10 EXCELLENT Reasons to Start Your Own Discussion Forum
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10 EXCELLENT Reasons to Start Your Own Discussion Forum
by: Rosalind Gardner
Riches, fame, glory ... OK, that's perhaps exaggerating somewhat,
but running a successful forum can certainly make you very popular and
bulk out the wallet considerably.
Here are the ten best reasons to start your own discussion forum:
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Meet People
Do you love to garden, do
wood-working or build model airplanes? Visit a forum on any niche topic
and you'll meet others who are also interested in that topic.
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Share and Learn
Help others by sharing your knowledge and learn from those with new and different experience.
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Increase RECOGNITION
Repeated posting is a great way to get your name out there.
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Enhance Credibility
Become known as an 'expert' by providing thoughtful answers and suggestions to questions posed on the forum.
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Boost Traffic
As
you become more widely known as an expert, your name and URL will be
mentioned elsewhere on the web, which then brings more visitors to your
site.
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Improve Site Ranking
More visitors means
better page rankings at Google and higher search engine listings at all
the major search engines - which in turn means MORE traffic still!
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Create Information Database
Any product or
service sold generates a set of commonly asked questions. Post answers
on your forum and then send people directly to the specific answer on
your site. (Having them go to your site will also help boost your page
rank and bring in still MORE visitors!)
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Reduce Workload
Regular forum participants will answer questions that others have posted, thereby reducing your workload.
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Gather Information and Feedback
Need
new ideas for products? Post your own questions to find out what your
forum visitors most want and need - then use that information to:
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Promote Products
Display ads for products
related to your forum visitors' interests at the top and bottom of
every page. Ads can be for your own products or for merchants with whom
you are affiliated. Post new messages when you have a new product that
your visitors will be interested in.
Those are just the obvious reasons - I'm sure you'll discover many more benefits when you become master of your own forum.
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