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Recently, there has been a lot of renewed interest in forums (formally known as Bulletin Boards) and there have been a lot of questions surrounding just how to do this. Well, our special guest tonight is Patrick O’Keefe, the author of Managing Online Forums (you can find a link to his book on Amazon at the top of this post) and he will go over just what it takes to start out in this new venture.

Patrick can be found on Twitter as @iFroggy in case you want to follow him.

Due to the complexity of this interview, please listen to it in the player below to make sure you get all of the information about this topic. It is far to complex to transcribe into the show notes.

Michelle Trent, @michelletrent on Twitter, has a special guest interview during her segment tonight as well.

If you don’t have a copy of Patrick’s book, be sure to click on the Amazon link above to get your own copy of Managing Online Forums.

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Friday Night on Podcaster Training, our special guest will be Patrick O’Keefe, the author of Managing Online Forums, and he will be speaking to the listeners about how to start your own forum! If you want to get a copy of his book, I have provided a link above to Amazon.com to his book.

Michelle Trent also has an interview scheduled during her segment, so this will be a great interview night!

Join us at 8:00pm EST at http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/16829 and at http://www.newmediapro.tv for Podcaster Training!

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Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need a capital. To make money requires money as well. But of course, with the versatility the internet offers, there are many ways you could find that could help optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic.

While there are ways to jumpstart your traffic flows, many sites don’t have the resources that others have to generate more traffic for your site. Well, you don’t have to spend a cent; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

How sweet it is to have more traffic for your site without spending a single cent. Now it’s a sure thing that many sites have articles that offer tips and guidelines in how to generate traffic using only free methods. Because it is possible, you don’t need to speed a single cent, it may take time, to say honestly, I’m not going to beat around the bush with you. You get better chances by paying for your advertisements, but at least you get a fighting chance with some of these free methods I’m about to tell you.

Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer. Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared.

With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge.

You can also make use of newsletters. Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining articles. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site increasing your traffic.

Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don’t have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit both sites. Every traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit your site as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche.

Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your traffic flow needs.

Many sites offer free submission and posting of your articles. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of your company with the article and there’s a great probability that they will go to your site.

Write good content for your site. Many search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that a content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your on but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality.

Generally, internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for. Search engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With the right keywords, you could get high rankings in search engine results without the costs.

All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort and extended man hours. Learn all you can about the methods depicted here and you will soon have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it.

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Millions of Americans are currently trying to make money online. Unfortunately, many of them are not making money, but loosing it. If you are interested in taking part an online business opportunity, no matter what that opportunity be, it is advised that you know exactly what you are getting into before agreeing to invest your hard earned money or sign a contract. It is one of the few ways that you can protect yourself.

When searching for an online business opportunity, there are many individuals who come across something that is known as private label resell rights. Private label resell rights are offered on a number of different products. With the internet, these products most commonly include software programs or e-books. Private label resell rights are when the product creator does not have the time, money, or experienced needed to sell their finished product. A product creator tends to lose money each day that their product does not sell; therefore, they look for assistance. This is where you could come in, if you were looking to make money online.

To get their product on the market, while making money at the same time, many product creators, such as e-book authors or software designers, sell the resell rights to their product. The amount of money they are selling their rights for will vary; however, most resell rights do not cost more than a few hundred dollars. If you are able to come up with this money, you could not only be helping the product creator make money, but yourself as well. Since you legally obtained the resell rights to the product in question, you can start to profit from each sale that you make. Unfortunately, it is not always as easy as it sounds.

When it comes to purchasing the resell rights to a private label product, such as an e-book or software program, there are many buyers who make a costly mistake. That mistake is not picking a product that sells. To make money, you cannot just select a random private label product, instead you must research the market and learn what customers want and need to buy. Doing so will not only allow you to obtain the resell rights to a product that will sell, but one that will be in high demand.

The best way to learn about products, topics, or issues that are currently popular on the internet is to use the internet. There is a great 2 hour audio program on the subject of private lable resale rights at www.plrtips.com, the best part is it is free. Also you will want to read the news on a daily basis. You may also want to actively participate in online discussions. You can easily do this by joining a number of different message boards. With online message boards, many internet users post important questions and product requests. If you are able to find a product, such as a specific software program or e-book, that is being requested on a large scale, that product may be able to turn you a profit.

In addition to using the internet, you are advised to always keep your eyes and ears open. You never know what or where you will learn something new. Reading the news and participating in online message board discussions are just a few of the many ways that you can go about researching the need for a particular product. This research may seem time consuming; however, it is necessarily, that is unless what don’t mind losing the money you invested.

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In order to be successful using forums to do viral marketing there are some things that are required.

Do Your Homework: Prior to joining any forum, you must do some research.

1. Join relevant forums that are in some way related to the promotion’s primary sales market. For example, someone involved with a health related product, many types of forums could apply….everything from holistic medicine to stay-at-home moms.

2. Choose popular forums. There is no point in wasting your time and energy on forums that few members and few posts. Page raking and the amount of active members are two good ways to check for this.

3. Choose forums that allow sig tags. If it’s possible read the rules before joining and pay attention to them. Your time is important, too. It is better to find out that a forum doesn’t allow posts with sig tags before you go to the time and trouble of joining.

After You Have Joined: OK…you have chosen two or three forums that meet your requirements…now what?

1. Keep your sig tag short and update it regularly. The ideal thing is to limit yourself to one link, preferably to your main website.

2. Never create posts that are nothing more than an advertisement. This all but a universal rule and only displays the marketers lack of experience if he does so. At best this kind of post will be deleted by the monitors….at worst, it is grounds for being banned.

3. Work the room. Be an active member on the forum. Plan to spend at least an hour each day there and take the time to get to know the users. Take the time to introduce yourself with intelligent questions depending upon the forum’s topic.

As a marketer becomes a regular member, they will hopefully develop a good reputation and without saying a word about their promotion, those who are interested in their product will approach them.

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