How to Write Ads for USFreeads

icon1 Posted by Rochelle in How To..., Site Building Strategies, Site Promotion Strategies on 03 8th, 2008 | 12 responses

Eric, who is a guest blogger at Mark’s 12 week BANS series, recently shared his method for how he creates ads for USFreeads. His method was, in my opinion, pretty brilliant so I asked if I could share it here. He kindly agreed. He said he got this idea from the Wealthy Affiliate, which he recommends.

I have taken his idea and written instructions so you can create ads as easily as Eric does.

You will, of course, need an account with USFreeads. And if you need help setting up your ads you can read my instructions at How to use USFreeads to Promote Your Sites.

 

My instructions on how to write ads for USFreeads:

Step One
  Find a keyword rich phrase that has very few competing web sites.
   
  There are many different ways to go about this. The method I’m going to explain is one you have free access to. Where is that? In your hosting account’s statistics.
   
  Log in to your hosting account. I use HostGator so the images you will see here may differ from what you see.
   
  Click on the statistics button or link. I clicked on the ‘Subdomain Stats‘ button:
 
Image of HostGator's 'Subdomain Stats' button and link
  Choose a stats service and click on the link for the store you want to create ads for. I will create an ad for my new Tools For Ghost Hunters store for these instructions. I like Awstats so I chose the URL for this store under Awstats:
 
  You will be taken to the statistics gathered for your store. If you chose statistics by Awstats then click on the ‘Search‘ link in the left sidebar, under ‘Referers‘:
 
Image of Awstat's 'Search' link
  This will bring you to the search phrases people have used to find your site from search engines. You want to look at the results under ‘Search Keyphrases.’ You can use the top 10 or click the ‘Full List‘ link to see all phrases:
 
Image of the top 10 keyphrases for my Tools For Ghost Hunters store
  My Tools For Ghost Hunters store is very new, just a few weeks old. Because of this I don’t have a lot of results. Hopefully, the older your store is the more results you will have. Still, there are some good terms here that I can use to create an ad for USFreeads.
   
  Before you choose a keyphrase, though, you need to research the competition for it.
Step Two
  Open a new browser window or tab and go to Google. You are going to search for phrases that have very little competition. The phrase you search will be in "quotations" so you get results for exactly that phrase. Terms with 1,000 or less results is good. Less than 500 is great. Less than 100 is phenomenal!
   
  Enter one of the phrases from Awstats for your store with quotes in Google. Here are the results for the top 10 keyphrases from Awstats:
 
  • "evp recorder" = 2,020
  • "ghost hunting tools" = 5,740
  • "ghost hunting kit with evp recorder" = 0
  • "stealthcam digrc-x" = 1
  • "thermal ghost meter" = 0
  • "evp recorders for sale" = 0
  • "site toolsforghosthunters.com toolsforghosthunters.com" = I am skipping this as it was probably me searching for my site and I don’t want to write an ad for this
  • "ghost hunters thermal" = 1,340
  • "k2 meter for sale" = 0
  • "gauss meter cellsensor" = 1
   
  Wow! I’ve got a lot of options to choose from. So, now that I know what phrases have no or almost no competition it’s time to head over to USFreeads and start creating some ads.
Step Three
  Open a new browser window or tab and log in to your USFreeads account.
   
  Create a new ad. Since I already explained, step by step, how to do this at How to use USFreeads to Promote Your Sites I’m not going to detail it again here.
   
  Do the following while creating your ad (this is step 4 of the ad creation process:
 
  • Ad Title = One of the keyphrases you researched in step two. Choose one with the least competition.
  • Price = Enter 0 so no price is specified.
  • Description =
    • Enter your keyphrase again, the one you used in the ‘Ad Title,’ as the first text in your description and make it ‘H1′ (aka Header 1) text.
    • Add any supporting keywords or phrases in your description.
    • Make your description about 100-150 words.
    • Include an image or two (but make sure the images are on your server so you aren’t stealing someone else’s bandwidth). You can make the images clickable links to your store.
    • Add another 50-75 words of text, possibly including a link or two to relevant pages within your store.
    • Add the Title phrase again, at the very bottom, and make it bold.
  • Link = Enter link to the category page containing the item you are advertising.
   
