Are you interested in advertising as a small business, affiliate or for personal items? Are you also looking for free and/or reasonable advertising rates? If the answer is yes, I have compiled a list of Advertising sites to help you place your ads.

New affiliates or associates have a difficult time getting started. They often pay money to learn the "Secrets" of making money on line but, frequently do not get enough support. Don't get me wrong, there are many classy, well supported "Secrets" programs but the truth is, you don't have to pay a dime to become an affiliate marketer. A bit of research and all the marketing strategies can be found for free. Where do we advertise? I was pointed toward using Google Adwords.

Many of you are aware of Google Adwords. It is highly recommended for advertising but can be costly and ineffective if working with a low budget. With Google, you set your monthly budget, select keywords to target and are charged on a cost per click basis. The minimum budget allowed is $30/month or $1.00 per day. For the newcomer on a small budget, you will most likely find yourself clicked out of budget early, depending on the minimum bid for each of your keywords. One of my ad campaigns was budgeted for $1.00 per day but had minimum keyword bids of $5.00 and $10.00. My keywords were inactive. I tried all variations of Google recommended keywords but could not get a minimum bid of less than $5.00. To activate my keywords for this campaign, without increasing my budget, I ran my ads for a few hours per day. One click at $5.00 I found myself done for the day. I did get one sale from Google but not enough to cover my expenses. I highly recommend reviewing and joining the Google help forum's before getting started. Ask questions, set a budget and stick to it.

Below I am listing for you free and/or cheap advertising sites.

1) Adpost - will run your free ad for 30 days with free renewal for 90 days. After 90 days you may opt for a paid ad.

2) Adlandpro - is one of the best for free ads, and offers an affiliate program to help you promote your business. The also offer free websites.

3) Amazon - You pay nothing until you sell you item.

4) CMathers - offers 7 days of free advertising with 4 free renewals. Better yet, 6 months for $5.00 or $12.95 for 1 year.

5) EBay - charges fees to list you item on their site. They do not allow linking to your home page or web page.

6) Ezine - offers free and paid ads reaching millions of subscribers. You will find the free ads under recommended links.

7) Google - You must set a minimum budget of $1.00/day. This is keyword based and you pay per click based on the minimum bid set for selected keywords.

8) InetGiant - offers a free service for starters. Once on your way you may want to explode your ads at minimal costs.

9) USFreeads - Offers two free ads. Affiliates, however, are required to pay $10.00 for a one year membership which allows 25 ads per month. Premium memberships are available with many more options.

10) Yahoo offers free advertising with duration of 7 days. Just click on "Post a Free Ad". Don't forget to renew the ad after 7 days. You can also opt to pay for more premium services.

11) ZipZapads allows free listings with duration of 30 days. Premium packages are also available.

Please read all rules and restrictions when placing your ads.