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11.17.08 Marketing Yourself And Your Site Using Forums  By James Spinosa Forums are one of the deep foundations of the internet, modeled after the great forums of the ancient days where people could have a frank and open conversation about a range of topics. The internet forum is a place for teenagers to gather to discuss video games, older people to discuss politics, and for a wide range of professionals to come together to discuss techniques that we can all share and therefore all profit more from. It is a place where people can say whatever the want and be wantonly disagreeable, or even openly immature, or randomly kind and wise. It is also a place that all marketers would love to use to grab some well deserved traffic and backlinks. Forums are a great way to get highly targeted traffic to your website when used properly. There are forums for every niche, and if there aren't then you can start one yourself and make a good buck. The problem is that most people that try to use these forums for their own advantage take it too far, and therefore hurt their own cause and that of their fellow marketers. Case in point, any forum that isn't moderated will quickly be taken over by spam bots that simply rifle through the forum posting up their advertisements, actions such as these make it so that legitimate marketers cannot post links. So, you are now wondering, how do I got about posting on a forum in such a way that I don't draw the wrath of the moderators? It is quite simple really, if you read any post on blog commenting you will see that it is basically the exact same tactic except used on a wider range on a single site. The best way to teach you how to post is by first teaching you exactly how not to post:
• Posting a link to your website in your introductory post to a forum, this sets a very bad tone from the start. • Constantly telling people to check your signature for further information when your signature is clearly all affiliate links. • Starting the same thread in multiple parts of the forum because you want to get the word out. • Pretending to be a customer of your own product so you can give it a good review. • Using overtly promotional language in your posts, especially when mentioning your website. • Posting about nothing simply to boost your post count. • Creating a user name that lends itself to people believing you are a spammer, such as the name of your product. • Making it obvious in even the slightest way that you are at that forum solely for your own benefit. • Any other behavior that is related to these, in general this includes: spamming, self promotion, link dropping, trolling, or mass PM sending. Continue reading this article. About the Author: James Spinosa is a 19 year old internet marketer and full time college student. He specializes in social media, email marketing, SEO, and blog marketing tactics. You can find his internet marketing blog at Fourth Floor Marketing. You can find his free ebook and newsletter here. |
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