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Viral Marketing – Forums
Viral marketing using forums is one of the oldest viral marketing techniques. Here is a step-by-step guide to participating in forums and using them to virally market your products. To find a list of forums to promote your product e.g. vitamins, just type in the words – “health forum” – into any search engine and you will get a massive list of forums with potential buyers.
Do Your Homework: Prior to joining any forum, you must do some research.
1. Join relevant forums that are in some way related to the promotion’s primary sales market. For example, someone involved with a health related product, many types of forums could apply….everything from holistic medicine to stay-at-home moms.
2. Choose popular forums. There is no point in wasting your time and energy on forums that few members and few posts. Page ranking and the amount of active members are two good ways to check for this.
3. Choose forums that allow sig tags. If it’s possible read the rules before joining and pay attention to them. Your time is important, too. It is better to find out that a forum doesn’t allow posts with sig tags before you go to the time and trouble of joining.
After You Have Joined:
OK…you have chosen two or three forums that meet your requirements…now what?
1. Keep your signature tag short and update it regularly. The ideal thing is to limit yourself to one link, preferably to your main website.
2. Never create posts that are nothing more than an advertisement. This all but a universal rule on forums so make sure you read the forum rules. At best, an ad post will be deleted by the moderators….at worst, it is grounds for being banned.
3. Work the room. Be an active member on the forum. Plan to spend at least an hour each day there and take the time to get to know the users. Take the time to introduce yourself with intelligent questions depending upon the forum’s topic.
When you become a regular member, you want to develop a good reputation and without saying a word about your business, other forums members who are interested in your product will start approaching you. This does take time but it can certainly pay off especially if you are selling higher priced items.
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