4) Contest - An other way to get visitors to become posters is by using contests. For example you could run a contest that would give first ten new members to post 100 messages wins 30 dollars, game, software, etc. Bring out worst in some members, so they can get prize. It can make your forum look terrible. So make sure you make it clear that it must be quality post and don't do this often.

5) RSS feed - Allow other web sites to put your web site's forum most resent posts on their site though RSS feeds, it doesn't even have to be most resent post, you can allow them to set it up how ever they like. This is a great way to get links and to build you targeted traffic. You'll find on those controversial subjects will generate many new members.

6) No one wants to be first - Let's face it, no one posts on a forum that is empty, they feel like they are talking to their self (We do that to much as it already is). Make sure you signup with different nicknames and post. Try to add about five everyday, you don't need 100s of nicknames to do this. Also don't post same thing to much, make it look new and try to post on controversial subjects.

The best expectation for respect for copyrights is a site that specifies one time reprint/republish rights. In other words, user may publish writer’s article one time, to any media. But, user may not publish it to multiple print media such as books or magazines. However, this would only be of concern to professional writer, because any other writer submitting his article to an Article Exchange hopes and prays that their article gets widest and farthest distribution possible.

That raises another issue from article written by writer that prompted this article. That writer spoke of a selection process for what sites to submit articles to. This only applies to Professional Writers. It does not apply to Professionals that write and submit their work to Article Exchanges as a means of web site promotion. “Professionals that write” want their articles to be reprinted everywhere, even if they have to do it themselves. Each reprint read is a prospective visitor to their site, a link for a search engine, and an online atta-boy by those that use it.

In closing, I note that some of my favorite Article Exchanges advise Users to contact writer for reprint permission. I have spent hours trying to ascertain how to contact most of writers whose work I have used. No writer should expect to be contacted regarding reprint rights of articles from Article Exchanges if they don’t affix a contact method to their article. Failure to provide such information is indicative of writers release of obligation for such contact.

Rich Brunelle is CC&BW of datajam’s Internet which also is a FREE Article Exchange site. Comment regarding this article may be directed to mailto:datajam@comcast.net