Free online classified ad sites.

Here is a list of over 80 free classified ad sites where you can post a free classified ad. Some of these sites are good for SEO and Reputation Management use. Many of them have been tested but I have not tested them all out. It should be a good list for you to use.

PorkyPost Free Classifieds
USFreeAds
Kingdom Classifieds
E-Page Classifieds
Business Classifieds
Yahoo Classifieds
Best Mall Classified Ads
1AmericaMall
The Ad Net
Access Business Online
Five Star Classified Ads
Classifieds 2000
1America Mall
American Business Classifieds
Gateway Classifieds
The InetExchange
American Internet Classifieds
The Ad Net
AmericaNet Classifieds
Ads4Less
BizHotline Classifieds
BizClassifieds
Classifieds Online
Clockwatchers’ Classifieds
#1 Classifieds
Cool Cash Free Classifieds
Adland
America Shopping Mall Free Classifieds
4 Star Classifieds
SA 2000 Virtual San Antonio
Clockwatchers Classifieds
Free Links for All Businesses Big or Small
Holton Free Classifieds
AZ-Guide Free Classified Ads
Virtual Classifieds
Connelly Classifieds
Free Newspaper Classifieds
Business services and products in Broadway Marketplace
1-NET Advanced Ads
The Enterpreneurial
Kiosco clasificado - Guadalajara & Puerto Vallarta
Source of free advertising and more…
Free Classifieds
Classified
Alcancia de Ahorros
Write Now! Free Classifieds
Semiweb’s Classifieds Free listing
Online Springfield Free Classifieds
OilOnLine: Profesional Services Registration Form
WebVentures Free Classifieds Warranty
Micro Images - Free Classifieds
Ontario Click Classifieds
Free Newspaper Classified Ads
The Classified Page!
Truly Free Classifieds
Free advertising and Personal ads. 100’s of listings.
Computer Classifieds Free Ads
The Kingston Net-Times Classified Ads
Boston Classifieds
American Internet Classifieds
Internet Classifieds - International
UC Classifieds - New And Exciting
ThreeBrothers MusicBook
Aardy Aardvark’s Amazing Ads
NightFlight Classifieds
Virtual Adnet Cyberbahn Mall
Gay/Les-Bi Classifieds for FREE!
The CyberMarket Classifieds
Internet Classifieds
Banana Pages Classifieds
Services/Opportunities Ad Placement
FREE - PLACE YOUR AD HERE - FREE
AmericaNet - Classified Ads
Free Real Estate Opportunity Classifieds
The Exchange - Will Open July 1st
Hyper AD
Kamaaina Classifieds
ABC Ads
Coolest Store In The Web
NetScream!
Internet Classifieds
Business Assistance Free Classifieds
EPages Internet Classifieds
Mexplaza’s Classified Ads
Public Service Announcements
Adxis Internet Classifieds
Asiabiz Classifieds - Asia Only
Bizpro
Icanect Free Classifieds
Classified Marketplace
Commerce Corner
Place FreeAdz Classifieds
Del Net’s Free Classified Ads

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Tips On Making Money With Twitter

There are a lot of people online that sign-up for twitter in order to utilize twitter’s money making and marketing capability. I have personally made money because of my twitter account and not so much directly from my account. Some people post spammy affiliate links over and over and simply end up losing followers. Without a strong following of readers you are simply what I call a Sp-itter which is someone who just ads stuff to twitter and no one reads what you are posting, so what you are saying is worthless. If you have followers (a lot of them) then you will make money from and because of twitter.

How to Get More Twitter Followers:

Follow more people in your niche
Post at least 10 useful posts for every promotional tweet
Add Twitter to your blogs, forum accounts, and websites to get more followers
Use twitter Chains like FastFollowers.com to get followers faster (not the best way but works)
Promote your twitter account like you would your own website

How to make money with Twitter:

Join Ad.ly (www.ad.ly) If you have a lot of followers you get paid to tweet stuff (ads).
Post your blog updates to draw in more blog readers thus more money
Post affiliate links to programs you like and are successful with
Sell Sponsored Tweets (Charge A Fee To Post Announcements/Ads)
Create A Twitter Related Website or Service (Directory, ReTweet, Ad.ly)

There are a lot of ways to make money with Twitter. I do not think you will get super rich from using twitter but it can help you increase your revenue. It may be a building process but making “money” with Twitter is easy if you have the time and resources.

