Turning Your Forum Posts into Profits

October 14, 2009 · Filed Under Making Money

Turning Your Forum Posts into Profits

Most forums discourage direct promoting of products within your posts. However, that’s where the signature file comes in handy. With a sig file, your product recommendation is included as part of your post each and every time you converse on the board. Your signature file is a little portion of text that appears below each one of your posts. The more you participate in a forum, the more your signature file appears. When you set up your signature file to show a product link, forum members can click on that link and buy the product you recommend.
Making a signature file varies just a bit from forum to forum. However, most of the process is the same. You can normally edit your signature file by editing your profile. There will be a box that you can type your URL or product link into. Before you add your product links in your signature file, make sure that you can use affiliate links in your sig. The forum rules should state whether or not this is allowed. Sometimes they only allow you to post links to your own sites, while other times you can promote affiliate products publicly.

You’ll want to make your signature link a “hyperlink.” This means that the forum members can click on the link, and it will take them directly to the product page. Every forum is different. Some require you to use HTML, and others use BBC code. But the basic set up for the code is the same.

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Langauge): <a href=”http://www.youraffiliatelink.com”>Your Site</a>
BBC (Bulletin Board Code): [url=http://www.youraffiliatelink.com]Your Site[/url] The [url] tag will open your site in a new window. If you want it to open in the same window use [iurl] tags.

Of course, you’ll want to use something catchier than “Your Site” to describe your link. Use a phrase or sentence that will entice the other forum members to click on your link. For example:

“Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired?”
“Tired of paying too much for health insurance? I was too!”
“Find out the top 5 secrets to making money on eBay”
“Looking for more tips for bonsai gardening?”

You can make your signature stand out in the forum by adding special code to make it appear bold.

For HTML: <b><a href=”http://www.youraffiliatelink.com”>Your Site</a></b>
For BBC code: [b] [url=http://www.youraffiliatelink.com]Your Site[/a][/b]

Remember, you don’t have to point people to your signature link within your posts. Simply post and contribute to the forum in a positive way, and your link will be there for others to click.

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