Does Forum Marketing Work?

02 Mar 14 11:47 pm

Forum marketing can work quite well. Especially when people on the forum trust and respect you.

You can put a useful link in your signature, with a very attractive label to suck them in.
You then help as much as you can so people think you're a valuable asset and people will be more likely to click your link if they think it's relative to your needs.

Most people probably wouldn't click a link in my signature, since I'm not so active on this forum. But if Mark, Cecille, or Aletta posted something in their signature that appeared to be of value and relevant to the audience, many people would click likely.

11 Mar 14 1:44 pm

Another method of forum marketing also works. If you can post on a relevant thread you can expect members to click your link.

12 Mar 14 10:03 pm

It seems to make a big difference as long as you're actively participating and genuinely trying to help people out. All of us have different specialties, training, & experiences that help others out with problem solving. While the web can answer many questions, it can't answer from experience which is what most of us want...someone that has an experience with a product/service or someone that has used a certain technique for solving a problem & had a successful outcome. If they know you're genuine in your interactions online, they know you're more likely to be genuine in your business transactions too. It's all about integrity. It takes longer to see results, but they are worthwhile when you see them.

02 Apr 14 10:25 am

Forum marketing is good way of free traffic. Forum marketing is making a good impression in front of influential audience can help your marketing message spread far and wide.

08 Nov 14 11:13 pm

Does forum marketing work? Yes! No! And maybe, depending on what you are promoting and how you are interacting with others on a specific forum.

Your real motive for posting on a forum should be to help out that community and be of good service. If your only reason is to spam links in y our signature line, then it will never result in click throughs.

First establish yourself as a trusted member of the forum and then add the signature link to one very relevant product or service that might actually help people on that forum. Don't link to sites unrelated to the forum niche as most people on a niche forum will only be looking for products or services in that niche anyway.