| Message boards, or forums, are a
great way to market your web site. A message board will attract
new customers, repeat business, and encourage customer comments
and questions. Sadly, many internet marketers find that they have
to close their message boards due to lack of popularity and inactivity.
Creating a message board and promoting it effectively requires
five key elements. Create a message
board for only after your web site is attracting a minimum of
1000 visitors per day. If you open your message board too soon
it will make your web site seem empty due to a lack of new posts.
Remember that not every one who visits your web site will visit
or even notice your message board.
After your message board is in operation, post
a few comments or questions to encourage your visitors to reply.
Polls encourage participation. Create several polls and ask
your visitors to vote on the topic. You may want to create more
than one username for yourself and respond to your own comments
just to put your message board into action. If your board has
little activity, you could post a few responses to your own
questions. No one but you will realize the responses are posted
by you and it's a great way to get a response from other people.
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