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Reasons Why Forum Are Better Than Blog

Here are 5 reasons you should be participating more in forums instead of blogs:

1. Forums Bring More Traffic.

It is true that forums do bring more traffic because my traffic stats shows. Creating a good signature and posting good content frequently on forums can bring you at least 2000 unique visitors per months.

Here is how you can get more traffic from forums:

Have an attractive signature. Create a signature that say something very beneficial linking to your blog or site.
Be the early bird. Be the first to reply to threads that you know a lot about. Giving intelligent reply to thread will get some clicks.
Create helpful thread. If people like what they read, then they usually will want more from you.
2. Forums Are More Beneficial

Forums are a lot more beneficial and will help you so much more. Many forums are a goldmine to me and if you read blogs…then you realize that many of those blogs do not help you much for the time you spend reading them — except Problogger. Spending time on forums will give you more benefits than spending time reading a blog and here are several reasons why:
Forums have a wide variety of contributors. Many popular forums have members that are making big money online. Their post and knowledge can help you a lot in making money online.
Forums allow discussion. There is not a lot of discussions on blogs. Why would be beneficial to have discussions? Discussion spark new ideas and create more knowledge.
Forums allow anyone to participate. You are allow to ask anything or to say anything as long as it abide by the rules. The respond that you get is in real time and from people who can help you.
Forums allow advertisement. Almost all forums nowadays allow you to have a signature — which is like a form of advertisement. I’m sure you can get decent traffic if you use your signature right.
3. Forums Are More Popular

There are a lot more blogs that exist than forums and this is good. There are only several big name forums out there on Internet Marketing but so many for blogs.

This mean that only a few forums are heavily populated since so many people hear of them. Many of these popular forums have so many members that are really making the money and can help you. Forums are much more populated than blogs and have much more readers.

4. Forums Allow You To Make Money

Many forums allow you to give away free materials or sell your service and goods. You will notice many forums have a section that they allow their member to give away free stuff or even sell their stuff. You can make a lot of money doing this because forums usually sell materials for a lot less and are very valuable.

I have bought a lot of digital products from Warrior Forum and I’m please with most of the investment I made. You could just use this to your advantage by giving away free eBook that have links to your site.

5. The Best Forums Ever

Here are some forums that you will find very helpful and addictive once you stop by them:
Digital Point Forum: Absolutely the best ever if you want to make money online.
Warrior Forum: I love the WSO section on this forum…it is where I buy many valuable and cheap product.
Sitepoint: Another very popular and helpful forum.

Those three are the only forums I have bookmarked and visit. Feel free to recommend me to any other one that you feel is also great.

Conclusion

I really recommend you start reading and participating in those 3 forums if you have not. You will learn a lot and meet people that will help you make more money online.

Finding Blog Topics That Will Bring You Traffic

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Two simple things you can do to find blog topics that will get you more comment and traffic:

1. Read forums in your niche. I read many forums a day and take note of what is being talked about and discussed frequently. This is the best way to come up with ideas on what to write in my opinion. Here is how you can use forums effectively for find blog topic:

Visit a few forums in your niche and browse through the general section. You want to take note of what is being viewed and replied to the most. Many forums will let you know how many time a thread is viewed and how many reply it receive. Once you find a couple of those threads and read it - you can use those threads to create a post in which you put in your opinion.

2. Read blogs in your niche. I have about 100 blogs that I bookmarked and visit daily because I do not use readers. Reading other’s blog and taking observation will give you a lot of ideas on what readers are looking for. Here is something you can do to find out if readers will enjoy a certain topic:

Take note of the amount of respond from the post you read. If you observe that a certain post get more respond than other then you can compare why. If you have a habit of doing this like me then you know that certain type of post gets more respond.

7 Ways to Leave Comments and Drive Traffic Back to Your Blog

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People say that to make an impression, you'll have to open your mouth. While that is physically impossible in the virtual world of the Internet, saying your piece is not entirely difficult to do. Thanks to forums and discussion boards, you can leave a comment or start a discussion thread about virtually any topic from anywhere in the world. And yes, you can even leave comments to drive traffic to your blog and increase your readership.

Leaving effective comments

You're probably old enough to know that not every comment that gets thrown into an opportunity for interaction creates the desired effect, much less become appreciated by those who hear or read it. If you don't use this technique carefully, you will either waste the opportunity or simply allow it to create the wrong impression. Here are 7 ways you ought to do it:

Choose the sites you leave comments on

Ever wondered why Tiger Woods is great? Because he chooses his battles well. You'll never find Woods swinging his club at a lesser known tournament – not because he's a snob but because he focuses on the games that truly matter and on being on equal ground with other greats.

Keep this in mind before you leave comments on a website. Just because you have the burning need to drive traffic to your blog doesn’t mean you can just drop by a site – any site – and write there.

Choose the sites and blogs whose forums you participate with. Find out if the site deals with a topic or subject related to your very own blog. Practice only purposeful commenting – the kind where you leave only well-crafted comments on sites that will help build the buzz about your blog.

If the site is completely irrelevant but you have the urge to leave a comment, do so only during your spare time. Otherwise, focus your energies only on more productive activities.

Know what you're saying

Before you leave a comment with the purpose of driving traffic to your blog, at least write one that is useful. Your goal is to be noticed AND respected for your opinions so leaving useless and dead end comments such as 'Cool!' and 'Way to go!' just won't cut it.

If this is the best you can do, forget about leaving comments right now and focus on other strategies to drive traffic to your blog. Better avoid this technique than be embarrassed or be viewed as lame or mediocre.

But if you can write and have something meaningful to say, by all means, do so. With every comment you have, make sure you keep it short, concise, to the point and useful. Talk about relevant topics and avoid those that will do nothing for your purpose.

Avoid strong language

Of course, some sites will probably allow you to leave comments that are strongly worded or at least camouflaged as symbols such as !#$%&*, but there are ways to get your point across, regardless of how angry, upset or argumentative you are.

Furthermore, majority of sites and blogs impose certain regulations that restrict the use of certain words. Try to rephrase a sentence without losing its main thought. Use an online thesaurus, if necessary. Remember that once a comment is posted online, there's no way to get it back especially if it's not your site. You can leave that comment there to rot but you can never take it back.

Do not be rude

Have a sense of humor. The Internet is a vast expanse of space, currently limitless. In fact, it's a whole universe unto itself. If people leave comments on your post that seem to insult you or argue with you, don't fight back without thinking.

First of all, we are a democracy and people have every right to their own opinion. Second, firing back with the same kind of idiotic language will not be a good reflection on you. Third, you're way better than that. If you must defend your stand, do so with class.

Calm down

Please, if you must drive traffic to your blog by leaving comments on other websites, keep it professional and tone it down. DON'T LEAVE MESSAGES LIKE THIS ONE!!!!!!

A good rule of thumb is to follow accepted structure of the English language or whatever language it is you're using to post. If you must use exclamatory points, make sure they are truly needed. Otherwise, avoid them.

Leaving comments written in purely bold or capitalized letter smacks of desperation and unprofessionalism. It's hardselling and makes people stay away in droves.

Check replies to your blogs

Maximize commenting on other sites and drive traffic by frequently checking back on the forum you participated in to see if there are any replies to the post you left. This is a good way to build buzz and network.

Check your facts

If you will be quoting someone or citing a certain study, make sure your facts can be corroborated. Don't use make believe or newly invented figures and statements or even half-truths and try to pass them off as legit. You will be exposed. If you want to drive traffic to your blog by leaving comments, make sure you don't tarnish your reputation with the effort.