DISQUS

Bid Shop · 10 months ago

I have not phpbb but i use mybb forums software. is it good?

goacom · 10 months ago

good information. But to market through forums takes a lot of time. Also comments need to be intelligent and not drab stuff just for the link. That takes time. But I guess it is worth the time

GregR · 10 months ago

Forums can be great. I especially use them to help diagnose problems with the car.
But true they can be painful if the owner does not maintain them.

Josh · 9 months ago

To go along with that, the thing I find annoying are the people who essentially "spam" blogs by always posting "nice info, thanks for sharing" or something to that effect. Either contribute something useful or don't say anything.

Nick | Mom Most Traveled · 9 months ago

Thanks for the tips about forums. I have seen the idea of using forums pop up a lot as I have looked for ways to improve my traffic, but I didn't know how to use them. These are good guidelines for me to start with.

Sberkin @ Hair Restoration · 9 months ago

"Get active by posting RELEVANT content on the forum"

There's the rub, right there - if you're not posting relevant comments, and have a spammy sig, you're likely to find yourself on the outer quick-smart!

Karl Foxley · 9 months ago

I just came across this post and totally agree with you Joshua.

Forum spamming (and blog spamming for that fact) just seems a massive waste of time. It's so much easier to give great content, respond to what others are saying, establish yourself as an authority in your niche and use your signature box to promote your main website (such as your blog).

If you are good enough at marketing you'll be able to convert people through your blog posts or sign-up forms that way. This also gives you the benefit of building a relationship with your own subscriber base.

This surely must out-way the odd affiliate commission that a spammer would get from doing the forum spamming routine (if they actually get any at all).

Although it is annoying I have to laugh at the blatant spamming attempts I get at my blog, at least Akismet is a saving grace for catching such comments.

Thanks for posting,

Karl

owain · 9 months ago

Forum spammers are annoying. I get a lot of people signing up to my forums and waiting a few days before full on spamming the site. I had to block everyone with a .cn email address. BiggerPockets.com is a cool looking site by the way. : )

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Jane "lose weight quick" Moore · 9 months ago

Forum marketing is a good way to build your list -- as for driving traffic, it's all right. Short term traffic ought.

Connor · 8 months ago

I especially like Irfan's comment - I'd like to think he/she was being ironic posting an unrelated comment after a post about unrelated comments - but I think it's just Spam.

To add a bit of "meat" to my comment - I think that the traffic that you generate from active forum interaction, far outweighs the quick wins from spammy links. Take the time and effort to interact with the community and there's more chance of users following the signature link to your RELEVANT site. ;)

Andrew Mafeld · 8 months ago

Forum posting is a good way to get the link from other site.i like this way.i agree with you.thanks to sharing this great tips .i will follow all of them.

John @ Professional Web Design · 8 months ago

Yeah, that's one most common mistake in SEO - actively promoting your product on a forum which can get you instantly banned. The right way is to slowly build your credibility by posting relevant posts.

Mary Ann · 8 months ago

Forum postings are a great way to get link from your site. Forums are also a great place get answer from your questions.

hendy · 8 months ago

nice tips especially for spam......... keep blogging to share everything.........

Amritsar · 8 months ago

There’s the rub, right there. If you are good enough at marketing you’ll be able to convert people through your blog posts or sign-up forms that way. This also gives you the benefit of building a relationship with your own subscriber base.

This surely must out-way the odd affiliate commission that a spammer would get from doing the forum spamming routine (if they actually get any at all).

Although it is annoying I have to laugh at the blatant spamming attempts I get at my blog, at least Akismet is a saving grace for catching such comments.

Thanks for posting,

Chaitanya Sagar, Excel Expert · 8 months ago

Hello Joshua,
I totally accept your view relating people just participate in forums to just drive traffic to their website.This is not fair, the forum owner take pain in writing their post doing some research or putting their valuable years of experience into a post see what discussion can take place.The four points made by you are very important for any forum participant.Good post.

JohnKhoo · 8 months ago

I did forum posting. It is kind of interesting because it pulls in fast traffic to my website. However, the traffic drops aggressively after i stop posting for a while, It is because new thread has "pushes" my thread to behind. Therefore, if we want to use forum posting to promote our websites, then we should do the posting consistently to drive consistent traffic.

Bob Sloan · 8 months ago

Marketing in forums will take a lot of your time if your not just doing a one time post. Answering and answering posts can be a time consumer, and u should decide if its worth the effort.

Jason · 8 months ago

I do agree that forums is a great way in promoting traffic to the website and comments should be related to the topic or the niche of your website.

garden tips · 7 months ago

my worst problem is false signups to my forums by users (usually with gmail or .ru mail accounts who are trying to sign up just to post spam. Complete waste of valuable time filtering them out, blocking ip's etc every morning!

Joshua Dorkin · 7 months ago

@garden tips - aren't you doing the same thing by posting here using your URL as your name instead of an actual name?

garden tips · 7 months ago

@joshua, no because a) this isn't a forum & b) i'm not posting about viagra ;)

Joshua Dorkin · 7 months ago

@gardentips Actually yes - 1) it is the same thing and 2) garden tips and viagra are the same to me, since you're not actually representing yourself.


I allowed your comment on the site to make a point. Just letting you know that any comments on the site from people who don't use their name will be removed.

Jackie Winn · 7 months ago

@Joshua

ahh sorry i see your point now i hadn't even noticed that i hadn't used my name and will always use my name in future - thanks for the heads up!

Joshua Dorkin · 7 months ago

@jackie - You've seen the light! Hooray. I'm glad that you see what I'm talking about. Good luck to you.

Jonathan · 5 months ago

thanks for your post. i'm doing forum marketing at this time. the result seem to be okie up to now. however, it's not easy to find out much more forum that is related to the niche of my website
website.

Esha · 3 months ago

Oh it is a great and nice article..!
and now em using my own name...sorry about that..:(

arun506 · 2 months ago

thanks for the tips ... hope i get new updates here