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Links & Traffic | Article #25: MESSAGE BOARDS

Remember how we talked about forums being so great even though you can’t post an ad there? Well, message boards DO allow you to post ads and yet while they’re essentially the same as forums with the addition of the ad posting option, they’re not nearly as effective.

I can see you scratching your head again wondering why.

It all goes back to the mindset.

A person who goes to a forum is looking for information. Yes, they’re also looking for an opportunity or a way to make the one they have work, but for the most part, they’re lost and confused and they need help. So they go to forums looking for help. They ask questions and hope to get answers.

Message boards are a whole different mindset.

Because you CAN post ads at a message board, even though most of them do contain a forum section, most people that go to these message boards are of the mindset that they are there for one reason and one reason only. To post an ad. The majority of people who go to message boards, especially work at home message boards, are there to post ads, NOT to look for opportunities. That is why message board posting is not as good as forums once you’ve established yourself as an expert.

But, you can still make message boards work.

Here’s how.

Know that forum you’re such an expert in? Well, what do you think would happen if you posted an ad at a message board that had a subject like “Read What OTHERS Have To Say”? And then, inside the ad you direct people to the forum where people have posted testimonials to YOUR site. Don’t you think you’re going to get at least a few people curious about what it is these people are raving about and what they’re saying?

It’s kind of a sneaky way to promote on message boards but it does bring results. A good message board campaign can bring you about 5 to 10 sales a month. That’s not too bad.

Okay, so what’s the first step?

The first step is to find the most responsive message boards around.

Well, here’s a whole list of them.

http://www.voy.com/84987/
http://pub17.bravenet.com/forum/1409047603
http://forums.forbes.com/forbes/board?board.id=fdcbiz
http://www.freeadvertisingforum.com/
http://forums.workfromhomespot.com/index.php
http://www.workfromhome-at.com/
http://athomeresources.com/Message_Board/index.php
http://www.twahm.com/free-advertising/index.php
http://www.workathomeforum.com/
http://freeadvertising.forumwise.com/
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/
http://www.mymommybizboards.com/
http://www.wahm.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=5
http://www.homewiththekids.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=13
http://www.2work-at-home.com/
http://successfulmom.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=work
http://boards.babycenter.com/
http://members.boardhost.com/freeclassifieds/index.html
http://wrkathomemom.proboards58.com/
http://www.freelancemom.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=68

Message board posting is also time consuming as there are no auto post services. Plus, you can’t just go there and post and ad. You have to first register with the site and hope your ISP delivers your activation email.

Yes, there are easier ways to promote your business, but if you can spare an hour a day, message board posting can actually work for you with the right kind of ad.

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