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| Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:33 pm Forum Marketing Tips For Free To Post Ad Forums! |
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Forum Marketing Tips For Free To Post Ad Forums!
By: Clive Anderson
Your forum promotion websites and, or business opportunities success
relies heavily on your forum marketing skills to bring you in new
customers and members.
Recent studies have proved that your signature file is king in forum
marketing success. But just having a signature file with a short
statement and then URL is not enough to generate a regular steady flow
of customers coming to visit your target website or websites.
There are several factors involved that will provide you with a better
outcome to your Free To Post Forum activities. The first tip getting
customers to your website and inducing them to buy your product or
service is to create text headlines that get their attention. Of course, it
should be noted that if the website you are promoting in your signature
text link does not have attention grabbing content or material, creating
an instant interest can sometimes be a difficult, but we’ll get to that later.
Your text ad must not be weak, but it must also not be over-the-top if
you're weak you're boring and not very convincing. If you use hyperbole
you won't be believed or trusted - the kiss of death for a work at home
based Internet business. What we mean by weak is, 'Welcome to my site.
I think you're going to like what you see here.' Well, if you're not sure,
they sure won't be. Hyperbole is, "You'll be glad you found the only site
you'll ever need again." Yeah, right. Bye.
There are two things you must focus on when you create your text link
headlines. People want help and information, and they want it fast. Get
right to the point. If you're offering legal services for DUI citations you
might start off by saying, "We can help You Save Your Job, Your License,
Your Freedom and Your Reputation." See how that works? You haven't
promised you will, because of course you can't. But you've gotten right to
the heart of why they are seeking you out, told them emphatically that
you can help them, and did it in a dramatic and attention-getting way.
As the promoter of your work at home business or opportunity you should
know the key points of your business so that when written will grab the
full attention of the reader. Once you have written the text link adverts
out you need to focus on taking the following into consideration.
Most Free To Post Ad Forums tend to use a system called BB Code for
converting URL links into text. Basically it is a forum equivalent to HTML
on websites. When placing your signature file on any forum you are given
a set amount of characters that can be used. This varies from forum to
forum. If you were allowed 250 characters for your signature, you must
incorporate that to include the URL link you require to for the text link to
link to.
Once you have worked out a balance between your text link characters
and the BB Code required characters you should submit this to your
signature file normally located in your profile on the forum.
To maximise the results and effects you want to get from forums the
following should also be adhered to once you have created your text link
ads within your signature files.
Create a general welcome document and store it on your computer. It
doesn’t have to say any more than Welcome To The Forum, but obviously
more is better and gets more noticed. Once you have created this
document you will not need to adapt any further unless you wish to ad the
forums name. When a new person introduces him or herself or joins the
forum or forums you are a member in you should post a Welcome to the
Forum thread.
By having a pre-written ad to post this will only take you seconds and is
the most powerful tool within your forum-posting arsenal. Every time
someone joins and posts in the introductions area and you reply your
reply will contain your super selling text link signature file that you have
created.
Even if this does not get seen by the person who posted themselves it will
get more viewings than ANY single post your are likely to make. The
busier the forum the better.
But don’t let this stop you from making those all important ad posts as this
is what keeps these forums alive and without any postings they would
soon fade and you would be left with a huge void.
Over time hone your new found skills by creating better text link signature
ads as well as better welcome messages that contain replies to specific
areas or comments that a new person joining the forum has pointed out.
And especially if they say they are new to forums offer your help, as this
then becomes a good lead for you.
Above all else, Be Honest!
Brought to you by:
Clive Anderson
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