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WHY PDF?
One thing is for certain, PDFs add value to
your site as long as it has relevant content.
Free downloadable PDFs attract customers,
readers, and consumers as it embodies a “free
gift.” It also adds up to your offline marketing –
leaving your brand in home computers as they
download this file. Most bloggers and
businesses don’t have the right website host
to accommodate a downloadable PDF and if
you’re one of them, don’t worry! There are still
ways we can accomplish this for free.
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What are the
ways to do this
right?
Of course, the right solution means legally
(no hacking) getting third party services that
will host your PDF online for free. There are
eight different ways to share and make your
PDF available online. You can upload,
caption, share and make this available as a
link in these ways:

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Google Drive
The most popular file storage online owned by the
great big company Google – Google Drive. This tool
has been known to be linked to your Gmail account,
which is a free email host and can be synced across
devices. This online storage makes file sharing easier
just by changing the setting to the public. You can
easily use this by connecting and accessing your
Gmail account, uploading the file and hitting “share”
or getting the share link provided. What’s great
about Google Drive is the fact that it can revoke any
link access anytime, embed a PDF file on your
website, convert plenty of files to PDF, edit and
unlock PDF files, and even control the viewers.
Dropbox
Another popular online storage, (which by the way is
also integrated with our site) the Dropbox is another
file hosting site that has an available application that
can be used in various devices. It offers cloud
storage which can be linked and synched just by
changing the setting of privacy to the public. It can
also be sent as an email link with a free account.
Though file could be shared with an account, files
cannot be directly downloaded on one link, rather, it
shows a folder or another window where it is stored.

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KeepandShare
KeepandShare is not just an online storage
application, it was made to make collaboration
easier with file sharing. Using this to host your
PDF is also possible here and you can do so
just by creating an account from their
homepage and uploading the file as a public
file. Once you’ve uploaded the file, you can
copy the link and paste it on your site to serve
as your download link.
MediaFire
This Texas-based company was first built in 2006 and
was mostly known as client software for bigger
companies like Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux,
etc. This company is now known to provide online
storage for public or private use and allows anyone
to easily sign up online. The free package plan
however, has a limit of 50GB but can allow you to
upload up to 4GB per file. The best thing about
MediaFire is its one-time link feature where users can
keep control of the downloads, which means it can’t
be shared by the receiver. This is perfect for those
who want to give a limited-edition PDF offer.

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SlideShare
A website under LinkedIn, Slideshare is a file-
sharing site that focuses on presentations,
infographics, documents, and videos. This file
hosting site is all about being professional, like
its mother site LinkedIn, and allows account
holders to show, embed and link their PDF
presentations anywhere. This is best used
when you want to embed your PDF on your
website and simply allow people to view and
download it just by changing the privacy
setting.
Scribd
Now known for eBooks and audiobooks, Scribd used
to be popular as an online hosting site for PDF files
that you can embed. You can still do so with their
current site, all you have to do is upload and share!
The best thing about Scribd is the fact that it makes
files compatible for mobile and other devices. It can
also be used as private or public, allows users to
upload multiple files, integrates with other cloud-
based sites such as Google docs and Facebook, limit
the readers, converts files into PDF and can still give
you codes for embedding that PDF file to your site.

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Box
Like Dropbox and Google Drive, Box offers
users a way to upload their PDF online but also
allow them to embed it in widgets in various
sizes as needed. What’s great about Box is the
fact that it can have a custom URL for your link
to the PDF document, can have a password,
can limit viewers to see the document until a
certain date and allow you to restrict
downloading when embedded.
OneDrive
As part of Microsoft, OneDrive is a web version
of Office and offers online hosting and
synchronization for files. Yet another file
hosting site, OneDrive’s best features are
adapting to the internet speed when playing a
video, saving notes in sync and editing
documents online.

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 With so many third-party apps available,
providing your free download won’t be
DeftPDF hard to do but of course, before you pick
any of these, make sure to create or
convert your file properly using our tools
here: Free PDF creator online

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