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Over 61 Paid Traffic Sources To Buy (Real) Targeted Website Traffic

by MAHESH MOHAN on

The Best Of The Best Paid Traffic Sources

First Published: March 29, 2016; Last Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2018.

There are plenty of paid traffic sources on the web from where you can buy targeted traffic to your website. The best thing about online advertising (unlike television, radio, print, etc.) is that it’s totally accountable and you get to know the exact returns of every single dollar that you are spending.

Online advertising is a multi-billion dollar industry and the digital ad spending in the U.S. is all set to surpass television ad spending. Paid advertising on search engines and social media accounts for over 50% of the total ad spend (dominated by Google, Microsoft, and Facebook).

The good thing about online advertising is that it’s super easy to kick-start an ad campaign and it could attract a lot of targeted traffic in the shortest span of time. But the bad thing is that it may be effective only in the short-term because when you stop your ad campaigns the traffic may pause.

However, online advertising is extremely flexible and efficient (in terms of ad targeting, spending, and tracking) and it basically means that if you have a solid marketing strategy then your online ad campaigns can bring in higher return on investment for the short-term as well as for the long-term.

As I have already mentioned, majority of the ad spend happens on paid search because of the superior traffic quality (and hence the performance). Also, you can reach 96% of the U.S. searchers by signing up as an advertiser on Google.com (via Google AdWords) and Bing.com (via Bing Ads).

Over the past several years, I have published a dozen blog posts about website monetization and it was all about selling ads on your website and rarely about ad spending. Actually, I’m a lover of organic traffic (or search traffic). But it’s also true that it takes a lot of time to get some traction that way.

So if you start a new business and want to tap the online advertising space then the best way is buy paid traffic on different traffic sources like search engines, social networks, display ads, video ads, etc. Here is a curated list of some of the best paid traffic sources on the web — categorized and subcategorized.

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Free PPC Ad Credits Worth Over $1000 — Bing Ads Coupon 2018, Apple Search Ads $100 Credit & More

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Free Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising Credits

First Published: March 11, 2008; Saturday, August 12, 2017.

When you make yourself very visible to your target customers you make it easy for them to choose you. Pay-per-click advertising is one of the most popular advertising model on the web that’s effective for all businesses (big or small).

It lets you attract instant targeted traffic to your website and unlike traditional advertising, you pay only when someone actually ‘clicks’ on your ad and ‘visits’ your website.

Some of the most popular pay-per-click advertising networks are Google AdWords, Bing Ads (formerly Microsoft adCenter and MSN adCenter), Facebook Ads, Yahoo Search Marketing (now known as Yahoo Gemini), and Amazon Advertising.

What’s more? It takes just few minutes to setup your first campaign and is super-easy to track the performance of your campaigns. And the best thing about per-per-click advertising is that there’s no minimum spending required, you can start, pause, or stop your ad campaign at any time.

For instance, you can set a daily budget of $5 and maximum cost per click (CPC) of 5 cents. So you pay only when someone clicks on your ad. It’s that simple!

Free PPC Advertising Credits (Quality > Quantity)

Almost all the popular ad networks (Google AdWords, Bing Ads, Facebook Ads, Amazon,Yahoo, etc.) offer free advertising credits to new advertisers so that they can kick-start the first pay-per-click ad campaign, risk-free.

So here is a list of the most popular (and best) ad networks that offer a free credit (either as a bonus or as a coupon code or free trial) to new advertisers. Kick-start your first PPC campaign today!

Warning: Does the landing page appear broken? Disable your ad blocker as it can block the website content (like captcha, coupon code, images, etc.) of the following advertising networks.

Bing Ads Coupon

Bing Ads

Bing Ads (formerly Microsoft adCenter) is an advertising platform by Microsoft that lets you advertise on the search results of Bing, MSN, Yahoo, and AOL.

Bing now powers almost one-third of U.S. desktop web searches and it’s attracting a monthly searches of over 15 billion across the globe. Plus, it connects you with over 60 million searchers who do not use Google.

The best thing about Bing Ads is that its traffic quality is better than that of Google and yet the cost per click is low. It means your return on investment on Bing Ads could be higher than that of Google AdWords (though the traffic volume can’t be matched in any way).

