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[chuckle] You do realize that you've answered your own question, don't you?


Paul

You can't just post a few times and then add a link. The key to good forum posting is to gain a good reputation within the community. You want at least 200 (or whatever is the norm) posts and a lot of valuable posts at that, to become trusted by members, BEFORE your post links or banners. Also make sure you comply with forum rules, no spamming members, placement of links etc.

If you post just to help yourself you will get deleted every time. HELP OTHER FIRST and then they will WANT to help you (click your link, etc.)... it's much easier to have someone buy something from you than to sell it to them ;-)

Sean

Posting in forums is not an efficient means of marketing, unless you're paying for advertising. Forums are for discussion.

You may find you get some benefit from the traffic, but you'll reap much larger benefits from forums if you use them as a learning and teaching venue, and do the work of networking.

Any time you try to take shortcuts with forums, you're going to end up crossing the lines.


Paul

I look at the Warrior Forum as a place to learn from those that have experience and know how to solve problems. It's a great place to interact in.

The main startegy is not to find old posts,Try to contribute to new posts,Say after
some 50 posts normally,They release you from screening at that time if you add some links then it wont be a problem.

There is a faster way. Post quality in the forum so that people will respect you and you'll get traffic residually from word of mouth. Posting 3 excellent quality responses shouldn't take more than 30 minutes a day; if you can't spare that then start outsourcing. If you're asking if there are automated ways to post in forums; yes there are. They are spamming though and besides being disrespectful and rude to the forums you use them on, they will also get you banned permanently. Just do it the slow way :-)

Sean

Just put a link in your signature and participate like a normal person in the forum.

Dont look for old threads, dont post just to post, add quality.

Dont ever mention whatever you are selling in a post.

Just read my first line again and follow it.

Your posts can be deleted for many reasons. Try to follow rules always!, that's the rule. If some forums are prohibiting you to directly post an html code then posting an html code will not make a good impression about you. also try to avoid posting spams. One post per hour is enough for a forum. Let others also give a chance to post. If you don't care about reading others post then other members also do not care about your posts.

I think it's pretty clear that enough people on forums are going to realize what you're trying to do when you make a post on a forum from 2005. Stick to new posts and share information, I think you'll find forums aren't opposed to your presence, just your presence when you're trying to game the system.

A specific example. One of my larger competitors has a forum which is pretty busy. They allow me to not only post there, but to have a link in my sig to my wine club site.

It's taken some work, but I have shared enough info there about wineries outside of their comfort zone to be a valuable community member. Most people are going to agree that there is enough business out there for multiple competitors.

Forums are for help, discussion, & encouragement. Not for just "syndicating content" & posting links. Forums are usually pretty good at spotting fakers & spam pretty easily.

I didn't know any better when I first started a few years ago. I found that you'll get called out quickly & it'll just be a waste of your time. Forum folks are fed up with it these days and have no problem getting rid of you. "Fast cash / quicker crash"

Instead, talk to everyone like the real person you are, give them the best help you have, don't try doing anything slimey ... just join in, spend the time building credibility for yourself and it DOES pay off in many ways. "Slower burn / bigger return"

I never think about the commercial value of a post when I post here. I just post on topics that interest me and I post my opinion or the answer I have to a question, or a question that I might have myself ... or relay some interesting fact I've come across.

It's a discussion forum. It's for discussion. I like chatting with like minded people, learning from the forum and helping out where I can. The benefit of just being yourself on a forum and providing some value with your posts is that you build up a reputation.

You can also build a negative reputation. Hunting down old posts to resurrect to throw your link in it and using the discussions as a means to "market" are not going to get you very far, as you have already noticed.

I spend a good amount of money on this forum in advertising. The rest ... the discussions are not marketing. It's fun, it's informative and a lot of other things, but I don't consider it marketing. When you post with marketing in mind, you are very likely going to end up spamming the forum.

How to stop wasting your time on forums in one easy 30 second step:

Ask if you are allowed to have a signature link and what rules you have to follow in order to have one.

It is upfront, honest and cuts out a lot of wasted time. This will work better if you have a site that complements the forum, not simply something that wants to separate people from their money.

Honestly, the tactic you speak of about exhuming posts from years back in order to shove a link in there is probably the worst thing you can do, absolutely everyone on the forums where you practice this can see you just for who you are and will not appreciate it.