Free Traffic From Forums

Free Traffic From Forums
Free traffic from forums pretty much defines what this
article is all about. Let's get right to it. No fluff here!
One of the best free traffic methods is through forums.
Take your time and research 3-4 forums in your target
market. Simply do a search on your target market and add
the word "forums" at the end. When you search your target
market, looking for several forums, typically the forums
that populate the first or second page of the search engine
are the most popular.

While researching the forums you have chosen, scroll down
to the bottom of their home page to view their "stats". The
stats will define data such as membership quantity, how
many members are online, how many threads, and total post's
etc. You want to target the larger forums for obvious
reasons, those are the one that will give you the most free
traffic. From your research select 3 or 4 forums and sign
up. Log everything you do as you sign up, either on paper,
a text file, Excel, whatever, just keep track of what
you're doing. You want records that are readily available
of your sign-up details.

Now that you have now joined several forums you want to
start visiting them on a regular basis, initially every
day. Typically there will be a catagory for new members to
introduce themselves, start there. Introduce yourself and
ask members to view and critique your site. By doing this
you are achiving three initial goals, getting some free
traffic, possibly some constructive citisism and ideas to
improve your site, and lastly, creating a presence in the
membership. After just a few days you should be starting to
receive visits to your site from an audience of like
people. After you get comfotable in the world of forums
start a thread that is a bit controversial, a topic that
you know will have two very distinctive opinions to your
topic. In other words, if you are posting and starting new
threads in a forum targeted at the same market you're in,
and you're creating some controversy here and there, these
visitors are now free targeted traffic.

After a week or two of posting regularly to your chosen 3
to 4 forums in your target market, you will have developed
a "presence" within the forums. Now is the time you want to
offer a "freebie" at your site to bring more traffic.
Search for a free download in your target market that is
highly defined to a very specific part of your market. The
idea is to offer free very detailed information on an
aspect of your market. The detail adds value to your
visitors.

OK, an example. You have a dog grooming site, offering
products and information about everything to do with dog
grooming. Offer your visitors a download detailing the best
way to bath a dog. Ideal water temperatures, how often a
particular breed should be bathed based on coat length and
skin sensitivity. The best types of shampoos and/or
conditioners to be used based on coat type and length. You
can see where I'm going with this, offer highly detailed
information to your visitors that will be very valuable to
every one of them. Any visitor engaging in a dog grooming
site is there for a very specific reason...they have a dog,
and they are very interested in how best to groom him or
her. Along with your products, you are offering free
information in how best to apply that product.

Now you have something new to mention/offer in your forum
postings. You also have some new controversy to create
based on your new free download! Start a new thread "Always
Use A Conditioner For Every Bath". I think you can see the
interest and emotional response something like that will
create. Try to respond to each post you receive from your
controversial thread to keep the thread alive. There is no
doubt you will become as engaged with the topic as your
poster's, but never forget the goal...each time you post,
reply, or start a thread the link to your site is right
there for all to click on and provide you lots of free
traffic.

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