Microsoft is now offering higher coupon credits to attract more advertisers and the Bing Ads promo code depends upon your location and is different for different countries.

Bing Ads coupon code for the U.S. is $100, for Canada it’s $50, for U.K. it’s £50, for Germany, France, Italy and Spain it’s €50, for India it’s Rs. 1,000, for New Zealand it’s $50 NZD, for Australia it’s $50 AUD, for Brazil it’s R$120, and for Mexico it’s MXN 670.

Note: You do not have to accrue any advertising charges to avail the free credit (except for the U.S. coupon) — all you need is a valid billing address and a payment method — but your billing address, currency, and the Bing Ads coupon code should match (e.g. U.K. address, GBP currency; UK coupon).

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Google AdWords Coupon

Google AdWords

Google AdWords is an advertising program that lets you advertise your website on Google’s search engine results pages and millions of publisher websites on the Google Network.

Google has over 60% global search market share and its AdSense is the most popular affiliate program on the web connecting millions of advertisers and publishers. And that makes Google the preferred (and most popular) online advertising platform.

AdWords supports a variety of advertising models like Cost Per Click (CPC), Cost Per Mille (CPM), Cost Per Action (CPA), Pay Per Call, Retargeting, Shopping Ads, Local Ads, etc. and it lets you create text link ads, banner ads, and rich-media ads.

Google offer free credits worth anywhere between $25 to $100 to new advertisers (and sometimes to existing advertisers as well to retain them).

Google AdWords free credits is available for more countries. You can simply go to your local Google homepage (e.g. www.google.com.pk — for Pakistan) and add “/adwords/?channel=gdn-ef” at the end of the URL (e.g. www.google.com.pk/adwords/?channel=gdn-ef) and it will show the AdWords coupon credits available for your country.

Note: Google requires you to accrue advertising charges $5–$100 (depending upon the value of the coupon) in order to claim the free credits. If the above coupon codes didn’t work for you or you haven’t received the promotional code by email then you can phone their sales team and they will give you up to $100 free credit (sometimes more than that — based on your location) to try AdWords.

Yahoo Gemini Coupon

Microsoft and Yahoo have formed a “search alliance” in 2009 to compete with Google. And they created the Yahoo! Bing Network (after renaming Microsoft adCenter to Bing Ads), which was a combined advertising marketplace made up of Yahoo, Bing, and premium partner websites such as Facebook, Amazon, CNBC, Monster, etc.

Later in 2015, the Microsoft-Yahoo partnership was modified, and Yahoo started selling its own ads through its new advertising platform called Yahoo Gemini. That’s not all. Yahoo inked a deal with Google as well to power Yahoo search and show Google ads as well on Yahoo search results.

Basically, it means that Yahoo is now showing ads from Bing Ads, Google AdWords, and Yahoo Gemini on its web properties. However, Yahoo’s native ad inventory is available only via Yahoo Gemini.

Yahoo Gemini

Yahoo Gemini is a self-serve advertising solution that lets you advertise on Yahoo, one of the top destinations on the web with over a billion visits a month.

Yahoo Gemini allows you to buy search ads as well as native advertising and you can manage your ads within a single interface (you can buy search and native ads separately).

Your search ads will appear on Yahoo Search and your native ads will appear on Yahoo.com and its network of websites (including Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Lifestyle, etc.), across desktops, tablets, and smartphones.

  • Free Credits: $50
  • Self-Serve: Yes
  • Initial Deposit: $25
  • Promo Code: YAHOOADS
  • Expiry: Unknown
  • Sign Up: Yahoo Gemini $50 Credit

Note: You need to enter the promotional code when you open a new account and it’s valid for ninety days after activation.

Amazon Ads Coupon

Amazon Sponsored Products

Amazon Sponsored Products lets you reach more shoppers by promoting the products you’re selling on Amazon.com with keyword targeted ads.

It shows relevant ads to targeted shopper searches on Amazon.com, boosting the visibility of your products. And you pay only when a shopper clicks your ad and visits your products/offer page.

LinkedIn Ads Coupon

LinkedIn

Sponsored Content by LinkedIn lets you advertise on the world’s largest professional network (over 450 million users). With Sponsored Content, you can promote your company updates to more users and possibly attract more followers.

