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| Discussion Boards! They Help You Learn As You Go!
I get a lot of questions from subscribers and visitors to our
web site. Some I can answer outright, others I need to do a
little research to find out for myself. We have been online now
for about three years and started with little knowledge of some
of the technical aspects of the online business process. When
someone starts off their question of comments with "Joe, I don't
have the slightest inkling of where to start", I know how they
feel. I've been there!
One of the places (besides the use of search engines, where you
can find a multitude of information on almost any topic) I have
been going for years to increase my knowledge are forums and
discussions boards. For the new person, or "newbie" as Internet
slang designates them, these are great places to learn without
getting involved in any discussions.
A lot of newbies and those not so new may be afraid to ask
questions because they feel they may be asking dumb questions.
Well, to me there are no dumb questions. But if you feel that
way anyway, then forums and discussion boards will help you out.
You can go there, browse around, observe the questions and
responses and LEARN! If you get daring you can even post a
question and see what type of responses you get.
I have visited a number of boards regularly over the last couple
of years. Sometimes I actively post responses to questions
already posted, in some I post a question I might have and
sometimes I just browse to see what type of info I can get
during that visit.
There are many occasions when I need to find something specific
out and I go right to a particular board and post a question. I
usually get an answer within a reasonable time. On occasion I
get an answer in minutes.
As you get more experienced you will find that posting at forums
and discussion boards is also a great way to create more traffic
to your site and maybe more subscribers for your ezine. In most
cases it just comes down to leaving your website URL or
subscribe email address with your posting. Just make sure that
you check the posting and/or advertising restrictions that a
site might have before you do it.
If you have a particular topic you are interested in, visit
http://www.forumone.com It has a directory of over 310,000 web
forums. Just type in the topic you are interested in and click
the search button.
As you surf the Net and get more comfortable with your business
efforts you will probably develop a couple of favorites. Here
are a couple of boards that I go to on a regular basis either to
browse, post or respond to items. These are all free and you
don't have to log in or subscribe. They are not listed in any
specific order.
1) BizWeb2000 CyberMarketing Board
http://www.bizweb2000.com/wwwboard
This board is very active and has a lot of great info about
online marketing and other areas. This is one of my favorites.
2) Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
http://www.exchangingideas.com
Another board that can give you some insight and ideas in the
marketing area.
3) Friends In Business - Scams 101 Message Board
http://friendsinbusiness.com/board/index.cgi
This one is an active board too and usually has some great
discussions about possible scams online.
4) Dog Byte Marketing Forum
http://homebusiness-websites.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi
This one deals with operating and managing your own online or
offline enterprise and is a good source for answering some of
those technical questions you might have.
These are just a couple of the boards that you might want to
bookmark and check out once and awhile or specifically if you
have a question. Remember there are thousands of sources of
information online now and you can have access to them for free.
All it takes is a little research. And also, when you visit some
of these boards, you will without fail, find leads to other
resources you might be able to use.
About the author:
Joe Reinbold, Owner & creator of The Entrepreneur's Home
Business Link publishes a free weekly email newsletter "Home
Income Quarterly E-dition" which is dedicated to assisting
online marketers and entrepreneur. For a free subscription just
mailto:subscribe@homebizlink.com or visit his site at
http://www.homebizlink.com
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