Self_Promotion_Tips_-_Online_Forums

Self Promotion Tips - Online Forums 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 you've established yourself through regular postings, the level of trust, credibility, acknowledgement, and exposure you achieve will increase, commensurate to how well you're received by your fellow members. Here is a list of Internet Marketing forums that I frequent: Anthony Blake Online - Entrepreneurial Success Forum http://www.ablake.net/forum/ Bryan Hall's Success Network Forums http://www.bryanhall.net/members/forum/index.php Neil Shearing's Internet Success Forum (member's only) http://www.scamfreezone.com/privatesite Jim Daniel's BizWeb 2000 BB http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/184615 Klaus Dahl's Forum http://www.klausdahl.com/forum/index.php Lesley Fountain's Friends In Business BB http://www.friendsinbusiness.com/board1/ Home Business Websites Forum http://www.homebusiness-websites.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi Michael Green's How To Corp Forum http://www.howtocorp.com/forum/ Jan Tallent-Dandridge's Newbies911 Forum http://newbies911.com/index.php Diane Hughes' ProBizTips Forum http://www.probiztips.com/forum/index.php Merle's 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 Crawford's Marketing Forum http://www.williecrawford.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi Terry Dean's 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/Onl ine_Communities/ If you're interested in launching your own discussion forum, I highly recommend Michael Green's 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 Feel free to use this article as you wish, as long as the content, and the following resource box, remains intact. ------------------------------------- Mike Merz is a well known Internet Marketing consultant, and the owner of Internet Marketing For Newbies LLC < http://www.im4newbies.com > NEW! The IM4Newbies Internet Marketing Forum < http://internetmarketingforums.im4newbies.com > Copyright 2003 Mike Merz - Internet Marketing For Newbies LLC About the author: Mike Merz is a well known Internet marketing expert, and owner of Internet Marketing For Newbies LLC < http://www.im4newbies.com >