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Places for promotions of products and services

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Aside from buying ads and having platforms like Facebook run them for you, what other avenues would you say work for promoting a website to sell products or services?

I am trying to do a cost comparison and output guide in an attempt to help some of my readers on a blog I run.

Quora is a good platform for this if you understand how to use it. Reddit can also be valuable but you have to have an account with good karma and make natural sounding posts. The users don't like promotional posting for the most part on that platform. You could also do your own posting to social media or have larger accounts promote things for you. Think of things like YouTubers being paid to talk about your product.

22 hours ago, dannydobbs said:

Quora is a good platform for this if you understand how to use it.

I thought this site wasn't great anymore. Maybe I misunderstood something.

That aside, I remember using websites like "StumbledUpon" but I am not sure they are around anymore. It seems like social media giants are the best for promotions either as ads, comments, or just general posts. You can also comment in a post you make if it goes viral to promote something.

You can do YouTube shorts. I know someone that did that for their shop. They made creative videos and just linked back to their store at the end with a link in the description and it worked fairly well. The videos have to be able to grab attention though.

On 8/11/2026 at 11:00 AM, ChrisWP said:

You can do YouTube shorts. I know someone that did that for their shop. They made creative videos and just linked back to their store at the end with a link in the description and it worked fairly well. The videos have to be able to grab attention though.

I have heard of people doing this but the trouble with YouTube and shorts for that matter, is that the algorithm seems to be completely random and videos make take months or even years before they get recommended. Even shorts!

Some people find success in posting in comments. This can be on any social platform. You make it as natural as possible and passively mention whatever you are selling.

On 8/10/2026 at 9:56 AM, simonsays said:

I thought this site wasn't great anymore. Maybe I misunderstood something.

It can still work fine if you know what you are doing. It just isn't used as much as it was say 10 years ago. It still generates traffic for people and is good for just a general link builder platform.

On 8/18/2026 at 9:49 AM, JoanZims said:

I have heard of people doing this but the trouble with YouTube and shorts for that matter, is that the algorithm seems to be completely random and videos make take months or even years before they get recommended. Even shorts!

That is a bit of an issue if the video is tied to current events or media. I wonder why it does this. I just assumed all shorts get boosted cause they want people using the platform.

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I wouldn't bother with manual placement anymore. Just buy ads with Google and it will place them where it is best. So many people waste time and money trying to do this themselves. It is better to focus that time on your business.

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On 9/10/2026 at 10:31 AM, justdave said:

I wouldn't bother with manual placement anymore. Just buy ads with Google and it will place them where it is best. So many people waste time and money trying to do this themselves. It is better to focus that time on your business.

I don't know. I think manual linking is still valuable if you know what you are doing but running ads is great for small businesses. Not everyone sells products though so running ads for a site that doesn't actually sell anything seems like a waste.

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