How to get better traffic results with forums and groups by Rex Harris
Here are a few of the strategies I use to improve the results and traffic flow from groups and forums.
1.) Participate in the threads: If you go through the MySpace forums right now, you will see that most of the threads are just advertising and self promotion, in which no one participates. Chances are, you have found the forums here to be ineffective if you are using them for mere self promotion. Participating in relevant threads will bring more traffic through your profile, and it’s through your profile that you can direct traffic accordingly.
2.) Share information, techniques and pointers. When you share information with people that they can use to their benefit, and it works, they’re going to come back to you for more.
3.) When participating in a forum, don’t be afraid to let people know who you are. Introduce yourself to people, talk to people, get involved and be consistent.
4.) When doing business, a picture is worth a thousand words. I’m a firm believer in using a professional, legitimate image. A first impression is a lasting impression. You will find it difficult to attract money if you are dressed like a bum, have an angry look on your face, or are using a picture of pixies and fairy dust. Professionalism is huge so use it to your advantage.
5.) Don’t be overly critical. It doesn’t matter what people are doing online, even if they aren’t doing something perfect, there’s something that you can find that they have done right, or at the very least, are moving in the right direction. You’ll get much further pointing out something people are doing right than what they are doing wrong.
Forums and groups are great for driving traffic provided they are used correctly.
If you’d like to learn more on how to use forums, all over the Internet, to build your business, contact me through MySpace or Skype ID swimwithus.
Cheers!