  Note: If you need help with your description go to eBay and look for the item you are writing an ad for. See how eBay sellers describe this item. Do not use a seller’s exact description, as this is plagiarism, but this will help you write your own description.
   
  Also, use variations on a word. In my case, K2 can be spelled as K2, KII, K Two, K-II, and so on. I used these variations to help get search engine traffic.
   
  Lastly, don’t forget to include at least one link to your store. You don’t want too many but you can add some in the description as well as the ‘Link‘ option.
   
  Preview your ad, make any changes until you are satisfied, and then save your ad.
Step Four
  Set your ads to automatically renew each month. You can do this by clicking the ‘Auto-renew settings‘ link:
 
Image of ad I created on USFreeads
  You will be taken to your auto-renew settings. To have all ads automatically renew click the ‘Set all ads to auto-renew‘ link:
 
Image of ad I created on USFreeads
  This is a huge time saver. You can create an ad once and have it run for as long as you have a USFreeads account.
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That’s it! A simple, yet effective, way to create highly-targeted ads on USFreeads. Many thanks to Eric for sharing this method.

Rochelle



12 Responses to “How to Write Ads for USFreeads”

  1. How to Use USFreeads to Promote Your Sites | Niche Store Strategies says:
    March 8, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    [...] If you would like ideas on how to create ads for USFreeads then please read my post at How to Write Ads for USFreeads. [...]

  2. Instructions to Create USFreeads Using Eric’s Ideas | The Niche Store Builder - Succeed with Build a Niche Store says:
    March 8, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    [...] So, I wrote up instructions, using Eric’s methods. If interested you can read them at How to Write Ads for USFreeads. [...]

  3. Eric says:
    March 8, 2008 at 12:58 pm

    Great job, Rochelle!

    I’d like to add, that while some USFreeAds do VERY VERY well…some will be mediocre at best. My personal best was a USFA that has held the #1 Google position for over a month now, and has gotten 1500 views!!!

    And the best part?…I got the phrase from my cPanel “top search phrases”…so I didn’t even have to think of it on my own or use a keyword program to find it!

    One thing I do recommend, is to have a decent amount of text in the USFA. I usually shoot for between 200 and 300 words…roughly. This should be enough “content” for Google to grab onto.

    Good Luck!

  4. Writing Ads for USFreeads | Affiliate Marketing Blog says:
    April 13, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    [...] have been considering getting one, you’ll want to check out Rochelle’s instructions for writing ads for USFreeAds. They’re slightly focused on BANS and the eBay affiliate program, but you can easily adapt [...]

  5. Pat says:
    April 13, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    Thanks for the information it was very helpful. There are some features on the USFeeads that you cannot access without being a premium member but it gives me a start when I am ready. I did utilize if for a basic add.

    Your instructions were very good.

    Thanks for the information.

  6. King Cobra says:
    April 29, 2008 at 2:12 am

    Thanks for your useful tips which are very detailed. I will open an account with USfreeads and follow your instructions. I hope it will bring traffic to my niche site.

  7. Article Drip says:
    January 10, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Very helpful tips. I had tried the free version of USfreeads for some of my niches, but the response was not great. I ultimately found out that the returns are much better if you invest in their featured ads.

  8. Used Hino Trucks says:
    January 23, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Thank you very much for the useful info about usfreeads. I want to sell in US market and I think your idea is very good.

  9. carrental-in.com says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:53 am

    Thanks, some usefull information.

  10. TRENDY STUFFS says:
    March 16, 2009 at 5:39 am

    Thanks for your advice.
    I plan to post ads on USFreeads now but no idea how to start.

    Your tactic look interesting! Hope it will work for me :)

  11. BlabTalk says:
    May 1, 2009 at 11:13 pm

    I advertised my multi-topic talk forum (see my name). I am asking for new visitors and members. Using USFA helped quite a bit, especially with all the new restrictions on Craiglist. Wh
    Thanks for that helpful article.

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