i own a brand-new sports forum at www.TalkSportsHere.com and need to get my site out there. do i pay for forum posting, or do i use adwords? what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
You'd save more money buying forum posts for right now. I'm taking into consideration that you don't really want to waste a lot of money on advertising. Prices for forum posting are not a lot so that's the bet for you right now.
Well,why are you willing to pay for posting in the forums since there are so many free one.DP is also a good one,and the fact is you have found it.As to adwords, I still think it's useful and beneficial.But you should first have a budget yourself.Without specific plan and careful management,it may become a waste of money to you.
Well here are my thoughts: Adsense will waste your money. To bring people into your community, they have to see something that they want to join. So for a littlel while you need to promote your forum personally, just as you are doing right now. A forum posting contest is a great idea. Then, when you have double or triple digits of registered accounts, it will start to do you some good to run adwords or other advertisements for your active-looking forum. When people come and see a live community they are far more likely to join, so I advise you to create that appearance with your early budget, and worry about direct advertising when things are already moving a little bit.