As
always, there's a smart way to do this
and a less smart way. Our goal is to use
the smart way.
The first step is to identify the forums
you want to contribute to and I recommend
doing a few Google searches with your
primary keywords and the word forum. This
will quickly identify the large forums
in your area of expertise. And if the
forum is coming up high on a Google search,
it's probably getting a ton of traffic
and that's exactly where you want to be.
Be creative and use a variety of different
keywords to ensure you find all the big
forums you can contribute to.
Once you've created an account on a forum
you're interested in, be sure to spend
a little time every single day contributing
to the various threads. Posting a contribution
to a thread can take as little as a minute
or two so you should easily be able to
post 6 or 7 in about 15 minutes. Now,
don't post anything unless you have real
value to contribute. But assuming you
have something valuable to say, you could
build up hundreds of posts on a particular
forum within a few months. And each of
those posts is another way for someone
to find your website.
The number of posts you've contributed
to the forum is usually posted right beside
your contributions and a large number
of posts adds credibility to your future
contributions. First, try to get over
50. Then 100. Then 500. And then 1000.
As you accumulate more posts, the other
people spending time on that forum will
give you more respect. They'll know you're
a regular contributor and an established
member of the community.
When you've established some trust with
the other forum contributors, start your
own threads. This is a great solution
to the fact that your contributions to
other threads can quickly get lost in
the mounting replies. If your post is
number 17 of 32 total replies, most people
will miss your brilliance as they scroll
down to the bottom. Instead, you can start
your own thread so your message is always
sitting right there at the top. It virtually
guarantees that anyone reading the thread
will notice your piece of it.
It's also worth noting that threads get
pushed down the list as other people respond
to other threads. Every time someone contributes
to a thread, it puts that particular thread
back at the very top, and that's where
all the traffic is. So if no one has contributed
to your thread in a while, that might
be a good time to log on and post another
comment to your own thread, pushing it
back to the top of the pile.
These are all little games you can play,
always looking for ways to stay in front
of as many people as you can. Visit Tactical
Execution for a lot more information on
precisely these tactics; simple things
you can do to augment your exposure on
the internet. Please take advantage of
the resources available there.
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