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Free Advertising methods That You Use

by Robert Bridgen
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I was wondering what method are you using to generate traffic to your website blog or squeeze page with free methods Not on Facebook Or Forums
#advertising #free #methods
  • Profile picture of the author shmol
    For me, setting up a google alert on my topic and writing good comments on the alerts that come it has worked well.

    Also, surprising LinkedIn has brought me some good traffic as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author DWaters
    I use craigslist on occasion. For example I currently have a rare CD for sale on Amazon selling via FBA. The music is rather regional so I have posted ads in a few of the appropriate cities telling about the CD and how they can easily find it on Amazon. This is a rarity that I have a reason to do this however.
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  • Profile picture of the author kandabrewer
    I don't find the quality of leads on most free traffic sources to be worth the while. However, depending on what you're selling, you can try posting free ads on Backpages.com for the largest cities.
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  • Profile picture of the author Scientific Marketer
    Here's my list:
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    -Craigslist
    -Cross promotions
    -Share for Share (social media)
    -ebay
    -amazon
    -youtube
    -guest writing
    -bulletin boards
    -word of mouth
    -news jacking
    -business cards (not free but so cheap that it's almost free)
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  • Profile picture of the author Alan Price
    I think the best one is FB. Tried a lot of ways, but it is the best.

    Thank for other ways. Will help!
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  • Profile picture of the author anayb
    Originally Posted by Robert Bridgen View Post

    I was wondering what method are you using to generate traffic to your website blog or squeeze page with free methods Not on Facebook Or Forums
    YouTube all the way. Another is seo. fb isn't free. Google can help you with organic traffic (WHY do you use the term FREE nothing is free, in fact, organic traffic is the hardest to build). If your content drives lots of likes and shares, then fb is your friend in terms of organic reach. Organic traffic from fb is likely possible if you create engaging social content like what Upworthy.com or attn.com do. Do not forget, you need top-notch video creation skills in order to find any traction, which may take ages. Videos are better than just text and graphics. I suggest you better spend your time learning paid ads for faster results. I am saying this because it took me about two years to master those special video editing skills. I do non-liner editing only, which means I write my own video program. Again, nothing is free, you either pay cash or your time. I chose the later.
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  • Profile picture of the author afam4eva
    Organic traffic from Google and facebook does the magic for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ezelife
    Create a Facebook Page, start by posting twice a day for the next 30 days. One about your business and the other about yourself. Post business valuable quotes, ask engaging questions, post engaging & funny pictures, post free youtube video related to your business or make your own, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author drewgood
    Not sure if this counts, but jv affiliates are free in the sense that you only pay if their list makes money, so there's no up-front financial risk. Obviously, you need your funnel and offer to be on point, of course, because you never want to have an affiliate send something out to their list and get no return on it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarythsaya
    YouTube is very powerful if you do your research on good SEO practices and find out their ranking factors. Lots of people won't/can't go to the trouble of creating video which can give you an edge you won't likely get elsewhere.
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  • Profile picture of the author pabda
    I use YouTube to promote my eBay store and other business and website
    simply best, doesn't cost me a dime.
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  • Profile picture of the author Terry Loomis
    Is anybody using Twitter to create leads or sales? If so, what methods are you using?
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    • Profile picture of the author davejarvys
      Originally Posted by Terry Loomis View Post

      Is anybody using Twitter to create leads or sales? If so, what methods are you using?
      I incentivise customers to tweet a picture of themselves with my product (actually I give very specific instructions). They then get a discount code for their next purchase.
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  • Profile picture of the author SamNuku
    I put this video together for your question I hope it helps

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  • Profile picture of the author sirtiman
    I use fiverr and flippa to get traffic related with my niche, also if lucky got some sales.
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    • Profile picture of the author wmrwl
      Originally Posted by sirtiman View Post

      I use fiverr and flippa to get traffic related with my niche, also if lucky got some sales.
      How exactly (if you don't mind sharing) do you get traffic related to your niche from Flippa? Do you create a site or specifically for sale with the intention of gaining leads somehow?
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  • Profile picture of the author absolutelee
    YouTube works great for me. Also, it's evergreen. Had a guy contact me about a large sale from a video I did a year ago just yesterday. So, I LOVE the evergreen part!
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  • Profile picture of the author addnetit
    Before publishing a blog do keyword research which is receiving more traffic with less competition,Find out keywords and create title which is more curative to make the visitor stick with your blog post and add social Icons which enables the visitor to share your post in social media.
    Use linkedin and twitter
    Publish your post in LinkedIn to increase the visibility
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  • Profile picture of the author discrat
    Organic but it sure ain't free lol. You have Monetary Cost and Time Cost. It definitely is Time
    Cost
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  • Profile picture of the author shinryu
    Originally Posted by Robert Bridgen View Post

    I was wondering what method are you using to generate traffic to your website blog or squeeze page with free methods Not on Facebook Or Forums
    Video marketing maybe fit your request. If not, just use FB or whatever you like, (think about sharing docs or bonus also good)
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  • Profile picture of the author luciesmazanska
    Below is a list of sites to place free classified ads.

