Have Dignity When Promoting
If you think spamming 10 forums a day is going to net you traffic, you are mistaken. Spamming may have been successful when the Internet first broke, but 95% of people are wise to spam nowadays.
When you spam, what you are really doing is sending the message that you are unprofessional and gimmicky. You have 0 credibility and while some people may look at your site, no one is going to buy. A quick link with nothing behind it probably hurts you more than it helps.
If you want to provide a quick link, make sure it is in a designated spot where it is ok to advertise your site blindly. For example, sites such as Intelbank.com, Byros.com, and Australians.ws have areas for you to advertise free. I found all of these sites by looking in the free advertising section of another site. It is very accepted for a quick link in this designated area. It is egregious to your website to post in the regular area of another spot.
Thus, if you’re going to advertise for free, do it the right way. There are plenty of avenues out there and so no reason to spam and bring down your website before it ever has the chance.
Build your website/company around a strong foundation of ethics, credibility, good service, and good product and you will be the one rewarded in the long run. Spammers may enjoy a small bump in traffic for their big spam run in blog comments, forums, email, etc. but ultimately end up in a ditch because of who they are.
If you really want a link on a site, try asking. The worst they can say is no and they’ll usually quote you a price on that link - for most third and fourth tier sites looking to add revenue and traffic, the cost is very cheap or free if you meet the right person.
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