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If you have a website about a topic you enjoy, you can make
money from discussion forums. Talk, post links to your site, get
traffic. Traffic means money, right? If not, try different
affiliate programs or Google Adwords. The worst sites should get
a couple cents per visitor. Now here's how to talk and make
money.
Search "forum" plus the topic of your site on Google or Alta
Vista. For my first site, I searched "backpacking + forum" and
in the pages of results I found several good forums. I also
searched related topics like "hiking" too. You can also check
about.com, and other sites that have forums on many topics.
Registration is usually giving your email address and choosing a
password. Some forums allow guests to post without registering.
Once registered, browse the forum topics, and post a response to
anything, just to "learn the ropes".
Income From Discussion Forums
The point of posting in forums is to get readers to come to your
web site. Sure it's fun to give advice and discuss things of
interest to you, but that's secondary. With that in mind, do the
following:
1. Always link to your site. If they don't allow any links, find
another forum.
2. Don't "spam." Sales pitches will be removed. Offer honest
advice, or express an opinion, then sign off with your name and
the link to your site.
3. Ask for help from others. This is an effective and acceptable
way to "advertise." Enter a topic like "Can I get some advice?"
and post something like, "I just started a meditation site. If
some of you would visit and tell me what you think, I'd really
appreciate it." Have a link to the site. People love to help,
and to give opinions, and they'll click on those ads while
they're at your site.
4. Look at total "views." Many forums show the total times each
"thread" has been viewed. When you see some with many more than
others, get in on those, or start a new thread on the same
topic. Go where the traffic is, and get some of it.
I didn't like the idea of forums until I made a few posts, and
saw my traffic and revenue climb for days afterwards. That
convinced me. Just be polite, offer some value to others, and
always have a link to your site. Many other secrets of using
forums are covered in my newsletter, but this should be get you
started. Talk and make money today.
About the author:
Steve Gillman writes on many money-related topics. To learn
more, and to subscribe for FREE to "Web Site Optimization
Secrets," go to: http://www.TheMoneyMakerSite.com
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