Getting Leads With Forums
This is another method which should be used only to collect subscribers instead of trying to sell things. We have tested links in forums, and they do produce some leads for your opt-in list. Again, just like every method in this lesson, it doesn't work so great all by itself, but every little bit adds up.
For forums, you can leave a link at the bottom of your messages. Don't put a blatant ad when you post on forums. It will just be deleted, and you may get a bad name.
So, the idea behind forums is to answer, comment, and ask. You can do any of those and still get people to click on your link at the bottom. It's not wise to try to post ads because that won't persuade anyone to click on your links, and you will just hurt your reputation.
And, to earn credits every time someone clicks and even if they don't subscribe, all you have to do is use a webpage like the one in Plan 4, Step 2.
http://www.azwebcity.com/assoc/leadpage.htm
Go to this forum and see how you can put a link at the bottom of every message you send out:
http://www.howtocorp.com/sales.php?offer=brianrus&pid=54
Now, every time you go to Michael Green's forum, you just put that opt-in URL with the SendFree subscription box and the OptInStorm code as the optional link at the bottom of all your messages.
Of course, there are many more forums, and, in addition to that, you often can get some good information in the forums. People don't tend to give away secrets, but if you have a specific question about a program, software, etc, you can often get a good answer. You might as well get some extra exchange credits and subscribers out of it.
Here are some other forums you can visit and post your special page for more subscribers:
http://www.ablake.net/forum
http://www.warriorforum.com/forum
http://www.mlm.com
http://klausdahl.com/forum
http://www.mlmwoman.com
http://www.ozemedia.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/webbbs_config.pl
http://www.mlmforums.com
There is a really cool tool that you can use to find dozens of other forums. This site has a free forum aggregator, and you should just see it with your own eyes:
http://www.mikes-marketing-tools.com/marketing-forum/
You can see the recent topics posted in different forums, and it updates every five minutes.
Basically, the forums are much like the automatic exchanges, the safelists, the ad co-ops, and everything else. The goal is to create a system where you have communication with your list of contacts at the click of your mouse. That's what this lesson is all about. It works, and it will continue to work. Just build your list, and the stream of communication is at your fingertips.
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