Forums is a free way to get attention to your blog because a "cross section" of people will be exposed to it. The way forums works is that others will be able to back link your blog to their websites. Most forums will allow you to place a "signature file" on your comments. The signature file is your blog url. When you make a comment, other online dwellers will be able to see your blog url. Forums are very helpful because it is an online community based on others helping others. People go to forums to help get answers to their problems.
Members of forums could easily share which post was helpful or not. Their are some rules when participating in forums that one should adhere to. You want to give a sincere comment and participate in the conversation and not make a comment just to get a back link to your blog. When you start a conversation, it is called a "thread". Other online dwellers will comment on the subject. When someone else starts a "thread", you can comment on what was just said. If you are consistent with this strategy, you will build up many back links to your blog.
Forums can be very fun and informative to take part in. You also will get a "pulse" on what is on others minds and what to research for your personal blog. It is also an opportunity to meet people in your niche. One way to find forums is simply to do a Google search for online forums or forums in your niche or interests. You can sort from their to find the forum of interest. I once met this gentleman on an online forum. He started a thread and I commented on it. This went on back and forth and I noticed that he was from Jamaica West Indies. Being that my family is from Jamaica I started a conversation with him there in the forum. We exchange our Facebook urls and we made friends with each other on Facebook.
You will find a community of people in your area of interest on forums. If you are active in a forum and giving helpful tips to others forums is a great way to make friends and this friendship could continue outside of the forum. You may be an expert on a subject or you may be looking for help. Forums are a great place to get help and meet people.
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