am reeping the rewards. some may be a bit slow to start with like ones based on downlines but if you can build it up for a while the free traffic floods in

Member Avatar for etechsupport

Sound nice, it will help to ppl who start their business with very low budget.

Member Avatar for bazmanblue

alot of people say its not free advertising because of the time you spend on it but ive found some sites that can be just as effective as adwords and take the same amount of time to set up.

Member Avatar for bazmanblue

a gimmick:?:

Member Avatar for PC101

I'm clueless... what's "Viral marketing?" :?:

Thanks!

Lyte

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Ahh... good ol' Wiki... thanks! :)

Lyte

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what is the reason to post link to your site to 500 directories (i suppose you do it manually, because in other way you can't guarantee you got there) that takes 1 day (which is far away of being real)
if you can spend $50 and buy few links on sites, that have similar topic and have even better effect?

btw, if you post everywhere the same description of your site - it will be far away of being effective. already checked that :)

Member Avatar for trafficman

I 'm also using free methods for my websites and it actually taught me a lot and now I know where I would go if I decide to invest.

But Free is not so free! It's a time investment and lot people say time is money!

Member Avatar for etechsupport

I too look for a paid service in order to make some one held accountable.

Member Avatar for webmasterran

I think by free Advertising he meant organic traffic from search engines ya offcourse thats free =D

Member Avatar for cool_78

but other than the convenience of having a paid service is there any difference if you do it yourself?

Member Avatar for pilkumara

I was reviewing a few viral marketing service and came accross something pretty intresting called WideCircles. They seem to work by sending viral messages to various websites like forums, blogs, wiki's and so on. My friend signed up for the account the other day after running a small but successful campaign ( targeting very specific niche ) and told me about it. It seems like a nice idea to gather highly relevant traffic and help with the SEO process at the same time while paying very small amount of money compared to pay per click. In any case, I am going to give them a try today. In case you are intrested here is the site.

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