Free press release sites are a great way to get more exposure for your business and online press releases go hand in hand with SEO and Reputation Management.

In June we posted a small list of free press release sites. Here is a larger list of free press release sites that you might find useful. Enjoy!

bignews.biz

afly.com

afreego.com/PressReleases.php

business.pagerelease.com

postafreepressrelease.com

tennessee-press-release.com

myfreepr.com

express-press-release.com

newyork-press-release.com

pr-usa.net

washington-press-release.com

express-press-release.net

press-network.com

pressbox.com

seenation.com

newsalbum.com

mediasyndicate.com

ukprwire.com

presszoom.com

pressportal.co.za

promotionworld.com

PageRelease.com

free-press-release-center.info

pressexposure.com

speedypr.com

prwindow.com

newsblaster.com

clickpress.com

pressreleasespider.com

freepressreleases.co.uk

pressreleasecirculation.com

prurgent.com

prfocus.com

newdesignworld.com

pressmethod.com

information-online.com

pr2work.com

illinois-press-release.com

prcompass.com

freepressrelease.co.cc

free-news-release.com

bizeurope.com/pressrelease.htm

massachusetts-press-release.com

pressflow.co.uk

indiaprwire.com

pressmediawire.com

ecommwire.com

pressreleasepoint.com

pressrelease.com.np

softarea51.com

techprspider.com

prlog.org

openpr.com

ohio-press-release.com

pressbox.co.uk

exactrelease.com

businessportal24.com/en

dir.free-press-release.com

1888pressrelease.com

live-pr.com/en

free-press-release.com

i-newswire.com

prfriend.com

Enjoy the list and if you have any to share or have something to say please post a comment and let us all know!

SAMPLE SEO CONTRACT

I have had a few people asking for a basic sample SEO contract for the purpose of landing new SEO deals. There is a link to a decent SEO contract template below, the contract is a little old but will give you a good place to start when making your own contract.

Having an SEO contract will help protect you from unreasonable refund requests do to problems not within your control and will allow you to set a basic outline of what services you will be providing for the initial fees. I recommend always using an SEO contract. I have literally saved thousands of dollars by having an SEO contract made for all of my clients.

Here is the link: Sample SEO Contract (MS Word)

Free Press Release Sites

Here is a list of Free Press Release sites I have used with good success. A free press release site is great for SEO and Reputation Management. Enjoy the list and if you have any to share please post a comment and let us all know!

24-7PressRelease.com - Free release distribution

1888PressRelease.com - Free distribution, paid services gets you better placement and eternal archiving.

ClickPress.com - Distributes to sites like Google News and Topix.net.

EcommWire.com - Focuses on ecommerce and requires you include an image, 3 keywords and links.

Express-Press-Release.com - Free Distribution Company with (Purportedly) offices in 12 states.

Free-Press-Release.com - Easy press release distribution for free, more features for paid accounts.

Free-Press-Release-Center.info - Distributes your release, offers a web page with one keyword link to your site. Pro upgrade will give you three links, permanent archiving and more.

I-Newswire.com - Allows for free distribution to sites and search engines, premium membership differs only slightly in adding in graphics.

NewswireToday.com - All the usual free distribution tools, premium service includes logo, product picture and more.

PR.com - Not only will they distribute your press releases, but you can also set up a full company profile.

PR9.net - Ad supported press distribution site.

PR-Inside.com - A European-based free press release distribution site.

PRBuzz.com - Completely free distribution to search engines, news sites, and blogs.

PRCompass.com - Distribute your press release with a free or paid version, others can vote it up.

PRUrgent.com - Not only distributes your release, but teaches you how to write one, and even offers downloadable samples for you to work with.

Press-Base.com - Submit your release for free and get on their front page and the category of your choice.

PressAbout.com - A Free blog formatted PR service.

PressMethod.com - Free press release distribution no matter what, but extra services based on the size of your contribution.

PRLeap.com - Free distribution to search engines, newswires, and RSS feeds. Paying will get you better placement.

PRLog.org - Free distribution to Google News and other search engines.

TheOpenPress.com - Gives free distribution for plain formatted releases, fees for HTML-coded releases.

