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Part 1 – An Introduction to Forum Marketing
This will be an amazing topic. You are about to learn how the Guru’s do it. That is how they promote their site, and over time become seen as an expert in their field.
First, you ask, what is a Forum. A Forum is a place on the web that people exchange ideas and thoughts. What we are going to be looking for is Network Marketing Forums. Lets go to Google and type in Network Marketing Forums in the search. You will find many here. Some things you should look for before posting in a forum. Lots of members, and lots of activities. I will show you in a minute how to tell.
Here is a list of some popular forums, their are many more:
http://www.netmarketingforums.com
http://www.workathomenetwork.com
You will have to register first, before posting in any form. Lets look at the first on on the list, WAHM Forum, which stands for Work at Home Moms. This is a great forum, both for Mom’s or anyone. Once you click on the link, click on the Register button to get started.
Now, select a username, password and enter you email address, the fill in the rest as shown below. You can add your messenger ID’s if you like.
Now we need to STOP and really look at this next point. You see the box that is called “Signature” This is the most important thing in Forum Marketing. You actual posts in the Forums will not be advertising. The advertising is done by your Sig File. This must be be set up correctly. Every time you make a post in a forum, your Sig File is left after the posts. This is where other members can view you site. Different Forums have different rules on Sig Files, and different methods on making your link hyperlinked (clickable) In Wahm, this is how your sig file should look:
Learn how to drive targeted traffic to your site.[URL=http://www.rodlarrivee.com.com]Free Online Training Blog[/URL]
Now your Sig File should have a compelling line or two of text to encourage someone to actually click on it. It actually needs the code to actually click on it. In Wahm (on the picture above) I clicked on the link ‘Forum Codes) just to the left of the Signature Box, to check Wahm’s rules on. Now if I set up my Sig File exactly as above, this is how it will be seen in my posts by other users:
Learn how to drive targeted traffic to your site.
Free Online Training Blog
Spend some time on this and make a good Sig File. This will be the success of your Forum Marketing.
Now after you have confirmed, let go to WAHM and log in. This is the Log in address:
Enter the Username and Password you selected and click on “GO”
Lets take a look at the main screen when you log in:
What you see here is all the different topics available to you to check out and post comments to. The WAHM forum is divided into many sections. This is the screen where you can see the activity in the forum. You want to be in an active forum. You can see how many people are currently in that section, How many posts, and replies there are, and when was the last post. As you see, WAHM is a very active forum.
Lets concentrate here on the busiest topics, Business Advice and Business Topics (guys post here) Join the Discussions; Meet other WAHMs (ladies post here).
Lets click on “Business Advice and Business Topics” and see what we get.
What you see above are what are called Threads. These are topics started by users. If you are a newbie, you probably will not be starting a new Thread just yet, but you want to work towards that. For now, let reply to one of the threads. So I am going to click on the one that reads “My New Blog Page”
Under the post, you see a spot for a reply. You do not have to be long and drawn out here, take a look at what I wrote, then make sure “Show Signature” is checked off and click on “Post Reply”
Now take a look at my reply, and my Signature under it.
Well folks, this is Forum Marketing. Do not stop here, try to make at least 5 post every day. Start advancing your post, by giving advice, asking questions, and congratulating people like we just did. Do not stick to just one Forum. Try posting in 2 – 3, even more. The whole key here is to get your link out there as many times as possible, and start becoming an authority in your business.
Once you have joined several forums, and are making 5 posts per day, you are ready to move on to Advanced Forum Marketing. Here I will show you how to increase your Forum presence by up to 10 times, in the same amount of time you are currently spending. Imagine how this will help your business.
Rod Larrivee
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Part 2 -
Advanced Forum Marketing
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