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It is a little known fact that the fastest way to become recognized as an expert in your field is to contribute helpful and valuable posts on a regular basis in the forums that your target market hangs out in.

Forums like this one are fast becoming great sources of traffic. This is because forums exist for virtually any topic. So whatever you are selling, rest assured your target market congregates somewhere online.
The best way to find these forums is through the search engines.
For example if you are selling,

1)cat food you would do a search for
Cat forums,
Google=Results 1 - 10 of about 5,270,000 for Cat forums

2)Selling motorcycle parts search-motorcycle forums
Google=Results 1 - 10 of about 924,000

3)Used Cars serach for used car forums etc use your imagination.
google=Results 1 - 10 of about 4,200,000 for used car forums

I have a website that sells a mortgage system. I used the forum posting method to market it as soon as i put it up. This means making useful posts in relevant forums.
The website is
<< url snipped >>

the keywords are
Mortgage Cycling

keep in mind i have never submitted this site to any search engine
Goto
google
and search for
mortgage Cycling
then click on the first result that comes
Voila, it's my
post.
Happy forum posting.
kigo

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This thread between , , and later frames the core issue of forum marketing: forums can be excellent, long‑lasting sources of targeted traffic when used as a place to add genuine value, but the same channels are easily abused by irrelevant self‑promotion or automated posting. The practical difference is intent and execution — consistent, helpful contributions build credibility; blanket link-dropping destroys it and often triggers moderator or search‑engine penalties.

Forum selection and evaluation matter. Look for topical fit (members who have the problem being solved), steady recent activity, and sensible moderation. Basic search queries such as “keyword + forum” or operators like inurl:forum and intitle:discussion help surface candidate communities. Lurk for a few weeks to learn tone, common questions, and site rules before posting.

Practical workflow — short and actionable:

  • Observe: read rules, top threads, and a sample of recent answers to learn tone and expectations.
  • Add value: answer real questions with concrete steps, data, screenshots, or short examples rather than launching a pitch.
  • Disclose and link responsibly: state any affiliation and add links only when directly relevant; use a contextually focused landing page and tracking instead of dumping a generic storefront.
  • Measure and iterate: tag links with a small tracking string (example: ?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=forum_name) or use a unique landing page per community to judge which conversations actually convert.

A final caution: automated mass-posting and off-topic linking are both poor tactics and a fast route to bans and reputational harm — points echoed by and . For anyone puzzled by the thread (as was), the concise takeaway is: forum traffic works when participation is genuine, relevant, and patient; it fails when it’s automated or purely promotional.

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Ohh yes, I want to become a forum spammer, will you show me how?

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Right... targeted... like posting a link to your realestate site on a software development forum.

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The two replies to my post seem to be from two very negative individuals.

1) Yes this software may be used to spam forums however thats like the argument about banning Videos to save the cinema. If your intention is to spam then you don't need software to do it.

2) the only reason i put the real estate link here was to illustrate that what i am saying actually works PROOF. Which is one thing that is lacking with most internet marketing software today.
thanks.
remember that a Positive attitude is worth a million $
kigo

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Oh no, a forum spammer has called me a negative individual. My life is over, I'm off to slit my wrists.

1) If you're going to spam forums you're a slimy b*****d and all the flawed and irrelelvant analogies won't change that.

2) So you've proved your software can inlcude a link! Wow it must be high tech, can I buy three?

It's ironic that you say "the fastest way to become recognized as an expert in your field is to contribute helpful and valuable posts on a regular basis in the forums that your target market hangs out in" and then proceed to provide an unhelpful, worthless spam post to a forum that isn't your target market.

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Oh no, a forum spammer has called me a negative individual. My life is over, I'm off to slit my wrists.

1) If you're going to spam forums you're a slimy b*****d and all the flawed and irrelelvant analogies won't change that.

2) So you've proved your software can inlcude a link! Wow it must be high tech, can I buy three?

It's ironic that you say "the fastest way to become recognized as an expert in your field is to contribute helpful and valuable posts on a regular basis in the forums that your target market hangs out in" and then proceed to provide an unhelpful, worthless spam post to a forum that isn't your target market.

Please get help for whatever is bothering you.
kigo

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I can't understand the discussion topic:-(

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