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If you click on the name of the person making the post, you will see that it takes you to their Web site. A back-link is what you are seeing.

 

Using online forums will accomplish a few things: 1) get you some great relevant back-links using forums that are relevant to your Web site's subject matter, 2) expose your Web site to additional traffic, and 3)get you potential sales and leads.

 

Using forums to make posts will get you links, as well as draw traffic directly to your Web site.

Participate in User Forums
Forums, a.k.a. "message boards," will get you back-links and can bring additional traffic in a couple of different ways:

1) Many forum administrators will allow you to add a signature to all your posts. The more you participate, the more your Web-site link will be displayed throughout the forum pages.

2) Most forums are indexed high by the search engines, so when the search engine robots find your site it will help your rank on the search engines.

Participate in user forums that relate to your Web sites content. E.g, if your Web site is about knitting, then try to find forums that cater to arts and crafts, etc.

Post as many helpful messages as you can. If you build up a reputation as a forum member that people can go to for guidance, it will enhance your credibility and people may be more inclined to visit your Web site.

We will give you a program we have put together on how to use these forums to get your back-links and also be profitable for your Web site.

 

Step #1: Determine Which Topic Will Best Fit the

Web Site You are Going to Submit to Forums
You will be making many posts on subjects that pertain to your Web site.

Here are some topics you are going to see on these forums.

Try to find the best fit(s) for your content.

Art Architecture Comics Drawing Literature Painting Photography	Business Affiliate Marketing Ebooks eStores Internet Business Marketing Work At Home	Computers Adware Removal Graphics Hardware Internet Networking Software	Entertainment Anime Celebrities Movies Music Radio Television Ipods & PSP
Games Gambling Role playing Tournaments Toys Trading Cards Games Video Games	General Internet Rankings Search Engines Culture Agriculture Travel Humor Off Topic	Health Beauty Diet Fitness Food Muscle Training Supplements Vitamins Yoga	Home Aquarium Audio Cooking Family Gardening Video Landscaping
Recreation Bikes Boats Cars Cigars Collecting Models Motorcycles Night Life Outdoors Pets Travel Dating Weapons	Science Astronomy Meteorology Physics Technology Natural Medicine Cancer Treatment Medicine	Society Cultures History News People Philosophy Politics Religion Shopping	Sports Baseball Basketball Body Building Boxing Cycling Football Game Tickets Golf Hockey Martial Arts Motors ports Paint ball Skateboarding Surfing Wake boarding

Step #2: Promote Your Web Site on

the Forums by Changing Your Signature

What is a Forum Signature?
Your signature is a piece of writing, banner, or HTML that appears every time that you make a post.

Changing your signature is the most important step, because the signature is where you will be getting your back-links from from the posts you make. 

 

After you have registered with each of the forums you selected, you may set your signature. This is a piece of text that you would like to be inserted at the end of all your posts, a little like having headed notepaper.

If the administrator has enabled signatures, then you will have the option to include your signature on any posts you make. If you have specified a signature, then the forum will automatically append your signature to any messages you post. You will be able to place your Web-site URL address in these signatures. You can set your signature by editing your profile.

For example, if you make a post and someone clicks on your signature, the person will end up at your Web-site page. Regardless of whether or not the reader goes to your Web site, you will still get a relevant back-link. This works great to receive traffic to your Web site, and have the potential of creating a sale or a lead.

This is why you will need to change your signature to include a description of your Web site; add any graphics to make your signature more attractive (if any). But adding your Web-site URL address is the most important thing to remember.

Step #3: How to Post to These Forums

It is important to know how to place your messages to forums. First, try not to make your post sound like an advertisement, as this can target you for spamming. For example, you can simply post a response of your thoughts to a current post, or if you start a new post you might want to explain more about your own Web site from a personal experience point of view. Let's say your Web site is about knitting; you might state something like this for your Tag line:

"I found a great knitting site I would love to share"

Then, for the message, you can type:

"I have been searching the Internet for a great place to purchase my knitting supplies for over a month, and finally I found this site called Knits -R-Us. Prices were 30% lower than anyone else on the Internet."

You would then have your Web-site URL in your signature directing the reader to your knitting Web site.

If any forum does not use Signatures then you can place your Web-site URL a few spaces below the main message.

Remember, your success is determined by how much you put into it.

Step #4: Here Is a List of Forums for You to Join

Now it is time to join the forums in the categories of interest to your Web-site's content. These are going to be the forums where you will make your posts and add your Web-site URLs (Signatures). The best way to find forums in your category is to use the Web site big-boards.com. They have the biggest forum directory on the Internet. You can select a category of your choice, and then select a particular forum to sign up on. All forums are Free to sign up on.

GO TO THE BIG-BOARD FORUM HERE


TIP #1: Use a 2nd e-mail account for your forum sign ups. This way you will not get forum e-mails to your main e-mail account.

TIP #2: Use the same username and password for every forum you join. It will make it easier to remember and you will not have to keep track of multiple usernames and passwords.

 

ADDITIONAL FORUMS, NOT ON BIG BOARD, TO POST

 

NTW FORUM	ALUMBO	INDIAN INFO	PENUMBRA
TAMILPOONGA	iVILLAGE	EZ BOARD	MONEY MAKN MOMMIES
VOY FORUMS	INSTANT MESSAGE	GOOGLE GROUPS	BOARD HOST
MY MOMMY BIZ	iBASED MOMS	DELPHI	AMAZING FORUMS
APEX INTEL	INDIA FORUMS	WORK FROM HOME	WORK FROM HOME UK

HERE IS A GREAT TACTIC TO FIND MORE

FORUMS TO MEET YOUR WEB SITE'S CONTENT

One of the easiest ways to find forums for any particular topic of your Web site is to go to Google, Yahoo or MSN and do a search for specific Forums and Message Boards. For example, if your Web-site subject is dog training programs, you will go to Yahoo, Google and MSN and type a search for "Dog Forums" or "Dog Message boards" You will get a large list of forums to choose from. If you format your message as we have shown you to gain the readers' interest on specific forums, you will get these back-links, great traffic to your Web site, and possibly sales or leads. Remember not to make your posts sound like an advertisement.


GO TO YAHOO.COM TO SEARCH FORUMS ON PARTICULAR SUBJECTS

GO TO GOOGLE.COM TO SEARCH FORUMS ON PARTICULAR SUBJECTS

GO TO MSN.COM TO SEARCH FORUMS ON PARTICULAR SUBJECTS

Method #4
FFA Networks

FFA pages, also known as Free For All pages, are pages that allow anyone to submit a link to them, free of cost and without having to link back to the page. FFA networks are a quick way to get your link posted on a large number of pages. However, do not use your main e-mail address to post to the FFA sites. Be sure to use your 2nd e-mail address that is not crucial to your everyday business activities when submitting ads to FFA pages.