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Is "she" your one and only?

by Marc Rodill
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Quick question.

Forum marketing is a popular answer to, "how do I get traffic" ...right?

Well, aside from posting here at the Warrior Forum (edit: note: not necessarily for traffic):

Do you participate in other forums?

For example, do you post on popular video game, sports or dating forums? Do you do it for branding, research, product development, etc. purposes, or just plain fun.

I'm curious. What do you usually think/do about this?
  • Profile picture of the author Paul Hancox
    I didn't realize the Warrior Forum was a "she".

    That would explain a bunch of stuff.

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    I guess she has a headache right now.

    *rolls over*
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Hancox
    On a more serious note ... I do actually recommend this to my copywriting students.

    For example, it's a good idea for them to start out in a particular field, i.e. "dating"... so they can brand themselves (at least initially) as the dating copywriter. By hanging around in dating forums, they can learn more about what makes people "tick" in this field, their "hot spots" and so on. (That's HOT spots... not G spots )

    Plus, if they can promote (in a subtle way) their copywriting services (with their sales letter adapted for that niche) they may eventually draw the attention of product creators in the dating field.

    By getting to spend some time in a niche forum, you get to know the psychology and way of thinking of people in that niche, and what's important to them... although you need to bear in mind it's still a SUBSET of that niche (i.e. those on the Internet).
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  • Profile picture of the author Marc Rodill
    I like it. Good usp for copywriters. A way to get better and specialize at the same time with good potential for prospecting. Even just for marketing I've heard you can go around placing banner ads in different forums with new language and unique hooks.
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    • Profile picture of the author netkid
      Going on the forums is the same as going into social media sites. You introduce yourself and make yourself known and "useful" and tactfully mention what you do. Don't sell anything on any site other than "selling" yourself.

      I tell my students that you "gently" migrate them to your blog, and there you migrate them into your email opt-in and then the sales funnel fun begins
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      • Profile picture of the author Marc Rodill
        Originally Posted by netkid View Post

        I tell my students that you "gently" migrate them to your blog, and there you migrate them into your email opt-in and then the sales funnel fun begins
        Interesting. Yeah people don't like "visit this website, or else the dog gets it" type of ads.

        Also I would imagine, if they do click over, and the first thing they see from you is a Squeeze Page, then it's an immediate red flag thing in their mind. It's like an "oh this is a blatant promo" moment in the brain or something.

        I get the feeling it's probably a good idea to build a relationship via your blog first.
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        • Profile picture of the author Justin Jordan
          Yup.

          None of them for marketing porpoises, but I visit a couple on interlinked forums that are about pop culture, and a weightlifting forum, plus one or two about comic books.
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          • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
            Let me put it this way...

            You won't find my name on other forums...
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            • Profile picture of the author Marc Rodill
              Originally Posted by Justin Jordan View Post

              Yup.

              None of them for marketing porpoises, but I visit a couple on interlinked forums that are about pop culture, and a weightlifting forum, plus one or two about comic books.
              Pop culture is addicting. Reading magazine covers is awesome. And I tried weightlifting once if that counts.

              Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

              Let me put it this way...

              You won't find my name on other forums...
              Interesting point.
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              • Profile picture of the author Justin Jordan
                Originally Posted by Marc Rodill View Post

                Pop culture is addicting. Reading magazine covers is awesome. And I tried weightlifting once if that counts.
                Try it again! You could be a paragon of male physical beauty, just like me. Well, not just like me, as I am awesome, but certainly a distant second.



                Actually, a distubring large part of my social interactions are forum based. I live in Outer Boondockia, far from civilization, and writing is a not a group activity, so I spend much of my time in front of a computer screen in the woods.
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                • Profile picture of the author Marc Rodill
                  Originally Posted by Lloyd Buchinski View Post

                  I post way too much to a forum related to a niche site under a short easy to type pen name that I can figure out how to pronounce.

                  The forum is actually really interesting and has it's uses. Sigs are allowed. When I put up a new page on the niche site, I just put that page in the sig and it's indexed.

                  I'm not a very social person, except for being a bit of a forum rat. Probably put too much time (and quality?) into that.
                  Interesting. I'm curious, have you've tracked the results of this marketing? Other than speed of getting-indexed? Or do you focus mainly on SEO? I get the feeling you enjoy it, but what do you mean by it has it uses? Other than conversation, of course.

                  Originally Posted by Justin Jordan View Post

                  Try it again! You could be a paragon of male physical beauty, just like me. Well, not just like me, as I am awesome, but certainly a distant second.
                  I get you. See...

                  This might sound really weird. But I had to stop. It was real embarrassing. Has that ever happened to you? The confusion was too much to bear. People would always see me in public, come up and and accidentally stop me for my autograph thinking I was Brad Pitt.

                  It was really embarrassing and got out of hand. I had to be all like "no, girls listen you got it all wrong" and I had to tone it down a bit. I even shaved my head to seal the deal because it kept happening.

                  Weird, you know?

                  Actually, a distubring large part of my social interactions are forum based. I live in Outer Boondockia, far from civilization, and writing is a not a group activity, so I spend much of my time in front of a computer screen in the woods.
                  Hey. Ain't nothing wrong with that.
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            • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
              Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

              Let me put it this way...

              You won't find my name on other forums...
              I post way too much to a forum related to a niche site under a short easy to type pen name that I can figure out how to pronounce.

              The forum is actually really interesting and has it's uses. Sigs are allowed. When I put up a new page on the niche site, I just put that page in the sig and it's indexed.

              I'm not a very social person, except for being a bit of a forum rat. Probably put too much time (and quality?) into that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Super Affiliate
    Honestly I don't believe there are other forums that are this active. WF is really a phenomenon. There's nothing like this.

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    • Profile picture of the author Justin Jordan
      Originally Posted by Super Affiliate View Post

      Honestly I don't believe there are other forums that are this active. WF is really a phenomenon. There's nothing like this.

      Joe
      In marketing, no, I don't think so. For other stuff, there are definitely forums bigger and more active. The forums at bodybuilding.com for instance, have a ridiculous amount of members and turnover of threads.
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  • Profile picture of the author gdrg
    I post on a bodybuilding forum for fun and on 2 adult webmaster forums for work

    Am on WF the most, though.
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    Forum Marketing is not the one and only, but it is a start until your SEO takes hold.
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  • Profile picture of the author opiniones
    I'm not a 1 forum man!

    Sorry warriorforum.com to break your heart but that's the only way I live!

    I hope you can understand

    will a few more posts and being more active here satisfy your heart?

    or more recommendations of your greatness to a few friends?

    oh warriorforum.com i am not a 1 forum man!

    but to me you are number 1.
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