Self Promotion Tips - Online Forums

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Have you ever noticed the same individuals appear over and over in forums dispensing advice. It's a marketing tactic that has been used for years and it works. Mike Merz discusses the tactic in this article and also provides a great list of forums to post to.

Gaining exposure and establishing credibility should be a top priority if you intend on being successful Online.

Writing and submitting articles is arguably the most effective free way to achieve the aforementioned, but there is another proven self promotion method that is often overlooked ...

Regular Online forum interaction.

Discussion forums, bulletin boards, Online communities, group chat, etc., in other words, a group of individuals with a common interest that share an interactive environment.

Every niche market has one or more of these high exposure, hot beds of interactivity available to them, and the numbers continue to increase.

Reputable forums do NOT tolerate outright promotion, allowing (in most cases) only a signature file as identification.

This is actually a key benefit, as it helps maintain a controlled environment, setting the stage for positive, content rich interaction.

Once youve established yourself through regular postings, the level of trust, credibility, acknowledgement, and exposure you achieve will increase, commensurate to how well youre received by your fellow members.

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Here is a list of Internet Marketing forums that I frequent:

Anthony Blake Online - Entrepreneurial Success Forum http://www.ablake.net/forum/

Bryan Halls Success Network Forums http://www.bryanhall.net/members/forum/index.php

Neil Shearings Internet Success Forum (members only) http://www.scamfreezone.com/privatesite

Jim Daniels BizWeb 2000 BB http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/184615

Klaus Dahls Forum http://www.klausdahl.com/forum/index.php

Lesley Fountains Friends In Business BB http://www.friendsinbusiness.com/board1/

Home Business Websites Forum http://www.homebusiness-websites.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Michael Greens How To Corp Forum http://www.howtocorp.com/forum/

Jan Tallent-Dandridges Newbies911 Forum http://newbies911.com/index.php

Diane Hughes ProBizTips Forum http://www.probiztips.com/forum/index.php

Merles MC Promotions Forum http://www.mcpromotions.com/webbbs/config.pl

Seeds Of Wisdom Forum http://www.sowpub.com/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl

Allen Says Warrior Forum http://www.warriorforum.com/
forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=2

Willie Crawfords Marketing Forum http://www.williecrawford.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Terry Deans Netbreakthroughs Forum (members only) http://im4newbies.com/netbreakthroughs.htm

To find an Online interactive community that targets your niche ...

http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/
Cyberspace/Online_Communities/

If youre interested in launching your own discussion forum, I highly recommend Michael Greens brand new release 'How To Start A Forum' < http://im4newbies.com/forumtoolkit.htm >.

So give yourself, and your potential Online success, a boost ... and get interactive!

Regards, Mike Merz

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