Enjoy the list and if you have any to share or have something to say please post a comment and let us all know!

Get Free Reputation Monitoring Today

It is infrequent to hear the word free without some sort of strings attached. In this occurrence, you can really get free reputation monitoring by simply doing it yourself.  It is so simple to monitor your own business or personal reputation online. There are companies that charge a monthly fee of $19.95 and up, to basically do what you can do free.  I believe that a dollar saved is a dollar earned. Before you go out and unearth a paid reputation monitoring service (not to be confused with reputation management), try to do it yourself first.

Here is how to monitor your own online reputation. Since Google has become not only the largest and most popular search engine, it has also become what I refer to as a “reputation engine”. Google usually (quickly in most cases) finds new information online before most search engines do.

All you in actuality have to do to monitor your online reputation is use what Google offers 100% complimentary: Google Alerts - a very effortless service that sends you an email whenever it discovers search results for the terms or keywords you chose, such as your name or company name.

Many online reputation management and monitoring companies tap in to this free service then charge you for something that costs nothing. It is so easy to set-up a Google Alert, all you need is an email address and you are set.

Head over to Google and set-up your own Google Alert today and you will know when something new hits the internet about you or the keywords you choose.  I use it and I love it!

Twitter (Tweet) From Your Cell Phone

A lot of people ask how to Tweet from your cell phone on forums and Yahoo Answers so I figured I would throw the instructions here on our blog. The instructions are below.

Quick Answer: Text 40404 from your cell phone to send an update to your Twitter account.

1. Login into your Twitter account.
2. Click Settings tab on the upper right hand navigation bar.
3. Click Devices tab in the settings page.
4. Enter your phone number,”+”  with your country code (+1 is the US country code and your phone number ex: +14015551234) and click save.
5. Wait for the random verification code to pop up on the next screen.
6. Text the verification code to Twitter using the phone number given in the devices page. You will receive a text message confirming that your cell phone number is linked to your Twitter account.

Now all you have to do is text 40404 with your “Tweets”. That is all there is to it!

Have Fun & Please Follow Us On Twitter:  http://twitter.com/seofriendlyblog

Local Search Engine Marketing Tips

Want your local business website to rank well online? There is loads of information about how to dominate local search terms and rank well, but it’s easy to get confused with all the advice that’s available out there. Here are the top 5 critical tips of local search that will help you rank and dominate in your local market.

1. Add Geographical Information to Your Page Titles

Make sure to use your target keyword terms and location name in your page titles. This helps search engines to decide easily what your site is about and search engine users are more likely to click on your site if it contains related geographical keywords for the area they live in.

2. Get Your Business Listed on Prominent Websites Directories

Google Maps, Yahoo Local, and MSN Live Local are all places where you can have your business listed in order to make it easier for prospective clients to discover you. By claiming ownership of your business listings on these well-known sites, you permit both search engines and potential customers to get accurate information about your business. Sometimes devious competitors may claim your listing on these sites to steal your traffic and business. Make sure you’re the initial one to claim your listings in order to build faith between you, the search engines, and prospective customers. There are also numerous geographical search directories that get noteworthy traffic where you can claim your listings. Citysquares.com is an example of a local search directory with good traffic.

3. Provide a plethora of Information about Your Business in Your Local Listings

When search engine users land on your website by clicking on your business listing, you want to be certain that you give them a lot information about your service. In addition to including the basics such as your address, contact information, and operation hours give prospective clients an abundance of reasons why they should choose you over your competitors. For example, mention precisely which towns and neighborhoods you service, what credit cards you accept, what your guarantees are, any special offers you have (Coupons), and anything else that is applicable.

4. Use Your Target Keyword Phrases as Anchor Text in Your Hyperlinks

Link reputation is a vital element of search engine algorithms. When possible, make sure that the links pointing back to your site use your best target keyword phrase and variations of your location as anchor text. Your internal links also have a say to link reputation so be sure to link to pages within your site using good link text. This link text can be used in your site navigation, HTML sitemap, and links within your content.

