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Promotion forums are the ones that are still running somewhat successfully compare to other niches. The reason is simple; people use them to get the word out for their websites and leave. Very few will stay as valuable contributors, and sadly the rest remains a big list of numbers.
If you are one of those, then read the article and change your thinking, as your use of promotion forums is to paste the link of your websites and never show up again. This may sound good to you but seriously, if you want to promote your website, do it properly, and people will most likely join your forum as a regular member. Otherwise, your promoted website will not be seen by most members as your posted ad is no were to be seen by new members or those who never came across your site.
We all rely on promotion forums and don’t be surprised, even those who own promotion forum, they need the place to advertise their forum. How else will they get the users if it is not advertised?
Fair enough, there are social media that also allow you to advertise for free. But it’s minimal as those who are on social media are usually not keen on forums. Your best bet is to focus on promotion forums, and by being a regular member, you are most likely to gain few extra members from promotion forums.
Avoid the hype of some new promotion forums.
Nowadays, you see forums popping up daily, and the owner usually calls it the next big “promotion forum,” this is something I don’t like simply for a reason, that mostly like those, are the site that is going offline within few months of opening.
The owners give up as the expectations exceed their potential. Thus, the owner has no choice but to take it down. But let’s be honest, who would join their next big thing if they are not even known on those well-known promotion forums.
Let’s face it, and if you open a forum with 15 different IDs and start the conversation between those, you would get bored. You may attract few users by this method, but it’s not good in the long run. This is why the promotion forum is such a niche that it will remain on top as there will never be enough promotion forums; everyone welcomes promotion forums so they can advertise on one extra place for free.
However, if you see “the next big promotion” forum open again, give it some time before posting an ad, see if the forum is still open after a month and has few posts. Otherwise, your advertising is wasted, and your time on that forum as well.
Get the community’s feelings, read the rules and try to follow those rules of every promotion forum you visit. Every web admin has different rules. Read them and advertise when you have fully satisfied the requirements of each forum. If you find reading the rules boring or hard to follow, then look at other members, mainly established members or the one whose post convinced you to sign up to this forum in the first place. Let them be an example for you; they are not there to add up numbers on the forum, are they? They are online greeting members daily; how is this effective, you may ask? Oh, you just don’t know, do you? This little introduction can lead to magic; each visitor you welcome with a signature link might attract that user towards your site. Or even if they avoid visiting or being a member of your forum, don’t worry; they will take notice of you and may help when needed. For example, you may require staff for the forum or website; they would consider helping you instead of someone grumpy or never keen to welcome any member. Put yourself in their shoes. Would you help a person who solely goes to the forum and gets the minimum requirement and post a link and never shows up? Of course, you don’t.
A review service is similar, but instead of posting on your forum, a staff member will provide feedback on your forum and know where you need changes to make the forum stand out more.
Take the reviewer’s advice and feedback, but don’t completely change your forum according to the reviewer. Most are biased or simply have a job to review each site, and they can’t spend hours getting to see each website in detail. They pick on basic errors that need changing on your websites, such as theme backgrounds, logos, and post counts or posts’ qualities.
Yes, it’s helpful, so use it, but don’t over, do it. You are the boss. You decide, not others. If someone says your theme is plain and boring, they may not be wrong, but it’s you who chose that color.
Ask on another promotion forum, see what their reviewer says about your website. There are always two sides to a story, as they say. But simply being arrogant is not good; just because you think to feel your website looks the best does not mean others think the same. So always take positive signs to improve your website, even if it removes the theme you like most. But like I said earlier, the limit is the key to success.
If you followed the above method properly, you should have no hiring issues, as people will trust you and know you better as a person. Don’t worry; some people are kind and helpful for free as volunteers. Don’t judge a person without working with them; see how they run your forum in your absence; if you feel they are not the ones you wanted, replace them. You are the boss you decide but bear in mind; you have volunteers, don’t expect them to do everything for you. If you decide to remain the only staff on your forum, you might likely remain the only member of your forum.
Those are all the tips I will share for now. If you wish to add some more, do leave your reply in the comment box below, and we shall add the ones we feel need adding.
Promotion forums are the ones that are still running somewhat successfully compare to other niches. The reason is simple; people use them to get the word out for their websites and leave. Very few will stay as valuable contributors, and sadly the rest remains a big list of numbers.
If you are one of those, then read the article and change your thinking, as your use of promotion forums is to paste the link of your websites and never show up again. This may sound good to you but seriously, if you want to promote your website, do it properly, and people will most likely join your forum as a regular member. Otherwise, your promoted website will not be seen by most members as your posted ad is no were to be seen by new members or those who never came across your site.
We all rely on promotion forums and don’t be surprised, even those who own promotion forum, they need the place to advertise their forum. How else will they get the users if it is not advertised?
Fair enough, there are social media that also allow you to advertise for free. But it’s minimal as those who are on social media are usually not keen on forums. Your best bet is to focus on promotion forums, and by being a regular member, you are most likely to gain few extra members from promotion forums.