You can set targeting options (and of course track conversions) so that you reach only the right audience on all devices (desktop, tablet, and mobile). LinkedIn is offering $50 in free ad credits and it’s applicable only to new advertisers with a limit of one coupon per customer.

Apple Search Ads Coupon

Apple

Search Ads by Apple (Available in the U.S., UK, Australia, and New Zealand.) lets you advertise your app on Apple App Store. With Search Ads, you can place your app on top (depending upon the bidding and ad relevancy) of the regular App Store search results and connect with the searchers directly.

Search Ads follows a cost-per-tap pricing model and it means there’s no minimum spend required and you pay only when a user taps on your ad. Plus, you can set a budget and can start or stop your ads at any time

Since most of the app downloads happens via search it’s the best way to showcase your app to potential customers on the App Store. What’s more? You can try Search Ads for free as Apple is offering a $100 free credit to welcome new advertisers (for a limited time).

Perfect Audience Coupon

Perfect Audience

Perfect Audience is one of the most popular retargeting ad platform that lets advertisers retarget users across the Web, Facebook and Twitter.

That is, you can follow-up with your website visitors (especially those who didn’t take a specific action on your website) by creating a retargeting ad campaign.

You can try Perfect Audience for free as they’re now offering $100 in free ad credits to new advertisers. Once you activate an ad campaign the free credits are valid for only 2 weeks or until you fully redeem it, whichever happens earlier.

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Free PPC Advertising Credits (Quantity > Quality)

As you probably know, there are many paid traffic sources on the web from where you can buy targeted traffic to your website. The best thing about online advertising (unlike television, radio, print, etc.) is that it’s totally accountable and you get to know the exact returns of every single dollar that you are spending.

A huge chunk of the online ad spend actually happens on paid search ads (or rather search engine marketing) because of the superior traffic quality (and hence the performance). You can reach 96% of the U.S. searchers by signing up as an advertiser on Google.com (via Google AdWords) and Bing.com (via Bing Ads).

Because Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Ask.com, and AOL have a combined market share of over 95% in the U.S. search market and they account for almost 99% of the U.S. search ad spend.

However, the problem with the big networks is the increasing advertising costs (or Cost Per Click) and reducing return on investment. Here is a list of pay-per-click ad networks that lets you buy low-cost pay-per-click ads. The traffic quality of the following networks are on the lower side but the bid prices are extremely low.

If all you need is more visibility then it’s worth to try all of them (provided you have enough budget for online ad spending). The idea is to track the results of your individual ad campaigns so that you will be able to scale up/down your ad spend based on what’s working and what’s not.

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BidVertiser Coupon

BidVertiser

BidVertiser is an independent pay-per-click advertising network that lets you advertise on their publisher websites.

It’s an alternative to Google AdSense but apparently you can’t expect the kind of traffic quality that you enjoy on Google or Bing as a good percentage of the publishers are the ones who got banned by Google.

7search Coupon

7search

7search is a pay-per-click ad network that places your ad on their search network as well as partner websites across the web.

7search is yet another independent ad network that lets you tap the audience that you can’t reach via Google or Bing.

The top countries for searches are U.S., Canada, U.K, and Australia and the bid prices are significantly lower than that of Google AdWords and Bing Ads.

  • Free Credits: $25–$125
  • Self-Serve: Yes
  • Initial Deposit: $50-$500
  • Expiry: Unknown
  • Sign Up:

Note: The promotional offer or the initial deposit required for each 7search coupon code is different. Please read the offer details mentioned at the end of each offer page. Since there are no expiry dates mentioned on any of the above landing pages it’s a good idea to contact their sales team before signing up.

Happy Advertising! :)

Free Bing Ads Coupon Code 2015 — Worth Over $100

by MAHESH MOHAN on

Bing

Grow your business with the new Yahoo Bing Network. Now you can request Bing Ads coupon code for free advertising on the Yahoo Bing Network.

The coupon is applicable to new advertisers only and will be e-mailed to you in three business days with instructions about how to redeem your voucher code.

The free credits is available to the residents of U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and Mexico.

Why Bing Ads (formerly Microsoft adCenter)?

