Comments on: Build Your Blog With Forum Traffic

By: Gary Sanet

Gary Sanet — Sat, 30 May 2009 08:51:07 +0000

Can anyone suggest me how to build a forum in my niche area???

By: Annena Aikins

Annena Aikins — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:12:03 +0000

I have only been in the blogging world for under two months and appreciate posts like these that help open new undiscovered terriority to a newcomer like me. Now the challenge is to find the forum.

By: Maureen McCabe

Maureen McCabe — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:21:48 +0000

I believe I have a fear of forums… I will have to think about this.

By: Blogger

Blogger — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:05:54 +0000

WOW .. i was totally ignoring forums. But i changed my mind

By: أطياف مصر

أطياف مصر — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:53:29 +0000

useful .. even that forums are noffollow ones you will make a strong relationship with other then they may come and leave comments on your blog

By: What's Up!

What's Up! — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:18:31 +0000

Very useful info, but just to add to that – it’s better if those kinds of forums are dofollow ones, because nofollow backlinks won’t help much for your blog’s pagerank

By: robbie120173

robbie120173 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:41:51 +0000

Very well written and very handy tips for someone like myself who has just started blogging please drop by and leave any comments/suggestions as all constructive critisism is welcome!, and all the best for the future of your blog
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By: COOPER-BRYANTALWILDA

COOPER-BRYANTALWILDA — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:42:03 +0000

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By: sarah palin speech

sarah palin speech — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:56:14 +0000

very informative. i should try joining forums in the coming days..thank you..

By: Doug Barger

Doug Barger — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:07:58 +0000

Very interesting article and much appreciated. From the perspective of a forum owner it is nice to share the view of those who frequent them for high quality traffic back to their blogs.

The same conversely is true as comments from a relevant blog which are on topic to the forum can result in a nice stream of targeted visitors as well.

If you have any trouble promoting in forums that don’t allow certain promotional tactics in the signature, then there are plenty of others in the same niche which will be more lenient.

Regardless of the strategies for promotion implemented though, there is no substitute for working a plan of joining the community and contributing quality, on topic comments which add value to the discussion.

By: Traffic2MyPage

Traffic2MyPage — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:24:30 +0000

Great Post!

Very concise information and we can apply it now which is important.

May i also add that if you are going to promote on a forum with strict guidelines on marketing i think we need to be smart. Choice of words is paramount but if say i was to promote a product i would end my post saying something like this….

“here is the link to the product if you are interested in downloading.. i know its an affiliate link though i will provide the non affiliate link and u can decide whether i deserve it or not.. i truly want to serve by sharing information”

regards

By: traffic analyst

traffic analyst — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:49:19 +0000

Using forums seems like it would be a solid means of building long term trickle traffic. Have you ever considered an analysis comparing the effectiveness of forum posts vs craigslist forum signatures?

The idea here is that craigslist is essentially a very authoritative and high volume forum. The issue is the flagging and spam that is already happening in the site. But if you do a high quality post with a simple tagline at the bottom you may be accepted into the community that exists in the craigslist area. Although there would be a disadvantage in the limited time that a post exists.

Obviously certain bloggers have had extreme success in the craigslist world, and you have shared the success you have had in the forum world.

By: minde

minde — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:37:04 +0000

Good job! Very good article.
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By: Internet Junkie

Internet Junkie — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:29:01 +0000

Thanks, that was useful; this is the first post I read about how to use forums efficiently!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:44:31 +0000

This is a very interesting way to build traffic to your blog, I’ve been on the lookout for a forum in my niche (technology news). Hopefully I’ll find one soon because this looks to be a great way to build traffic.

By: Skellie

Skellie — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:12:32 +0000

@ Imelda: I’d suggest searching around for another forum in your niche. You’ll find most won’t be so tough!

If a forum isn’t working for you, look for another one. You’d be surprised how many you can find out there.

By: MRDPE

MRDPE — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:19:36 +0000

I agree that this can be a good strategy, but as alluded to in some of the posts above, the problem can be crossing the line of a forum's policy in regard advertising or promoting sites similar to the forum's site. The Professional Engineer .com

By: Gil

Gil — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:24:21 +0000

Great post, I’ve found that forums are a great resource for two reasons;

1. You get traffic from it via your signature as you said

2. You get ideas to write articles on your site.

With my site, I visit several tech related web sites and I look for common issues/questions that come up and based on those i then write a how-to and normally I post it as a reply for those that need the help.

My experience shows it works…thanks for the tips!

http://www.gilsmethod.com

By: 66tx

66tx — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:50:07 +0000

Also, many forums are intimidating places which can be off-putting.

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:46:42 +0000

The thing that I have found interesting about forum traffic is how viral it can be.

Some of my most trafficked posts have been because of links in forums. A good link on a “hot topic” will get passed around in several forums.