After a career as a professional musician and band leader in the Miami South Florida Area I decided to see if I could make some money with this new internet thing. After years of trial and error I started to get the hang of it and now I am completely financially independent because of my various online businesses. The goal of this blog is to chronicle my continued marketing experiences. I focus on real examples of what works and what does not work.
Google does not give us a recipe for getting our sites ranked. We have to use our own experiences to see what actually works rather than theory.
I hope you enjoy the blog. Please let us know what you think in the comments area. We appreciate your feedback.
Running my own classified ad websites has been one of my best lead generation tools. I get 100’s of leads everyday. Check out the video below where I go into detail about this.
However, what if you are starting from scratch? Not a problem. Here are many no cost and no cost ways to promote your own classified ad website. You can even use all these techniques to promote our affiliate programs or even any affiliate program.
1. Contact All Your Personal Contacts 1 by 1!
Do not underestimate this! I guarantee you have lots of contacts in your phone. Contact each one individually and tell them about your new free advertising website. Ask for their advice about your site.
Very important. Do not ask their opinion. Ask their advice. The make them an ally for you. Now they are on your “team.”
Then ask them to send the link to anybody they know who has a business and is looking for free advertising.
Then do the same with all your contacts in your gmail account or other email accounts. Contact them one by one with a personal email.
I spoke with one older network marketer who individually contacted 80 people per day. He used no high tech software and he consistently make money in network marketing for years which is very hard to do.
Old school marketing still works and does not rely on complicated technology.
2. Send An Email Blast to Your “List”
Have you been building your opt in list? If so now is the time to reap the reward. Send this email to your list and of course include a link to your classified ad website:
Headline: Place Your Ad On My High Traffic Site for Free!
Hi,
I have just partnered with Matthew May at Classifiedsubmissions.com
and we have set up a new free classified ad website.
www.yourwebsite.com
The website is slammed with traffic and advertising
because we are a part of the Classifiedsubmissions.com
network.
This website is being heavily promoted.
You are invited to place your free ad on my high
traffic site and take advantage of all the traffic.
Upgrade your ad for just $5. and your ad will rotate
in the Premium gallery at the top of the home page
and at the top of your category for 90 days.
Please visit www.yourwebsite.com now and start
posting your ads right away.
Cheers!
Your contact info
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You can also post this invitation on all your social media pages.
I have used this simple email to get 1000’s of people to join my classified ad website.
3. Start Making YouTube TikTok and Instagram Videos.
Do not worry about being good. You won’t be. Just start making videos every day and posting them about your website and the online advertising niche. You will get better as you go. If you need ideas for videos try using ChatGPT or Google Gemini for topic ideas.
I just put this prompt into ChatGPT:
“I have a free classified ad website. I need to make TikTok videos. The site mainly appeals to the work from home affiliate marketing, business opportunity crowd but there are many other categories as well. I need some subject ideas for videos.”
Here are the ideas it gave me:
1. How to Post Ads on Your Classified Site
Walk users through how easy it is to post an ad on your platform, from selecting the category to final submission.
Highlight different categories available, especially the business opportunities section.
2. Top 5 Work-from-Home Ideas You Can Start Today
Share trending and simple work-from-home ideas (e.g., affiliate marketing, freelancing, dropshipping) with examples of ads from your site.
3. How to Create an Effective Classified Ad for Affiliate Marketing
Give tips on writing effective ad titles, descriptions, and including the right keywords to get noticed.
4. Success Stories: People Who Found Business Opportunities on Our Site
Share real or hypothetical success stories from users who found gigs, opportunities, or side hustles on your platform.
5. Maximizing Your Business Opportunity Listings: Insider Tips
Offer strategies for affiliate marketers and entrepreneurs to get the most visibility and clicks from their classified ads.
6. “Do’s and Don’ts” for Posting Business Opportunity Ads
A fun, quick list of common mistakes people make when posting ads and how to avoid them.
7. Why Classified Ads Are Still Relevant for Work-from-Home Jobs
Address the skeptics and explain why classified ads remain a powerful tool for finding opportunities, with examples from your site.
8. Quick Guide to Finding Freelance Gigs on Our Platform
Create a video showing how freelancers (graphic designers, writers, etc.) can search for gigs and post their services on your website.
9. Affiliate Marketing Opportunities You Didn’t Know Existed
Share lesser-known affiliate marketing niches and opportunities listed in your classified ads.
10. How to Create Passive Income with Ads
Explain how users can utilize classified ads to generate passive income streams through affiliate marketing or other business models.
11. What Makes a Classified Ad Stand Out?
Share tips and tricks for creating a standout ad (use real examples from your platform).
12. 5 Business Categories You Should Check Out on Our Site
Highlight five of the most popular or profitable business categories on your site and how they can help users.
13. Step-by-Step Guide to Signing Up and Posting for Free
Show users how quick and easy it is to create an account and post their first free ad.
14. Why Entrepreneurs Are Using Our Classified Site to Grow Their Business
Highlight the benefits of using classified ads for entrepreneurs looking to grow their audience.
15. Behind the Scenes: Managing a Free Classified Ad Site
Take viewers behind the scenes, showing them what goes into running and maintaining a classified ad website.
16. Can You Make Money Posting Ads for Others?
Showcase how people can make money by helping businesses or affiliates post ads on your site.
17. TikTok Influencers: How to Promote Your Services on Our Site
Create a video targeting TikTok influencers or creators, showing how they can promote their brand or service on your platform.
18. Work-from-Home Side Hustles: What’s Hot Right Now?
Curate a list of trending side hustles or work-from-home opportunities from your classified site.