  1. With one Bing Ads account you can advertise on the Yahoo Bing Network.
  2. Access to advertising inventory from Yahoo, Bing, and their partner websites.
  3. Two great search engines (Bing & Yahoo). One single platform.
  4. See your ads on Yahoo and Bing search engines with one Bing Ads account.
  5. Yahoo Bing Network represents 30% search share in U.S.
  6. Combined audience of nearly 600 million searchers worldwide.
  7. Offers better conversions and traffic quality than Google.
  8. It’s fast, easy, and absolutely free to start your campaign today.

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What You Need To Know About Bing Ads Coupon

Bing Ads

Now, you can advertise on the Yahoo Bing Network for free! Bing Ads is now offering free coupons for the residents of U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and Mexico.

Bing Ads coupon for the U.S. & Canada is $100, for UK it’s £75, for Germany it’s €100, for France, Italy and Spain it’s €75, for India it’s Rs. 1,000, for New Zealand it’s $100 NZD, for Australia it’s $100 AUD, for Brazil it’s R$190, and for Mexico it’s MXN 1,000.

Your billing address and currency should match the promo code that you’re going to apply (e.g. UK address, UK currency (GBP), UK Coupon Code).

You are not allowed to change the currency once the account is created so make sure that the Bing Ads promotion is for the same currency and country you are located in, otherwise it will not work properly since the coupon code is considered as type of currency.

10 Steps To Start Your Bing Ads Campaign

  1. Click the “Sign Up” link below according to your country.
  2. Now “Submit” your contact information to get a coupon code for free search advertising.
  3. Your Bing Ads coupon code will be e-mailed to you in three business days.
  4. Your e-mail will contain a link to sign-up for advertising on Yahoo Bing Network through Bing Ads.
  5. Create your new Bing Ads account by entering the basic info – Name, Address, etc.
  6. Login to your new account and navigate to Bing Ads > Accounts & Billing > Payment Methods.
  7. Now add a valid “Payment Method” to your account in order to redeem the coupon code.
  8. Once you enter a valid payment method, you can redeem the coupon e-mailed to you.
  9. You can enter the coupon code as a “Payment Method” once you have entered the billing details.
  10. Kick-start your search campaigns. – Happy Marketing! :)

Free Bing Advertising Coupon

If you’re from U.S., Sign Up here for credits worth $100.
If you’re from Canada, Sign Up here for credits worth $100.
If you’re from U.K., Sign Up here for credits worth £75.
If you’re from Germany, Sign Up here for credits worth €100.
 If you’re from France, Sign Up here for credits worth €75.
If you’re from Italy, Sign Up here for credits worth €75.
If you’re from Spain, Sign Up here for credits worth €75.
If you’re from India, Sign Up here for credits worth Rs. 1,000.
If you’re from Australia, Sign Up here for credits worth $100 AUD.
If you’re from New Zealand, Sign Up here for credits worth $100 NZD.
If you’re from Brazil, Sign Up here for credits worth R$190.
If you’re from Mexico, Sign Up here for credits worth MXN 1,000.

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Bing Ads Promo Code Redemption Details

Offer expires on January, 2016 and applies to new advertisers only who sign up for a Bing Ads account. There is a minimum bid requirement of $0.05 per click and any portion of Bing Ad credit not used within 90 days from the date you signed up will expire.

Free Microsoft adCenter Coupon Code 2015 — Worth Over $100

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Free Microsoft adCenter Coupon

Advertise on Bing and Yahoo! Search for FREE!

Advertise on Bing and Yahoo! Search for FREE! Microsoft is offering a free adCenter Coupon Codes to the residents of United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and Mexico – one promotional coupon code per customer.

Free Microsoft adCenter Coupon 2015

The Microsoft adCenter Coupon credit for US and Canada is $100, for U.K. it’s £75, for Germany it’s €100, for France, Italy and Spain it’s €75, for India it’s Rs. 1,000, for Australia it’s $100 AUD, for New Zealand it’s $100 NZD, for Brazil it’s R$190, and for Mexico it’s MXN 1,000.

So, if you’re from U.K. then you’re required to use U.K. Coupon as your address, currency, and the coupon code should match (e.g U.S. address, U.S. Dollar, U.S. Dollar coupon).

Since adCenter Coupon Code is considered as a type of currency you’re not allowed to change the currency or the promo code redeemed once the account is active.

