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2008
11
September

How To Advertise Without Adwords

by Brian Basch

Google Adwords and Google Adsense are so popular in the online marketing world, that they have all but eclipsed the other forms of advertising available to marketers. In their enthusiasm to jump on the bandwagon people are overlooking many other cost effective ways to advertise

Adwords is a method of pay per click marketing. Here is how it works; advertisers are charged a nominal amount every time their ad is viewed. Although the charges are usually less than a dollar, they can accumulate into a larger amount. This is especially true of popular keywords, as these can create a large quantity of worthless leads. It is certainly a risk and if you are not careful your campaign can eat up your advertising budget.

You will be glad to hear that the world of advertising does not stop with Adwords. In fact you will be surprised to know that this form of advertising is not the one that most people use. There are many ways to advertise and the market belongs to those who are willing to explore all the methods available. In fact those who think outside of Adwords are the same people who will make profits and save money.

One of the best ways to advertise without Adwords is social marketing. Blogs and forums are 2 of the most powerful forms of marketing using this media. Both these forms of social marketing offer immense exposure, as they attract visitors to discuss topics of their unique interests. When you post blogs about a product, with links back to your website, you can increase traffic for free.

Another effective promotion is placing ads on other people’s websites. Be careful about doing this. You must be very aware of your market and to whom you are trying to reach. Market analysis and customer awareness is a must. 3 options are open for you, when you use this promotion. Banner or text ads can be used. You can either pay a flat fee to the owner of the website, or pay for each click, as in pay per click advertising.

The next 2 methods hinge on website content. This is a very effective way to advertise on a partner’s website. Businesses will hire writers to provide them with content for their site. Trust and traffic will be increased by this means. If you are a smart advertiser, you can fulfill this need and get free exposure. They can offer their own articles, with bio to these companies for their website content. Back links will be created by this means.

The success of this promotion depends on the visitor completing the article and using the link in the bio for more information. Unfortunately the chances are slim that they will do this, as the attention span of most readers is short. As an alternative links back to your website can be sprinkled throughout the article. If while reading a person wants more details or better understanding of some points they can follow these links back to your website. This is termed hosted content. If you put in links into your article you may have to pay a commission, because the links will encourage visitors to leave the site.

When using these methods online promoters are able to make more profits. At the same time they will avoid the risks involved with Adwords. In fact with these methods they will not have the humiliation of losing money.

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