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How to link to this site and why you advertise on google?

Two questions.

1) I have looked around everywhere on the site and I can't find a way to link to the site. No images to use, no suggestions of text links nothing. Am I missing something?

2) I have noticed that moneysavingexpert.com appears as an advert link on the right on google when you search for certain things. Are you using the free advertising offer for this? Or is there another reason why you choose to advertise in this way?

Thank you.

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  • sra
    sra Posts: 4,673 Forumite
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    hjb wrote:
    Two questions.

    1) I have looked around everywhere on the site and I can't find a way to link to the site. No images to use, no suggestions of text links nothing. Am I missing something?
    Thank you.

    Hi

    Section 5 of the Terms and Conditions gives some rules about linking to the site (5.4 onward)
  • hjb_2
    hjb_2 Posts: 34 Forumite
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    Ok thank you for that.

    Is there an official logo I can use? No offence to Martin but I don't really want to use the one from the top of the mse.com pages as it is a little cheesy. Just something simple without Martin on it.

    Also any answers to the google question anyone?
  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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    Hi, actually we're working on some logos - you could use the one top right of home page the consumer revenge stamp

    As for google there are two reasons. annoyingly at present our servers are in canada - google thus doesn't count the site as a UK site so if you do a uk specific search for the site (even moneysavingexpert) it isn't there and doesn't come top. Many others including moneyexpert are listed - so to make sure people get here i've had to advertise otherwise thet go elsewhere and then complain to me about the site (which of course isn't really this one!)

    While i was at it i decided it would be nice to spread the reach a little and add some more key words, but it is relatively minor stufff

    martin
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  • hjb_2
    hjb_2 Posts: 34 Forumite
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    Thank you for your reply Martin,

    both were great answers to the questions

    I look forward to the logos.

    Harry
  • hjb_2
    hjb_2 Posts: 34 Forumite
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    Any update on the logos?
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