Email #17: Branding On The Forums

Dear <firstname> ,

Forums are a great platform for discussions. 
This method is also very targeted. When 
searching for a forum to participate in, do a 
Google search for “XYZ forum”. Like the 
blog search, XYZ should be the niche or 
anything related to the niche you are targeting. 

With forums, you also make comments and 
posts to make yourself visible to others. When
you become an active participant, people will
start to notice you. What’s more exciting here
is that you could stir up ‘hot’ and healthy
debates to stand out prominently. Like blogs, 
every post or commentary you make, be sure to 
leave your signature and website link at the 
bottom of your signature box.

Participate by touching and teaching people. 
Whatever you do, do not sound too hard sell
or spam the system as well. This will definitely
 be frowned upon, as we mentioned before, people
hate to be sold and spammers are highly disregarded.
Focus on leading with value, be consistent and 
become a part of a community. 

However a point to note here is that forums will
not drive you instant traffic. It is effective, but it
takes time to build a momentum to be noticed in
the forums. Nevertheless it is worthwhile because
once you start picking up momentum, you will be
amazed by the traffic you generate from this 
platform.

Next up, leveraging on the power of video online to
effectively brand your business or yourself.

To your solid, reliable brand name,

“Your Name”
“Your Website Link” 