10 Steps To Start Your Microsoft adCenter Campaign

  1. Click the “Sign Up” link below according to your country.
  2. “Submit” your contact information to get your adCenter coupon code and sign up link via e-mail.
  3. Your adCenter coupon code will be e-mailed to you in three business days.
  4. Your email will contain a link to sign-up for free advertising on Microsoft adCenter.
  5. Create your new adCenter account by entering – Name, Address, Phone, etc.
  6. Login to your account and navigate to Accounts & Billing > Payment Methods.
  7. Add a valid “Payment Method” to your account in order to redeem the coupon code.
  8. Once you enter a valid payment method, you can apply the coupon code e-mailed to you.
  9. Enter the coupon code as a “Payment Method” once you have entered the billing details.
  10. Start your campaign!

Sign Up for Microsoft adCenter

If you’re from U.S., Sign Up here for credits worth $100.
If you’re from Canada, Sign Up here for credits worth $100.
If you’re from U.K., Sign Up here for credits worth £75.
If you’re from Germany, Sign Up here for credits worth €100.
 If you’re from France, Sign Up here for credits worth €75.
If you’re from Italy, Sign Up here for credits worth €75.
If you’re from Spain, Sign Up here for credits worth €75.
If you’re from India, Sign Up here for credits worth Rs. 1,000.
If you’re from Australia, Sign Up here for credits worth $100 AUD.
If you’re from New Zealand, Sign Up here for credits worth $100 NZD.
If you’re from Brazil, Sign Up here for credits worth R$190.
If you’re from Mexico, Sign Up here for credits worth MXN 1,000.

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Microsoft adCenter Promo Code Redemption Details

Offer expires on January, 2016 and applies to advertisers only who sign up for a new adCenter account. There is a minimum bid requirement of $0.05 per click and any portion of coupon credits not used within 90 days from the date you signed up will expire.

Microsoft adCenter Coupon Codes are valid only to the residents of U.S. & Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico with one coupon code per customer.

Over 101 SEO Tools (Free & Premium) You’ll Ever Need

by MAHESH MOHAN on

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), as you probably know, is the process of improving the visibility of your website in search engine results pages (SERPs).

But do remember…

Your goal should really be to make a fantastic website that people love and tell their friends about and link to and want to experience. As a result, your website starts to become stronger and stronger in the rankings. — Matt Cutts (@mattcutts)

If you’re a SEO professional then you would already know that SEO Tools change rapidly and there’s always one after the other. In fact, I have done several SEO Tools posts that is related to the different aspects of SEO.

And you know what… a good percentage of those blog posts are worthless today. Because most of the tools that I have mentioned on those blog posts are either obsolete or we don’t need it today. [Read more…] about Over 101 SEO Tools (Free & Premium) You’ll Ever Need

Google AdWords Advertising Policies: What You Need To Know

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Google AdWords

When I wrote the blogpost “How To Make Money Online With AdWords Without A Website” I got few comments and emails about whether Google AdWords allows direct linking.

That is, are we allowed to link directly to advertisers (using our affiliate URLs) from Google AdWords ads? In a word, Yes! But wait, they do have some advertising policies that every advertisers are supposed to follow.

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Perfect Audience Review: Kickstart Your First Retargeting Campaign In 5 Steps

by MAHESH MOHAN on

You visit a shopping website and soon its ads are everywhere you go — on your favorite blog, on news portal, and even on your Facebook. No, it isn’t magic. They’re all retargeted ads. Today, retargeted ads are so popular that it’s everywhere on the web — on Facebook, on Twitter, and even on your favorite blogs and websites.

Retargeting: What Is It? And Why Retarget?

Retargeting (also known as Remarketing) is a form of online advertising in which you’re targeting users who previously visited your website (but is visiting other websites), and left without taking an action.

Why should you retarget users? The reason is… less than 5% of the first time visitors convert to customers. If you have an e-Commerce website and you used a pay-per-click campaign to attract targeted users, then it’s more likely that they will leave your website without buying or signing up.

The bounced visitors may come back to your website once again or maybe they won’t. So you can target those users once again by showing retargeted ads and that makes it easier for them to find you. [Read more…] about Perfect Audience Review: Kickstart Your First Retargeting Campaign In 5 Steps