Essential Ingredients for Successful Forum Participation
Many internet marketers join multiple forums and post advertisements in the hope that this will generate traffic rapidly. Unfortunately, we also know that for some people, ads and spammers tend to be subconsciously ignored. Lots of time wasted on such activities get negative feedback from forum members and it eventually becomes an unpleasant experience.
Post relevant items. A common mistake in forums is they try to put something relevant on the forum, then deviate conveniently to a different product they somehow want to mention in passing. Not surprisingly, they are also affiliates or salespeople for the other product. It wastes other's time, and I suggest as well that you join a different forum relevant to that other product. The forum is for a specific interest, do not fill it with irrelevant junk as it will annoy people. Do respond with messages that are on topic and will be useful for others to read.
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