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| TITLE: How To Grow Your List With Discussion Boards AUTHOR: Jonathan Gray CONTACT: info@businessrich.com WORD COUNT: 504 FORMAT: 60 characters per line CATEGORY: Business COPYRIGHT DATE: 2003 ---------------------------------------------------- SHORT SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE: Posting to Discussion Groups -------------------------------------------------------------- Are you disappointed by lack of sales? Here’s one way to change that … a Discussion Group. I’ll show you right now, HOW to do it, and WHERE to go. It will cost you nothing but your time. And it can be very effective. What is a Discussion Group? Discussion groups are email or web-based forums where people openly discuss the subject that pertains to the group.
There are hundreds, possibly thousands of them around. At these sites people are talking on every subject you can imagine… from religion to pets to engineering, you name it.
Where can I go?
For starters, you can go to places like Egroups or Topica, and join in the discussion.
It is best to avoid sites that are not moderated, because they can degenerate into a mess of postings that have little value. A Discussion Board can be very effective, especially if it is inside a members only site.
It can be useful to post on a site that has a mix of newbie marketers and experienced marketers. Two great boards to post on are: http://www.netbreakthroughs.com
http://www.instantvisitors.com
How do I go about it?
You can choose to either post questions to the list, or answer questions that other people have posted.
The idea is not to spam the message board with your product – or with a subject not under discussion. That’s a fast way to get people mad at you. Stick to the topic and it’s not considered spam.
Add content to the subject under discussion. Only answer
Posting to Discussion Groups is an excellent way to get
You can answer the question and at the same time advertise your site without it looking like a blatent plug for your website.
Here’s a good example of how to do it:
Posted by Jeff Seymour on Fri, May 29, 2003, 11.42 am, in I have some free software at All you need do is download it. Otherwise you can check out the software list I have Thanks, Jeff
After you have written your post, you can add your short
What about your own group?
As your list grows larger, you might want to have extra
Here are some companies that provide the technology to
groups.yahoo.com
At the above sites, you can also search for Discussion ========================================================= Jonathan Gray has been helping people succeed in small business for three years. Join his free "Help For Beginners" Course now - free tips on HOW to do it; WHERE to go: http://www.businessrich.com ========================================================= If you have received this mailing in error, or do not |
