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If you plan to have a successful online home business, there is no better place in the world for you to hang out than the forums that the internet marketing gurus frequent.

There are numerous forums on the internet and it is important to spend time searching for the more highly respected ones, which are well managed with good moderators who maintain the standard of the forum by strictly enforcing the rules.

In these forums you will find members share a common goal to make money on the Internet. As you start participating regularly in the forum, you will find yourself learning faster and earning more, guaranteed. Top forums are the stomping ground for the best online home business owners on the planet as well as the training ground for thousands of up and coming Internet marketers. They are a place to share ideas, find answers, make friends and develop partnerships. The top forums are an organic, always growing, support resource for your entire online home business. The only way to benefit from these forums is to experience them yourself.

Prior to actually joining a forum, spend sometime just browsing the forum and reading some posts to see that it actually suits your needs and that you feel comfortable in the environment. On joining a forum it is vital that you read the rules as you will find they do vary from forum to forum. Be sure to fill out your profile and most important be sure to complete the signature section, which will allow you to put the website details of your online home business, which will lead to back links, as postings get indexed by the search engines. The forum rules will dictate how many characters or lines or urls you can add.

Once you have joined a forum look for the category that invites you to introduce yourself and take advantage of this. Remember, you are not there to advertise your online home business, your signature will do that for you, simply tell the forum where you are from and a little about yourself. Then I would suggest that you read through some of the posts, get involved in some of the discussions and see if you can offer advice or help to some of the questions raised. Your main function in a forum is to contribute positively and constructively. You will find that by reading posts you will also learn so much as you will find advice and answers from the top gurus that you can use to promote your online home business. As you become more familiar with the surroundings you can then start new threads with questions of your own.

You can increase your presence on the internet very quickly by actively participating in a few forums and constructively posting 3 to 5 times a day in each forum. Spend time in the forums every day just browsing, reading through topics and responding to posts as desired.

Some forums have categories where you can submit your articles, do not ignore this if you have articles to submit because other members may select them to send to their lists. Also fellow members could be e-zine owners and they might just pick your article up for their newsletter. You may also find a category dedicated to discussion on all topics related to self-improvement. This most certainly fits into a money-making forum because power, energy and creativity translates into being able to make more money.

You may also find categories dedicated to joint ventures, free e-books, reciprocal links, special offers as well as off-topic forums where you can discuss anything.

The more you get involved, the more you will learn and the more you learn and apply, the more you will earn from your online home business!

Posting in network marketing discussion forums is a totally free way to generate leads from an extremely targeted audience. But you MUST go about it with professionalism and integrity. If you have never set up a forum profile before, now is the time to do so. This costs you no money – just your time.

I have been generating leads from forums for about 3 years. At first, I did it absolutely the WRONG way. I went into any forum I could find, and I SPAMMED them! I took my well planned advertisement, started a new thread, and stuck it out there. I was even rude enough to go back a day later to respond to my own thread in order to bump it up! As you can imagine, I received a lot of terrible responses from the active participants of the board – and NO leads. Let that be a lesson to you. You never, ever want to go into a discussion board and open a thread with the express purpose of advertising your business. Each and every forum that is business oriented will usually have an advertising section – that is the ONLY place that it is appropriate to post your ad. If you post your ad elsewhere, or hijack a thread about a competitors program, that is considered SPAM. If you include your link in the body of your message, that is also against forum rules and etiquette.

There is only ONE place for your link, and that is in your signature file. Most forums will have a “profile” section that you can access to upload a thumbnail picture (highly recommended), and to add your signature file. Most, but not all, forums use USB codes so that you can link your text. That is, you can create a one line ad and hyperlink it so that it goes directly to your lead capture page. The code will look like this:

[URL=http://www.YOURCAPTUREPAGEURL.com]Your One Line Ad[/B][/URL]

Once your profile is set up correctly, and your signature file is a clickable text link, you are ready to “go.” Look for threads that have been viewed many times and/or have many replies. These are the threads to spend your time in. Once you have found a decent thread that is on a topic that you feel you can speak on – then add your 2¢ to the discussion. Again, you are joining the discussion in progress, and your comment should be relevant to the topic. Just typing in “me too” or “I agree” is NOT the way to go. You want to be respectful and respectable, and watch your grammar and spelling. I know your mother told you that if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. Well, this is particularly true on a message board. You NEVER want to get into an argument on a forum. You want to spread good will, helpful advice, and to instill confidence in YOU as a leader. That last part may take a little time, but it’s incredibly important to your success. If you are going to spend ANY time attempting to generate leads this way, then you must be effective at this. If you become a “regular” on the boards and have a presence that people respect, then you can and will generate endless leads. That’s attraction marketing in action!

