Message Boards and Forums: Free Advertising
Free advertising on the internet can be a wonderful thing with consistent effort. I think most people would agree that advertising using free message boards/forums is a great way to get the word out about your Home Business, however it is just one way that should be followed with several other lead generating resources (i.e. paid online advertising, business cards, lead purchases, flyers, etc) Next entry will be on offline/online tips and suggestions that generate leads. As with anything else money needs to be spent to make money!
I have composed a list of Message Boards/Forums that have produced leads for me. Besides my daily routine of posting, I also devote some time during the week to search for new sites to advertise on. I search for new advertsing places using yahoo.com, google and various other search engines. The options are endless and so many new sites are generated on a daily basis. I truly believe it is a matter of being at the right place at the right time, so remember to stay consistent if you plan on using Free Advertising.
Message Boards/Forums I Advertise For Free On
http://wahm.com - Work At Home Mother Online Magazine
http://bbs.babycenter.com/board/baby/babywork/11336 - Baby Center, Job Referrals
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-pphomebiz - Ivillage - Home Biz
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-wfhomeopps - Ivilage - Work From Home Job Opportunities
http://www.freeadvertisingforum.com/showthread.php?p=344518#post344518 - Free Advertising Forum
http://babiesonline.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/frm/f/6026039854
http://directsellingopportunities.com/community_forums?msgbrd=22 - Direct Selling Opportunities
http://familyfirst.hyperboards.com/index.php - Sassy's Familys First Boards
http://www.jobvertise.com/members/wahclassifieds3
moneymakergroup.com/Index.php?showforum=14 - Money Maker Group
http://pub35.bravenet.com/classified/show.php?usernum=2951747223&cp=2 -
Monthly Advertising
http://www.onlinebasedhomebusiness.com/ffa/ - Free Link Submitter
http://adv-marketing.com/marketing/orderclassified.htm- Weekly Ad
http://208.56.204.160/Motherstalk/index.php?s=d20668da8a29189326658330cfcfd21d&showforum=3 - Mothers Work At Home
http://www.homewiththekids.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=9589#9589 -
Home with the Kids
www.wahmforums.com - WAHMForums.com
http://selfstartersweeklytips.com/forum/ - Self Starters Weekly Tips
This is a partial list of the boards I have had success in generating leads. If you are new to owning your own Home Business, this list is a good start. Most of the links will take you directly to the appopriate board to advertise on. First you will need to register to most of these sites, second be sure to read the rules and regulations on each board. These boards have so many more advantages then just advertising. Browse the boards to look for topics of interest to you and even drop in to introduce yourself. Message Boards and Forums are great ways to network and to get some great tips/resources, as well as share your own tips/resources. I have received so many great tips on Message Boards. It is definetly worth it to take some time and read posts that may be of interest to you. You Never know what you will learn.
Another great source for free advertising is on yahoo, MSN and google groups. Search groups for appopriate places to advertise.
Free advertising on the internet can be a wonderful thing with consistent effort. I think most people would agree that advertising using free message boards/forums is a great way to get the word out about your Home Business, however it is just one way that should be followed with several other lead generating resources (i.e. paid online advertising, business cards, lead purchases, flyers, etc) Next entry will be on offline/online tips and suggestions that generate leads. As with anything else money needs to be spent to make money!
I have composed a list of Message Boards/Forums that have produced leads for me. Besides my daily routine of posting, I also devote some time during the week to search for new sites to advertise on. I search for new advertsing places using yahoo.com, google and various other search engines. The options are endless and so many new sites are generated on a daily basis. I truly believe it is a matter of being at the right place at the right time, so remember to stay consistent if you plan on using Free Advertising.
Message Boards/Forums I Advertise For Free On
http://wahm.com - Work At Home Mother Online Magazine
http://bbs.babycenter.com/board/baby/babywork/11336 - Baby Center, Job Referrals
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-pphomebiz - Ivillage - Home Biz
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-wfhomeopps - Ivilage - Work From Home Job Opportunities
http://www.freeadvertisingforum.com/showthread.php?p=344518#post344518 - Free Advertising Forum
http://babiesonline.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/frm/f/6026039854
http://directsellingopportunities.com/community_forums?msgbrd=22 - Direct Selling Opportunities
http://familyfirst.hyperboards.com/index.php - Sassy's Familys First Boards
http://www.jobvertise.com/members/wahclassifieds3
moneymakergroup.com/Index.php?showforum=14 - Money Maker Group
http://pub35.bravenet.com/classified/show.php?usernum=2951747223&cp=2 -
Monthly Advertising
http://www.onlinebasedhomebusiness.com/ffa/ - Free Link Submitter
http://adv-marketing.com/marketing/orderclassified.htm- Weekly Ad
http://208.56.204.160/Motherstalk/index.php?s=d20668da8a29189326658330cfcfd21d&showforum=3 - Mothers Work At Home
http://www.homewiththekids.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=9589#9589 -
Home with the Kids
www.wahmforums.com - WAHMForums.com
http://selfstartersweeklytips.com/forum/ - Self Starters Weekly Tips
This is a partial list of the boards I have had success in generating leads. If you are new to owning your own Home Business, this list is a good start. Most of the links will take you directly to the appopriate board to advertise on. First you will need to register to most of these sites, second be sure to read the rules and regulations on each board. These boards have so many more advantages then just advertising. Browse the boards to look for topics of interest to you and even drop in to introduce yourself. Message Boards and Forums are great ways to network and to get some great tips/resources, as well as share your own tips/resources. I have received so many great tips on Message Boards. It is definetly worth it to take some time and read posts that may be of interest to you. You Never know what you will learn.
Another great source for free advertising is on yahoo, MSN and google groups. Search groups for appopriate places to advertise.
- Create Junk Mail Account (yahoo, hotmail or any free account) if you haven’t done so already
- Join each group individually
- Be sure when you are signing up to join each group, to choose the option to just read the messages on the board or a daily digest vs. being e-mailed all posts. This saves on e-mail space.
- Once you create an account, you will receive an e-mail. In the e-mail they will give you the correct address to e-mail the group. Or you could post individually (I don’t recommend this, to time consuming).
- Save the e-mail address to your contacts. Create groups so you can send one ad to each group (i.e. yahoo groups, MSN groups)
- E-mail groups once a day, around the same time daily
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