Grassroots Marketing Campaign

Written by Isaiah Hull


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When you create your account for most boards, they will give yourepparttar option of creating a signature, which they will attach torepparttar 104078 bottom of every post you make. This isrepparttar 104079 best way to pull customers from messageboards--by alluring them with your signature. Write something catchy or intriguing and then slap a link to your site or email address on it. Remember:repparttar 104080 more helpful you are (the more times you post advice/hints),repparttar 104081 more times your signature appears... andrepparttar 104082 more potential hits you’ll get to your site.

Next, you’ll want to decide when it’s appropriate to market outside of your signature. I personally only market in three situations outside of my signature in forum discussions. If a person asks a question about a specific product or service I market, then I’ll respond because I’m qualified to do so and because I truly believe they should use my products to achieverepparttar 104083 best possible results. If there’s a discussion thread where everyone is marketing products and it is generally accepted, I will market my product if a) it is related and b) I have already posted several times onrepparttar 104084 messageboard. Also, I will market my product whenever there is a forum solely dedicated to marketing your products.

Last, you’ll want to decide how much original content you want to post and how much you want to be boilerplate. You’ll want to find a healthy combination ofrepparttar 104085 two to avoid being called a spammer or wasting too much time marketing on forums. I personally have several boilerplate ads that I have saved for signature files, ad-only forums, and personal product marketing discussions. I keep them all saved on a word file and I pull them up to copy-and-paste when I’m spending a night of advertising on messageboards.

Discussion forums can drive buying customers to your site faster than any other marketing medium. Do not abuse them, establish a reputation in your forums, streamlinerepparttar 104086 process. . . and your work will come back to you quickly in profit.



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The Power of "Thank You"

Written by Mike Burstein


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Sincerity is a key ingredient when using "Thank You". Don't verbalize "Thank You" as a hollow statement or mechanized response. If your customer is standing in front of you, look them inrepparttar eyes and sincerely thank them for their business.

A written "Thank You" note is an extremely powerful tool. Your ability to up sell additional services or products and gather referrals is enhanced with a personally signed "Thank You" note. People are much more willing to refer others to you whenrepparttar 104077 pleasant memory of their transaction with you is remembered in a warm note.

The cost to your business to use this powerful tool is almost nil - verbally it's free and a "Thank You" note plus stamp is less than 50 cents. Incorporate "Thank You" notes as a systemic function in your normal business practices and this small courtesy will pay large dividends.

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