Using forums is definitely one of the most effective forms of free advertising. If you've got time on your hands, but no money to advertise, this should be your first choice.
Forums are free advertising sources and if you spend an hour a day posting in multiple forums you will capture leads and you will make sales -- for any product you promote and obviously your income will be incresing.

The concept is very simple. You act as if you are not selling anything (which in fact, you are not!) All you are doing is interacting with people that match the product you are promoting and are therefore likely to buy it if they look at the offer. Your offer is appended to your signature automatically in every post you make.

Its really fun! Really there are no catches here, no strange angles. The only thing you can't do is talk openly about the product you are promoting because it just doesn't work.

Here are four approaches to using forums successfully:

1. Answer questions - If you're an expert on the topic, you can easily help people who ask questions in the forum.

2. Ask a question - If you're not an expert on the topic there must be a lot of things you want to know. This is a quick and legitimate way to add a lot of posts to any forum.

3. Ask for a critique - Say you write an article and post it in your blog. Make a quick post to ask what people think. You'll not only get exposure for your
signature. You'll also get a good back link to your blog.

4. Ask for an opinion - If you come across a product or service and want to research it first. Forums are a great place to find out. For instance, you could make a post that says, "Has anyone had any experience with this product...?" It's that simple. Just go to ClickBank and ask about every product in the marketplace!


To get started, the high-traffic forums below and sign up for an account.

AssociatePrograms.com - Affiliate Marketing Forum
eWealth.com - the #1 Affiliate Hangout
Internet Based Moms - Forum for Work-at-home Moms
Money Maker Group - Forum About Making Money
Work at Home - Work at Home Business Forum


Next, log in and then click Profile at the top. This is where you can add your signature, which will appear at the end of every post you make. Read the rules about posting. Basically, you either ask specific and relevant questions or you answer questions by replying to posts. Start by looking at what others are posting and how people are replying to those posts. Once you get a feel for it, post as much and as often as you can. Never advertise in your posts (except where permitted). Let your signature do the work for you. And don't forget to use a tracking link so you know where your sales are coming from... You can get a surprisingly large amount of sales from affiliate links that were posted in forums on discussions about the programs you promote. You should say something positive about the product and then ask if anyone has heard of it.
There are a lot of newbies posting in forums who are desperately seeking direction to help them start making money online. Whenever you see a post like that, reply and say, "Hey - Check out this site..." and explain how it really helped you.
And make sure you leave your affiliate link in your signature.
I hope this report has given you some fuel to fire up your free advertising campaign and start generating traffic, leads, and sales for your online business.