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How to Advertise Your Article Using Discussion Board

Another method of free advertising I like to use is discussion board posting.

Discussion board posting is free and very effective, especially if the message board is inside a members only site where you pay to join.

The idea here is not to spam the message board, but to actually add some content. Only answer questions you know a lot about. Don't try and be an expert on a topic your not. I'm not an expert at copywriting, so I very rarely give people expert advice on this. I help people with basic questions, but no more unless I really know what I'm talking about. This is the best way to ruin your reputation before you're even lucky enough to create one.

Here's a sample posting which I think is the perfect

Posted by Elizabeth Sinclair on Sat, Oct 27, 4:11 pm, in response to Ebook Covers.... Recommendations, please!, posted by Julie Jordan Scott

I have several free ebook cover templates at http://www.onlinewebcreations. All you need to do is add your own text. Otherwise, you can check out my Ebook gallery to see the custom ebook covers I have created.

Thanks,

Elizabeth

The reason this is a good post is simply put is because it answers the persons question while still advertising their web site, with out it looking like a blatant plug. The answer told the person exactly what she wanted to know.

Here's the post it was in response to.

Ebook Covers....Recommendations, please!

Posted by Julie Jordan Scott on Sat, Oct 27, , 3:24 pm

Happy Weekend One and All!

I am looking for an Ebook Cover Designer. I know that many folks here are ebook authors or are ebook cover designers.

I am in the market for some covers and am looking for recommendations.

Please share any positive recommendations, or email me with cautions.

Thanks a bunch, everyone, all of a sudden I am on warped speed here in Bakersfield.....

With Purpose and Passion,

JULIE JORDAN SCOTT

(That was taken from http://www.ablake.net message board, which is highly recommended.)

I must admit, I don't use the following advertising method as much as I should because it can really boost traffic over time.

Signature files are little blurps of text either after a post in a message board or at the bottom of your email. The most notable use of a signature file would have to be Hotmail.com Hotmail originally relied on it's own customers to promote their service as each email message they sent contained a direct link to Hotmail's sign-up website.

This viral marketing strategy generated hundreds of thousands, very possibly millions of new users for their free service.

The idea of signature files is to make them as short and as compelling as possible. Let's say I just finished writing a post to a message board and I was just talking about affiliate programs.

This is what I write after my message board post to advertise my website.

"Discover How To Generate Thousands Without A Web Site Or A Product Of Your Own"

And I would link that to my sales page. A good idea is to also use a separate tracking system to track how many hits your message board postings are receiving. I talk about this more in "Tracking Your Way To Success"

If you were answering a question on creating a well written sales letter, you could use your signature file to promote an affiliate program like InstantSalesLetters.com. It's that simple.