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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to build a forum that doesnt fall apart two months later, part 1
- If you can get a big enough following from customer lists and newsletters you might want to start your own forum. But I always see people trying to start a forum and it falls flat on their face, mainly because they make it too big and they never promote it.The main reason is because nobody eats in an empty restaurant. Don't setup a "multiple topic" forum like phpBB where it allows you to pa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forum software 101 - why it is vitally important to choose the best software to run your forum
- When you go through all of the work and trouble to set up your own forum, you don't want anything to get in the way of its success... especially your forum software. Because of this, it is incredibly important for you to have a good forum software solution that will support your forum just the way you want and provide you will with all of the tools and user functions needed to manage your forum. D...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 6 forum management essentials
- If you are tasked with managing a forum, congratulations to you. If you find yourself weighed down by mundane management tasks, you are not alone. Let's examine some essentials to help you run an effective and vibrant message board community without the hassles of micromanagement.1. Find a forum you like and stick with it. Yes, not everyone will be using vBulletin or one of the other...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont over accesorize your forums; give it community content
- Have you been to those forums where when it opens up you are blasted off your seat by the stunning colors? Sure you have. We all have. There has been a trend by new forums admins to put every modification they can find onto their forums. While mods and skins are not a bad thing, lets remember that most of your succesful forums dont have all this fancy smancy stuff.What these forums have act...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 reasons you should market online
- If you've got a website you'll need to let the world know about it. This is called internet marketing. Believe me, it wasn't too long ago that I didn't know a single thing about this concept. However, ever since I committed myself to learning about the ins and outs of online marketing, my sales have dramatically increased. Marketing online is a completely different challenge than offline marketing...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using forums to network successfully
- According to one of the entries found at dictionary.com the definition of the word network is as follows: Something resembling an openwork fabric or structure in form or concept, especially: An extended group of people with similar interests or concerns who interact and remain in informal contact for mutual assistance or support.The Merriam Webster Online Dictionary at http://www.m-w.com/cg...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The demise of ezboard
- For years, EZBoard was a community that offered relatively cheap and easy to maintain forums for managers. Virtually anyone could register, design, and layout a site and invite their friends to participate. Indeed, some of the largest forums on the internet are built upon EZBoard. Unfortunately, a recent system-wide hacking attack has destroyed the company's reputation and sent many managers packi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make money from forums
- 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 fir...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forum signatures to build back links - helping your search rankings
- Building Backlinks! There are several ways to build backlinks. We have discussed Directory Submissions, Article Submission, & Press Releases. The next simple easy and free way to get a back link as well as free traffic is the Forum Signature Tags.Forums that do get indexed in the search engines create individual pages per thread. Your hyper linked signature tag is now a back link.If ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 commandments to maximizing your time in forum participation
- 1) Gain an idea/keep in touch of what is happening in the Internet Marketing scene (strategies, product, news).2) Help others as well as yourself to solve a 'how to' problem whenever it crops up. This applies to the universal law of "Give before you can receive". Zig Ziglar once said, "To get what you want, help enough people to get what they want." The long-term implication is wh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Intro to health forums
- Health forums are great for gathering information, resources, advice, tips and tricks, business names/information, product reviews, expert advice and much more. Many forums have experts on health subjects that are monitoring the forums 24/7 and are very quick to reply to your post(question).In this way, you can actually ask your specific question, and get a answer that is rela...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forums: how do you get people to post!?
- Running a web forum is no easy task. If you own one, you know how labor-intensive it is. You spent hours perfecting your forum. You thought up dozens of categories and topics. You customized the interface, set user permissions, sent out welcome emails. Tons of members signed up and logged in. Time for the payoff, right? Wrong. People log in to your forum daily, yet no one posts. Why?1. Peop...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 proven techniques to build a profitable web forum
- You may have heard that having a web community is a great way to increase sales, customer loyalty and word of mouth for your web business. In fact a web community itself, if large enough and targeting an affluent demographic (or one that advertisers like to target), has the potential to bring in revenue. Commonly people use a web forum as the centre point for a web community. However building a po...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to market on forums and message boards without upsetting anyone
- Believe it or not, you can market on forums and message boards without pissing anyone off. In fact, not only can you market this way, you SHOULD market this way, and I'll tell you why later in this article. But for now, I'd like to point out that the reason I'm writing this article is because someone on an affiliate forum that I frequent got kicked out of an affiliate program for spamming a messag...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Chat forums and blogs: the unofficial internet posting rules
- Have you been hanging around in internet forums and/or making blog comments lately? Public posting is growing ever-popular. One thing I've noticed, is that if you use it for business purposes and you accidentally blurt the wrong thing, it can get ugly pretty quick. A remark that was never intended to be malevolent turns out to offend somebody, and next thing you know, you're engaged in yet another...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Join a songwriting forum - its a good idea!
