Forums and Blogs How to Make Money

Forums

When using forums remember it is important to find a forums that are focused around what you are selling. Spamming links to adult toys in a dog lovers forum will only result in you getting banned from using that forum.

Which ever forums you are decide to use all you have to really do is engage in the conversation, give advice or your thoughts, and feedback around the topic.

This is where your link comes into play. Every forum has a section where you can edit your signature. A forum signature is basically a section that you can edit to add personal information such as a link to something you would like to promote Every time you add a comment to a forum post your signature will also post. This means that every time you reply to a post you are creating a potential revenue stream. Forums use a different kind of language besides HTML to add links. This is referred to as BBC, or Bulletin Board code. Here is an example of the code you will need to create a signature on a forum.

Dont get your Forum Account Banned

Just like any other free service, forums were not put on the face of the Earth so that you could use them to make money. Sincerely contribute to a conversation. Say something meaningful and useful. A reader is more likely to follow a signature link of someone who has helped them with their post, and gave them meaningful insight, opposed to just saying something like “lol, lol, roflcopter tacozilla”.

BBC Forum signature Code

Blogs

There are tons of free blog sites that exist. Every blog site has the potential to become a revenue powerhouse. You can blog about what ever you like. From information around a site you want to push to personal information you would like to share with your readers. Below is a list of free blog sites.

You can look at blogs as a collection of your articles containing links to potential revenue gains(your affiliate products). You can have multiple blogs and tap into an niche available.

Free blog sites

Blogger is a team in Google focusing on helping people have their own voice on the web and organizing the world's information from the personal perspective. This is a free blog service

We wanted to bring the WordPress experience to a larger audience. So we created WordPress.com, a hosted version of the open source package where you can start a blog in seconds without any technical knowledge.

Typepad is a free blog service. Is upgraded TypePad works with Commission Junction, an affiliate sales management company, which rewards friends of TypePad for recommending our service.

Forum and Blog Resources