Comments on: Build Traffic through Online Communities

By: Michael Brito

Michael Brito — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:02:28 +0000

Great read….build the community first, gain their trust - and then focus on monetization.

By: Stumble into the Weekend 11/16

Stumble into the Weekend 11/16 — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:19:41 +0000

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By: Jon Lee

Jon Lee — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:19:44 +0000

When it comes to online communities, there’s no better way than creating your own and promoting your own products

By: CreativeTrafficBuilder

CreativeTrafficBuilder — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:38:43 +0000

thanks for coming by kara . . . what kind of role are you starting? I’m definitely down to help out with more ideas . . feel free to let us know what you think we should emphasize more on

By: Jez

Jez — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:20:56 +0000

Ahh your from the sock puppet school of thinking, “helping people out” ….. of the forum onto your aff pages…

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:19:44 +0000

the most important aspect of message board/forum/blog guerilla marketing etiquette is not being the lame newbie that’s obviously a spammer. great write-up, every internet marketer should consider this type of marketing in combination with your recommendations. i totally agree with the point about leaving a significant number of quality posts before trying to market outright.

By: Jimi

Jimi — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:07:16 +0000

Come on Jez. Aren’t you supposed to go to every forum online and Spam your products? haha

I agree with all of it. Talking with people in all those communities is how you learn and find out about most of the things going on as it is. You pick up so much just from people sharing their experiences and seeing the people that fail. It really is no different than off-line marketing, just a bit easier. If you understand how to network off-line this kind of thing should be a breeze for you. Once people start to see you around more often they become familiar with you and you can help each other out :).

Branding online is gold as well. Try to use the same persona everywhere. You run into the same people quite a bit, so being the same person everywhere is key. I’m kind of stuck with a name that isn’t even mine now online…lol

By: kara

kara — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:22:02 +0000

Great article. thanks so much for posting! helpful for me in my new role. post more if you think of other aspects that can enhance this type of initiative.

By: Jez

Jez — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:46:00 +0000

Online Communities can see right through any sales pitch

Yes introducing products is the hardest part, you need to build a good profile first and be subtle about it…. or just leave you link in your profile…