- If you are a songwriter looking to get "plugged-in" to where the action is, consider joining a songwriting forum. This is a great way to meet other songwriters, share your ideas, promote your songs and/or lyrics, find resources and much more! As the Good Book says:"iron sharpens iron," which simply means that we grow and learn from the exchange of new ideas with others. A songwriting forum is a gr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using online marketing forums to jumpstart your home business
- One of the most wonderful things that I have discovered about the network-marketing world during the past few months are online forums. These forums offer so much to enrich both your online working life and your knowledge of this sometimes confusing, often frustrating world of home-based business, internet marketing.Being a home business, marketing entrepreneur can be an extremely lonely an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 11 ways to increase forums activities
- Getting people to post in your forum is probably the hardest thing to do. First, not all of your readers will post messages. In fact, only a small percentage will post regularly, and most will never post at all. Second, nobody want to be the first person to post a message. In fact, topic starters (people that start new topic of discussion) will be a small percentage of your posters; the rest will ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why you should use (not abuse) forums to increase your traffic
- There are dozens of reasons why you should look up the forums that are related to your market and post to them often. Here are 3 to get you started.1- Get to Know Your Market as both an Associate and An ExpertThe research alone is a good enough reason to at least sign up to some forums and read. Just by reading posts in forums, you can hear what your market concerns are, straight fro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forums ? should you have them on your website?
- Forums have become a common feature in many websites. With good free scripts available, and paid scripts being relatively cheap, it seems that every new website has its own forum(s). But is it wise to add forums to your website?In this article I'd like to take a look at the pros and cons of adding forums to your website. The largest of my websites, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to sell your product on the forums?
- 1. Your signature file:Most of the forums allow you to carry a 4 - 6 lines of signature files with your name. So these files appears below your name when you answer a forum thread.Most people advertise about their product. Don't do that. Always offer some free ecourse or trial product. Personally I prefer to offer free ecourse than an ezine because, we feel that we gain more in short...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Marketing via messageboards & e-mail discussion lists - an alternative view
- One of the most suggested means of getting traffic to a site in the early stages is to get involved in messageboard and e-mail discussions on your topic of choice. The idea is that you can show your expertise and therefore get traffic to your site via your signature file (most discussion lists allow you to include your signature file with your post - a few lines with your name, site address and ma...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using message boards properly
- We all have our own reasons for joining message boards. Maybe its to meet some friends, or find some ideas for your business. Maybe you just needed a place to announce your party. Whatever the reason, are you using them properly?There are several purposes of a message board:1. Meet new people/network ~ This does not mean finding people to advertise to. Networking means just meeting p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using forums to promote your business
- When is work not really work? When it's fun!Using online forums, also called message boards, can be a fun way to promote your business in a low key way.Benefits:You cultivate relationships with othersYou learn about all kinds of topicsYour marketing message is presented without screaming advertisementBy answering questions related to your topic, you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five tips to launching a successful message forum
- Forums a.k.a. "message boards" can be great marketing tools for your website. They attract repeat visitors and provide a meeting place for them to share their thoughts, ideas, questions and concerns.Unfortunately many webmasters that attempt to launch a board on their site, end up closing it down due to lack of activity and popularity.So what's the key to success, you ask?Belo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 reasons why participating in forums can benefit your business
- Did you know that by simply participating in various forums and posting your various views and ideas, can potentially bring new growth and life to your online business?Let's look at some of the positive aspects that forum participation can bring to your business.1. We are all looking for traffic to our websites and if we can get it for free with little effort, that's even better. Did...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to maximize your profits with forums
- Forums are one of the most effective free internet marketing strategies if done correctly. Many people participate in online forums for different reasons. Especially in internet marketing forums, they use it for getting advice and answers to their questions.Another reason is finding new tools, products and marketing concepts that they can apply to their website or online business in general...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forums - why you might want one and how to get one...
- Several people have asked me about setting up a forum on their website recently, so I thought it might be helpful to cover this topic for the benefit of all my readers.But before I explain how to set up a forum, let me cover some of the reasons as to why you might want a forum in the first place...For those that don't know, a forum is simply a web page which allows visitors to intera...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The value of forums
- There are literally thousands of online forums that cover a wide range of topics. Forums provide individuals, who share a common interest, with a meeting place for open discussion, and a great gathering spot for "water cooler" talk. When used properly forums can be an excellent business tool and resource. By providing well thought out, helpful responses posters can develop a reputation as an indus...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forum - a free way to get traffic
- Forum is a gathering of people normally have a common interest on certain topic like investing, health etc. People in forum can share ideas, ask questions, socialize get help and give advice.However, you cannot post your advertising or any other promotional material in the forum as this is considered as SPAM! Unless, this forum is specially mentioned that allow you to post such promotional ...