Forums- Talk And Make Money.

Forums - Talk And Make Money
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.