What kind of boards should you post on? Forums that relate to your business, or relate to a subject you are either very knowledgeable about, or have a great interest in. The first seems obvious – to find targeted, opportunity buyers, post where they are reading. The second is under utilized, and therefore even more powerful! If, for example, you are a gourmet cake maker, find a board where other cake makers worldwide go to discuss the craft. I can virtually guarantee that most of the people on that board will NOT have a business link in their signature file – therefore YOUR link will stand out and will get a lot of clicks, because people are innately curious. They HAVE to click on your signature to find out how you are making money online!

Use Google to search for relevant forums. Once you have found a few active boards, save those links in your favorites, and try to post at least five different replies on five different threads at least two times per week. By keeping your signature file at the top of those boards, you cannot help but generate leads!

What are the best online forums to generate leads for your network marketing, mlm or direct sales business? After years of working to generate leads online, there are a few forums that stand out as the best for generating leads. There I have created specific tracking links for each forum to determine which sites get the most action. You should do the same.

Don’t take my word for it – do your own research here by creating a tracking link to your capture page and tracking the hits and conversions. After a few posts over a couple of days, you should be able to determine if the board is active or not. If you are using aweber, this is a simple thing to do. Simply replicate your capture page for each board and insert a new webform into the new page. That way you will know exactly how many hits and conversions you are getting from each site.

BetterNetworker.com – clearly one of the best! This Network Marketer’s dream social network where you can learn from the best! Great conversion on personalized capture pages here.

WAHM.com Work at home mom’s forum has a section just for networkers! One of the most ‘trolled’ sites online, you will generate great leads from members of the forum, and those who are just reading threads. This site is a Mom’s board- but has many Dads on it too… but I think I speak for a lot of Moms on the board when I say there are plenty of other sites for Dad’s to hang out on. Leave WAHM.com to the Moms!

MLM.com has been in place forever! This board doesn’t allow a signature file, but does enable you to add your link to your profile. If you contribute high quality info to discussions here, you will create a very targeted lead. The individual had to go to extra trouble to connect with you!

HomeBasedBusinessForums.com- definitely geared to online networkers with extensive content on online marketing techniques.

Remember, Time is Money, and a self-generated lead is the BEST lead. Spend an hour or so a week posting in forums after you are done with your prospecting and follow up calls for the day. You WILL generate leads from forums and bring more income into your life as a result if you follow the instructions I have outlined!

Online forums have exploded throughout the Internet. You can find a discussion forum on just about anything imaginable today. From cars, to fitness, to home based businesses, there are forums for it all. So let’s take a look at what forums are, and why they are so vital to your business success.

What Is A Forum?

An online forum is simply a community of like-minded individuals throughout the world who share a similar interest in a specific topic. These forums allow users to post questions about any topics, as well as read replies on all the different questions. Most forums will have a search feature, which allows you to search for an answer to any question you may have. If you can’t find the answers you’re looking for, you can easily post your question on the forum, and someone will give you the answer.

Some forums have literally tens of thousands of members. The best way to find a discussion forum for an area you’re interested in is to do a search through your favorite search engine. For example: you can type in “home based business forums” and get the results for the many different forums that exist for the home-based business industry. Go through them and join them all, or just the ones that interest you.

Why Are Forums Important To Me?

Online forums are very important for anyone who is starting an Internet business. I really can’t stress that enough. This is true for variety of many different reasons.

· Forums are a great way to research your new online business. Join a forum and ask the questions that pertain to the business you’re starting. Whatever the product or service is, people on the forum will help answer your questions and give you their opinions. This information can be a gold mine for you in getting your online home business started.

· When you have your new Internet business up and running, posting questions and answers is a great way to get more exposure. By answering questions that pertain to your online business, you look like an expert in your field. This will attract lots of traffic to your website, and many new customers for your online business. The best part of this is that it is free traffic. You’re not paying for these visitors.

· Participating in forums is not expensive or time consuming. Most all discussion forums are free to join. Create a profile with a link to your website and you’re done. It takes very little time to browse the forum, and ask or answer questions. If your online business is in an industry with many different discussion forums, they make software now that will list all the forums you’re participating in. It keeps track of all of them and even tracks the threads that you are active in automatically. It will show who has replied, etc. This makes things incredibly easy for you.

I hope you can now see how valuable online forums can be to your Internet business. It can be one of the biggest keys in earning big profits on the Internet with your home-based business. I wish you the best of success!