Many webmasters will tell you that the days of free advertising on the Internet are long gone. While it's probably true that paid advertising is more effective, free advertising is far from dead.

There are many forms of free advertising, such as forum signatures, viral ebooks, and article marketing, which is indeed proof that free advertising is not dead. But for the purpose of this article, we will be focusing on one simple, easy method only, using free classified ad sites and forums.

When it comes to placing free ads, it's largely just a numbers game. The more ads you have circulating, the better the results. And there's no shortage of places to post your ads. The good thing about most free advertising sites, is that they let you place your ads over and over. Some free advertising forum sites allow you to bump your ads up to the top just by making a quick reply to the thread in which your ad is posted.

It's easy to find sites to post your free ads. Just use Google or your preferred search engine and do searches on terms like free ads, free classifieds, free advertising forums, etc.

The real trick to effective free advertising is to simply do it on a consistent basis. If you track your results, you'll quickly learn which sites and what times are the most effective for placing ads. Knowing where and when to place your ads will be a huge time saver and will make your job a whole lot easier.

In the end, your offer will largely affect your success when it comes to free advertising campaigns. Advertising something that has wide appeal and is also free, will likely yield the best results. A lot of the traffic at most free advertising sites is comprised of other advertisers, who are there to post their own ads, so having an offer that appeals to them is a good idea. If you are offering something related to advertising, particularly free advertising, your ad will very likely be successful.

While posting free ads may not be the most effective traffic generator, it can certainly be effective enough to start pulling in some good targeted traffic, especially if you make the effort to do it on a consistent basis. And combining this method with other forms of free advertising, such as using forum signatures, social bookmarks, submitting articles, etc., it is quite possible to get a brand new or unnoticed site off ground in just a few short months.

Tom Busch is the owner of FreeAdsPlanet.com - Free Ads Forum

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