This Blog MARKETING post is a part of “2 Weeks To Launch Your Blog“.

Forum Postings

When you make one of the more ‘newsy’ posts, preferably something controversial or provocative or hot at the moment, mentioning it on forums can bring in a surge of visitors to your blog.

Here’s what to do:

• locate an interesting news story or article or opinion/editorial relevant to your niche
• think about what you want to say
• type a short introduction or ‘lead in’ to the material
• copy-paste an excerpt (short paragraph or snippet) from the article or news story or website
• place a link to the rest of the story/article/website

Then, search on Google for forums/discussion groups/bulletin boards on your niche topic. You can do this by searching on Google for ‘Your Niche’ + forums

Pick 3 of the busiest, most reputed, high ranking forums, where many people visit and post regularly.

Visit them, register for an account (use your keywords as your user name and craft your ’signature’ to get some SEO benefit as well - don’t forget to include a link back to your website in the signature)

Now, post a ‘curiosity builder’ message. Use a headline like this:

•  Have you read this news about … ? or
•  Did you know … ? or
•  What did you think about … ?

In the body of your message, make a vague reference to the news story or article you blogged about. Do NOT give out all details, but hint about how important it could be to others in your niche. Then, sign off!

The link to your blog in your signature then acts as their roadsign, bringing visitors to your blog.

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