5. Monitor Reviews about Your Business Online and Your Online Reputation

Thanks to the internet, consumers can submit online reviews of businesses to customer-controlled review sites like Yelp and share their experiences, whether good or bad. This could be highly beneficial to your business if it gets great reviews but it could also hurt you if you get some bad reviews. Monitor the reviews your business receives on a regular basis so you can find negative reviews when they occur and rebut them if necessary. Sometimes customers don’t always present reasonable or honest reviews so make certain that if you do get bad reviews that are unjustified, the potential customers who see them can get both sides of the story at the very least. Using Google Alerts is a handy way to keep track of what is being said about your business online and is used frequently by reputation management firms. Also make it a habit to “Google” your company name, your name, your phone number, your website name and your product names on a daily basis.

Use these strategies in local search to boost your online presence. There are numerous tactics you can use to boost targeted traffic to your business’ website and develop its ranking but these are some of the most valuable ways to give your business a strong local presence.

List Of Verified Pligg Sites

What is Pligg? Pligg is an Open Source Web 2.0 CMS. Pligg combines bookmarking, social networking, and blogging. With Pligg the visitors are creator, consumer and judge of the content. Each submitted news item has a vote button, URL and a short description. Visitors may vote and comment on every item. At the end of the day, depending on the vote count, items are automatically promoted to the home page, held in the queue, or permanently removed from site. Basically Pligg sites are like Digg.

 You can use Pligg sites to submit your sites, blog posts, articles, content and more. Submitting your items to a list of Pligg sites has some SEO benefits. The biggest benefit that I notice is that the items you submit will get indexed faster in most cases. There are a lot of ways you can use Pligg sites for promoting your website and SEO, too many to list here. So here is a list of verified Pligg sites for you to use or share.

List Of 200+ Verified Pligg Sites (Download):

 Word Doc: Pligg Sites

 PDF: Pligg Sites (PDF)

Comment on this post and tell us if it was useful or share your “Pligg Marketing” tips.
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Article Marketing Tips For 2009

Article Marketing can be a very handy SEO tool if utilized properly. A well written, well organized article will get your website traffic and popularity. Some of the benefits of having a wining article published include generating a quality back link from the resource box or “author box”, some article directories allow in-content links (link within the content). Content links are good because you can use whatever anchor text you want. Anchor text means linking your website to a specific keyword or phrase within your article.

A good article should have a great keyword rich title that is relevant to your content. When making a title try using a phrase that makes sense, grabs attention, and contains keyword. Just be creative and you will come up with something within a few minutes.

Also, your description should be creative and contain keywords as well. A title should not be too long or too short. Just about 20-25 words or so will do (basically 1-2 sentences).

Your article itself should be written well. Have a friend or family member proof read it and make sure everything makes sense. If you don’t have a proof reader, give yourself a 20-30 minute break after writing the article then proof read it yourself.

Your article should not be too long. Short and sweet will attract more readers. A 500 word article that is packed with valuable information is better than a 1500 word article filled with useless info.

Promote your article: This is one of the biggest challenges that everyone will face. Promote your article everywhere you possibly can. Use forums, link from your social networks, blog about your article, link to your article from your forum signatures, try to get others to link to your article, add a link to it from your websites, use social bookmarking sites like Digg, and submit your article to multiple article directories.

Tip: Do not forget to use the resource box. This is where you will add a link to your website and tell everyone about you or your company.

Below is a list of article directories and their PageRank. You can submit articles to these directories for SEO purposes.

Tip: Some offer paid upgraded accounts. Paying extra may get you more exposure and faster approvals.
EzineArticles.com  PR 6
GoArticles.com  PR 4
ArticleDashboard.com  PR 6
SearchWarp.com  PR 5
ArticlesBase.com  PR 4
iSnare.com  PR 6
SelfGrowth.com  PR 6
Buzzle.com  PR 6
ArticleCity.com  PR 6
IdeaMarketers.com  PR 5
ArticleAlley.com  PR 5
Web-Source.net  PR 5
SelfSEO.com  PR 5
Amazines.com  PR 5
ArticleTrader.com  PR 5
SearchGuild.com  PR 6
WebWorldIndex.com  PR 5
ArticleSphere.com  PR 4
BusinessKnowHow.com  PR 6
PromotionWorld.com  PR 6
ArticlesFactory.com  PR 7
ExcellentGuide.com/article  PR 6
ContentDesk.com  PR 4
ArticleCube.com  PR 5
AfroArticles.com  PR 4
ArticleBiz.com  PR 6

Do you have an article directory to share? Comment and let us know.