How do you advertise using forums?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by ozirock, Jan 15, 2010.

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To spread or not to spread :)

Poll closed Jan 25, 2010.
  1. I spread my link in the signature of loads of forums

    40.0%
  2. I concentrate on two or three popular forums

    60.0%
  1. #1
    Hi,

    I'm just wondering if I'm going about this forum advertising correctly, I've chosen two forums with quite a bit of traffic and I intend to stick to those and ask plenty of questions.

    Do you think that is the best way or is joining lots of different forums better?

    Lets see what the general consensus is :)
     
    ozirock, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  2. Misa_Misa

    Misa_Misa Well-Known Member

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    #2
    I voted for: '' I spread my link in the signature of loads of forums ''.

    I think this is better because more people will see it.
    Well many people will see it in the popular forums, but with more forums ( you can try different types of forums ), more different types of people will see it ( young, old, profi, noobs... )

    I think that way you will have more interest...

    But that's just my opinion,
    Misa Misa
     
    Misa_Misa, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  3. fancymouj

    fancymouj Peon

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    #3
    I would suggest you to join only those forums where lot of traffic like DP,v7n..etc ,, And buy link or avatar there,, Go for signature link rather then avatar because it'll be more effective then avatar becaue ( also helpful in seo to build your site link )


    OR You can ask a review about your site in reviews section becasue that is the only section that you can put your link directly..:D
     
    fancymouj, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  4. purpleorange

    purpleorange Active Member

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    #4
    Giving signature links all over will not help a lot
     
    purpleorange, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  5. blm2007

    blm2007 Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Signature links are good but it's always good to use different methods to show up ur links.Different forums also have advertising sections which can be handy in promoting the site.
     
    blm2007, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  6. cool_78

    cool_78 Guest

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    #6
    I spread them in various forums so I can reach a wider audience.
     
    cool_78, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  7. simplyg123

    simplyg123 Well-Known Member

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    #7
    threads don't always last very long for this reason, its best to focus on a couple popular forums as previously mentioned. And be an active member of these forums and post regularly. Posting one or two post to 100 forums, wont get you anywhere, once the thread is dead, so is your link.
     
    simplyg123, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  8. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    #8
    You can advertise through signatures,avatars,blogfeeds using different forums.

    DON.
     
    deluxdon, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  9. biglegg

    biglegg Peon

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    #9
    I only use two forums and stick to them, you can keep better track of how your links are doing.
     
    biglegg, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  10. COOLORANGEFREEZE

    COOLORANGEFREEZE Active Member

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    #10
    Stick to only a couple forums and become a voice of authority there.
     
    COOLORANGEFREEZE, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  11. musichangout.com

    musichangout.com Well-Known Member

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    #11
    I spread my link in the signature of loads of forums.

    Just post useful posts in popular forums and keep your link in signature.
     
    musichangout.com, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  12. Awan-G

    Awan-G Active Member

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    #12
    I did not try yet

    but now I am planning to do this !
     
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  13. dairyman

    dairyman Notable Member

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    #13
    I would prefer to concentrate on certain forums which are considered as authority even by google like our own dp forum. It pays to be active here both on knowledge and monetary basis.
     
    dairyman, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  14. ozirock

    ozirock Member

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    #14
    It's very interesting to see it's an almost 50/50 split in peoples opinion, just shows that different things work for different people I guess
     
    ozirock, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  15. w3bmaster

    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    #15
    Use links in sign ... that;s the only one ...
     
    w3bmaster, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  16. itzball

    itzball Member

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    #16
    I would say join a forum because of your interests, not becasue it will give your link more exposure. People think that signature links are great exposure. They won't get you rich but they bring in pocket change thats all..
     
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  17. ViddaXondi

    ViddaXondi Peon

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    #17
    I spread my link in the signature of loads of forums, focusing more on posting at higher traffic sites. Similar topic forums work well..i don't really get that much clickthrough from sig links anyway.
     
    ViddaXondi, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  18. 5starpix

    5starpix Notable Member

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    #18
    I spread it across a few related forums, and start posting.
     
    5starpix, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  19. simplyg123

    simplyg123 Well-Known Member

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    #19
    The main thing that makes signature links effective, is ACTIVELY posting. If you are not active in all of the forums its really pointless.
     
    simplyg123, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  20. nishant_raheja

    nishant_raheja Member

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    #20
    just put my site links at my signature
     
    nishant_raheja, Jan 17, 2010 IP