    Free Classified ads Sites list

    backpage.com
    craigslist.org
    kijiji.com
    olx.com
    beatyourprice.com
    isell.com
    itsmymarket.com
    loot.com
    oodle.com
    epage.com
    yelper.org
    adpost.com
    chooseyouritem.com
    ClassifiedAds.com
    classifieds.myspace.com
    ClassifiedsForFree.com
    domesticsale.com
    ezilon.com
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  • Profile picture of the author billalbdtest
    Beside the Social media site & Forum site, you can use Craigslist, relevant blog commenting & so on. Thanks for your interest.
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  • Profile picture of the author maxsi
    Tons of people are using Traffic Networks and free PPC methods ( yes free PPC)
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonathan S
    One of the best methods for free traffic generation is still the good old search engine. Keep your website active by putting fresh and unique contents as well as improving your SEO. Another one is list building, giveaway any 'free items' that helps the target audience in any way in exchange of their emails thus you'll have the opportunity to keep them updated through newsletters, etc. Whether we like it or not, social media including forums are the modern day traffic generators. We can use the power of Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, Linkedin, Google Plus and many more. We can get targeted traffic from free traffic generators but we need to put considerable effort in, there's no magic in internet marketing, those who are focused and putting a lot of effort win :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      All I do is just write articles and submit them to niche-relevant online/offline publications which already are targeting my best prospects.

      If you can write your own articles, this method can be free, and is perhaps the most effective way for generating massive amounts of highly convertible traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hiral Patel
    Is that spam?
    Hi I am new in Digital marketing
    If I doing Seo for local and I submitted classified for new york is that legal or not, is that spam
    or we done it for backlinks?
    One more thing is that Web hosting will affect on local seo or not
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  • Profile picture of the author mickyl
    I am testing Instagram right now, and for some niches it's going very well. But it really depends on your niche, of course.
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  • Profile picture of the author innn
    SEO optimization is the best vay.
    But why you don't want to use facebook?
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  • Profile picture of the author Silentkiller1
    I find SEO the best source of free traffic but it takes time to build reputation and get top ranking.
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  • Profile picture of the author simon28
    I use social media, as well but the most efficient strategy for my projects is to get traffic through Kindle ebooks.
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    forums, blogs, articles, directories, twitter, linkedin, fb, insta.

    These work for you, if you work them.

    I started with nothing, and then when I made $3000 using free methods, I went used that money on PAID methods.
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  • Profile picture of the author stephenm44
    If you have a list, you could use ad swaps. There are plenty of sites advertising ways of swapping with other affiliates. You just need to make sure you know what you are getting and what you need to give in return. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hiral Patel
    as per my experience you have to create free classified sites and local listing of your business or topic... you can also post it in local event hosting site...
    also upselling is the better option for you to promote and generate traffic..
    one last is using high pr social site like tumblr, reddit and so many, because that is the platform which are you looking..
    you can see your traffic on google analytic or any free tools..
    i wish it will helps you too...
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  • Profile picture of the author brettb
    I seem to get a lot of traffic to "junk" fanpages on FB (think celeb/popculture/model type niches, i.e. anything instagram worthy). I am sure that my sites are kept in the Google index on the strength of having popular looking fan pages and good social signals.
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  • Profile picture of the author amuro
    Originally Posted by Robert Bridgen View Post

    I was wondering what method are you using to generate traffic to your website blog or squeeze page with free methods Not on Facebook Or Forums
    Blog commenting, classified advertising, guest posting, document sharing and Youtube videos.
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  • Profile picture of the author amuro
    Yes, I totally agree with those posts suggesting classified ads.

    After all, this is how I made my 1st dollar online in 2008.

    Before knowing and doing list building and email marketing.

    Here are the sites I have been using for 9 years.

    1. Adlandpro

    2. Adpost

    3. Backpage

    4. Classified Ads

    5. Craiglist

    6. Gumtree

    7. Locanto

    8. STClassifieds

    Though there are many other sites, these 8 gave me the biggest ROI based on experiences.
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  • Profile picture of the author generay
    I have used free solo ads sites and safelist marketing.. works like a gem for getting new prospects and signups. Odd, but true, I have had little success posting ads on craigslist. Free advertising works.
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