If you’re wondering how to drive more traffic to your website or blog, I wouldn’t hesitate to use Forum Marketing as a vehicle for potential customers.
For example, there are millions of forums on the Internet for all kinds of niches.
From pet care, advice for parents and teenagers, gaming forums where teenagers play with friends, open forums on political, social and environmental issues, small business forums and of course internet marketing forums. The list is endless and this becomes an invaluable resource for sharing your ideas and learning from others within the same niche.
By far the most important lesson to learn when joining any forum is to follow the rules. Once you have understood these rules, you should have many connections with like-minded people who will be willing to help you in any way possible.
It is within these forums that people get to know you and what you intend to offer.
My recommendation is to build relationships with other forum members. Like all customer relationship building, your needs should be trust, credibility, responsibility and accountability, and if you already have these attributes then this would not be a problem.
Having said that, the best thing to do is to look at the questions members are asking and try to provide answers from your experience that members will appreciate.
And of course, you can add whatever questions are on your mind and you’ll be surprised how many people are willing to contribute to the thread during the discussion.
Similarly, once you’ve shared your thoughts and insights over time, if you’re sure to take your business to another level, you can connect with forum members to form a JV partnership.
As you enjoy the opportunity to form these business relationships, you will find that visitors, members, will click on your forum signature and link to your website. This is obviously your ultimate goal.
Also, I suggest you be careful not to add affiliate links in your signature unless the forum rules allow it and one such forum to be careful in this regard is the “Warrior Forum”. This forum is full of internet marketing gurus willing to offer their services to help any individual make money online and help them build a full time business. But still, you should not add affiliate links. You must have your own website URL.
In the same way, my suggestion would be to focus on adding your value of contributing to every discussion, and in the long run, people will notice your sincerity and honesty.
Finally, to summarize some key points:
1. Comply with the Forum rules.
2. Make an effort to bring your wisdom, knowledge and experience to each discussion and give your best answers and opinions.
3. Do not post affiliate links unless the forum allows it.
4. Develop lasting business relationships, which could possibly foster JV partnerships.
5. Participate in forums that fit your niche.
6. Use forum marketing as a long-term strategy.
7. Stay away from dirty courts. Build the relationship first.
My last piece of advice before finishing this article: Never take offense in forums where there may be heated discussions. In other words, don’t get caught up in your prideful emotions just because someone disagreed with you.
The best option would be to walk away and join another discussion.
I hope this article has given you an idea; using Forum Marketing and if you don’t want to use this medium as a traffic source, there are other traffic generation resources.
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