19. Ultimate Guide to Posting in Our Business Opportunity Section
Break down the process of finding and posting in the business opportunity section with real-life examples.
20. How Classified Ads Can Help You Scale Your Online Business
Educate users on how using classified ads can help them attract more traffic, leads, or customers for their online businesses.
So do you think this is enough to start with? You can make the videos yourself or you can hire cheap outsourcers on Fiverr.com or other freelance sites. You can post these video on all the different platforms. You can even ask chatgpt to write the video script for you!
The key is to start making videos every day with links back to your website and to build your audience.
4. Create A Separate Facebook Page and Social Media Accounts Branded For Your Website.
If you specifically optimize your social media accounts for a free classified ad website it will be found very quickly in Google when people are searching for such sites.
Then you can post your own videos and articles on the social media accounts and people looking for free advertising will find your website.
Why not take advantage of as much free natural search engine traffic as possible?
5. Viral Mailers and Traffic Exchanges
What is everybody looking for who uses viral mailers and traffic exchanges? They are looking for quality free advertising. And you have it! So while everybody else is promoting the latest biz opp deal you can promote the tools they need.
During the gold rush the people who got rich were the ones selling the shovels and supplies not those looking for gold. Here is a list of viral mailers and traffic exhanges:
During The Gold Rush The People Who Got Rich Were The Ones Who Sold The Supplies Not The Ones Looking For Gold. Selling Tools and Advertising Can Often Work Better Than Pitching Biz Opps
Please visit here for a list of popular viral mailers and traffic exchanges. Many on this page are offering discount codes and even free advertising. It is upgraded regularly.
Join as many as you can and post as much as you can. You can use the sales letter I provided you earlier.
Here are even more safelist/viral mailers and traffic exchanges:
6. Use Banner Exchange Scripts Like Leadsleap.com and Adsvert.com
You can look at the bottom of Daniel’s site 90dayads.com to see examples of an adsvert.com banner exchange.
Every time you show an ad impression on your website other webmasters will show your ad on their website. This gets your website out to different audiences and creates momentum.
7. Put Subscription Forms All Over Your Website!
Even though our system automatically integrates with Aweber to get people into your funnel you can still increase opt ins by putting your opt in forms all over your website.
You can put opt in forms from Aweber or from ANY email/autoresponder service that you are using. Check out what Ashton did with putting a beautiful pop up on his website here:
8. Use ALL Our Software at Coolmarketingsoftware.com
At Coolmarketingsoftware.com we have both free ad paid software that will allow you to place non stop ads on Multiple Classified High Traffic Classified Ad Websites. What better place to advertise your classified ad website than other ad websites? Every advertiser is a targeted lead. Here is the most popular ad posting software Osclass Submitter.
What Better Place to Advertise Your Own Classified Ad Website Than On Other High Traffic Classified Ad Websites?
9. Sign Up for The Yearly Account at Classifiedsubmissions.com and Let Us Submit Ads For You Every Month All Year Long
If you want a completely hands off option get the yearly membership of Classifiedsubmissions.com. We post ads every day on autopilot with our proprietary software. You just give us your ad (we can even help you write it) and then you post your ad constantly. We will also upgrade your ad on over 80 websites as well. To learn more visit here.
10. Just Purchase Advertising
You can run YouTube ads,Facebook Ads, even Google Ads directly to your website. Here are some sample ad ideas I got from ChatGPT. You can vary the prompt you use to get even more ideas:
1. General Classified Ads
Headline 1: Post Free Classified Ads Today Headline 2: Reach Millions of Buyers Headline 3: Quick & Easy Ad Posting
Description:
Advertise your products, services, or opportunities for free! Reach millions of buyers and sellers instantly. Start posting your ads today!
2. Business Opportunities
Headline 1: Discover Business Opportunities Headline 2: Post Ads for Free Headline 3: Entrepreneurs Welcome
Description:
Post business opportunities and connect with buyers and partners today. Free listings for all your ventures.
3. Real Estate Ads
Headline 1: List Your Property for Free Headline 2: Buy or Sell Real Estate Headline 3: Reach Thousands of Buyers
Description:
Post real estate listings for free! Sell or rent properties quickly and get seen by thousands of potential buyers.
4. Jobs & Employment
Headline 1: Post Jobs for Free Headline 2: Connect with Top Employers Headline 3: Hire Fast, Easy Posting
Description:
Find your next job or hire the best talent with our free classified ads. Start posting job ads now and connect instantly.
5. Buy & Sell Products
Headline 1: Buy & Sell Products Free Headline 2: Local Classified Ads Headline 3: Get Deals on Used Items
Description:
Buy, sell, and trade new or used products. Post ads free and find great deals in your area today!
11. Create A Free Ebook of Free Advertising Resources Prominently Featuring Your Website and Give it Away to Your Contacts and Upload it to All The File Sharing Services.
Here is a Fiverr.com gig where you can have your pdf uploaded to sites like Slideshare.net, Issu and Scribd, I created a re-brandable ebook here that you can use and/or you can create your own.
12. Create Your Own Blog On Your Classified Ad Website and Improve Your SEO
We can install a blog plugin which will create an attractive blog on your classified ad website. You can include valuable articles and videos on your blog and optimize each blog post for your specific keywords. This will attract more natural search engine visitors to your website.
Just Get Started Do Not Worry About Being Perfect!
These are just a few ideas to get you going. Do not worry about perfect. Just get started. The people who try to come up with some perfect plan never usually do anything. This is just procrastination. We all learn by messing up. So let’s get over it and get started!
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