Avoid the hype of some new promotion forums.
Nowadays, you see forums popping up daily, and the owner usually calls it the next big “promotion forum,” this is something I don’t like simply for a reason, that mostly like those, are the site that is going offline within few months of opening.
The owners give up as the expectations exceed their potential. Thus, the owner has no choice but to take it down. But let’s be honest, who would join their next big thing if they are not even known on those well-known promotion forums.
Let’s face it, and if you open a forum with 15 different IDs and start the conversation between those, you would get bored. You may attract few users by this method, but it’s not good in the long run. This is why the promotion forum is such a niche that it will remain on top as there will never be enough promotion forums; everyone welcomes promotion forums so they can advertise on one extra place for free.
However, if you see “the next big promotion” forum open again, give it some time before posting an ad, see if the forum is still open after a month and has few posts. Otherwise, your advertising is wasted, and your time on that forum as well.
Anyways back to the topic. How exactly does one justify their time on a promotion forum?
It’s simple but very effective.Introduce yourself to the community make yourself know on your very first post. This gives the impression that you are there solely to paste the link and never come back. Make sure to avoid adding a link on the first few posts to your website as this will not go well with other users and may even get you the warning, or some admins may decide to ban you for this.Step 1, The introduction and Welcome: This is one of the best method in gaining an extra member for your community.
Get the community’s feelings, read the rules and try to follow those rules of every promotion forum you visit. Every web admin has different rules. Read them and advertise when you have fully satisfied the requirements of each forum. If you find reading the rules boring or hard to follow, then look at other members, mainly established members or the one whose post convinced you to sign up to this forum in the first place. Let them be an example for you; they are not there to add up numbers on the forum, are they? They are online greeting members daily; how is this effective, you may ask? Oh, you just don’t know, do you? This little introduction can lead to magic; each visitor you welcome with a signature link might attract that user towards your site. Or even if they avoid visiting or being a member of your forum, don’t worry; they will take notice of you and may help when needed. For example, you may require staff for the forum or website; they would consider helping you instead of someone grumpy or never keen to welcome any member. Put yourself in their shoes. Would you help a person who solely goes to the forum and gets the minimum requirement and post a link and never shows up? Of course, you don’t.
Posting Packages and Review services are most common on almost all promotion forums. Both are very useful, take, for example, a posting package; this is a service where a staff member of the promotion forum will join your forum as a user and post the amount of post requested on your forum.Step 2: Use all the services provided by the promotion forums: They are for free or at most at a forum cash which are easy to get
A review service is similar, but instead of posting on your forum, a staff member will provide feedback on your forum and know where you need changes to make the forum stand out more.
Take the reviewer’s advice and feedback, but don’t completely change your forum according to the reviewer. Most are biased or simply have a job to review each site, and they can’t spend hours getting to see each website in detail. They pick on basic errors that need changing on your websites, such as theme backgrounds, logos, and post counts or posts’ qualities.
Yes, it’s helpful, so use it, but don’t over, do it. You are the boss. You decide, not others. If someone says your theme is plain and boring, they may not be wrong, but it’s you who chose that color.
Ask on another promotion forum, see what their reviewer says about your website. There are always two sides to a story, as they say. But simply being arrogant is not good; just because you think to feel your website looks the best does not mean others think the same. So always take positive signs to improve your website, even if it removes the theme you like most. But like I said earlier, the limit is the key to success.
Most promotion forums have a section where you could exchange posts for posts. It’s as simple as your post on my forum, and I shall return the favor. It sounds boring as you have no choice but to post on forums you may not like. But you do have a choice to say no to those niches and continue on exchanges with the ones you’re familiar with. You may disagree with me, but exchanging posts or social media with others can lead you to be an established member of a forum. You will get the reputation for each exchange you complete, and some may even leave feedback for your posts. This will give you a better chance of getting more regular members, and some may even have started as an exchange of posts but turned out to be an established member on your website.Step 3 Exchanges: Post exchanges with other members can improve your website activity
Every one of us is limited on time for running our websites. Hiring someone may not be something you are used to, or you feel they may mess up your website or may not run the forum the way you want them to. But still, you must hire someone who would help you to run your website along with. It does help at least seeing posts of another member even if they are your staff members. It does not sound great, but it’s good that someone will give you company in getting more posts; slowly, the forum will build up, and new users will join.Step 4 The job boards: Hire someone who would help you in running your website
If you followed the above method properly, you should have no hiring issues, as people will trust you and know you better as a person. Don’t worry; some people are kind and helpful for free as volunteers. Don’t judge a person without working with them; see how they run your forum in your absence; if you feel they are not the ones you wanted, replace them. You are the boss you decide but bear in mind; you have volunteers, don’t expect them to do everything for you. If you decide to remain the only staff on your forum, you might likely remain the only member of your forum.
Those are all the tips I will share for now. If you wish to add some more, do leave your reply in the comment box below, and we shall add the ones we feel need adding.
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