The Blog Answerman

I have seen a common mistake among new bloggers looking for ways to increase the traffic to their web sites and it has to do with message boards.  I want to help you avoid that mistake because it can backfire on you.

The common rule of etiquette for message boards dictates that you are there to interact with people who share a common interest.  For that reason, you should avoid at all costs using any message board or forum as your own personal platform.  What I mean is that if you hit a new message forum and immediately start talking about your web site, you aren’t going to be taken seriously.

At some message forums in fact, the regulars will go so far as to subject you and your web site to a spam attack as a result of your lack of respect for their message boards.

Lesson:  Quit looking for the quick fix.  Traffic you can get with one or two clicks is worth less than traffic that comes from people who really want to read what you’ve written on a topic.