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*Message Boards*

Message boards are similar to discussion lists, but are done on a website rather than through email. The same advice applies. Read guidelines and rules for posting. Do not just try to post an ad and never come back. Get involved with conversations, meet people, learn from people, help them and offer advice when you can. Doing this type of advertising can add strength and solidity to your business. You will be trusted and people will listen to you when you recommend a product or resource.

Try to visit boards regularly to keep abreast of conversations and information. Post a question, answer or experience whenever possible. Never insult, belittle or put down a person because they do not agree with your opinion or ideas. Always treat people with respect!

Check out these message boards for some great networking:

The Effective Marketing Group Discussion Board http://www.marketingeffect.com/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl

Kiki's Community Cafe http://www.start-smartz.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Bizy Moms Message Center http://www.bizymoms.com/discus/

CyberMarketing Info Board http://www.bizweb2000.com/wwwboard/

Willie Crawford's Marketing Forum http://www.williecrawford.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Networking, although time consuming, can be a definite asset to your business because it allows people to get to know you. By doing that you can begin to form relationships that will be foundation on which you can build a very successful business.

Some of these addys may no longer be active. If you find several dead ones, feel free to email me for some alternate addresses.

Now for getting set up. What you want to do is get a financial notebook that has five columns. In title area, you will write name of list and main guidelines, such as no urls and post once a week. This is for a reminder. In first column header write month and year, May-01. In next five column headings write Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5.

The next step is to read guidelines for each list and write an appropriate ad or announcement. When you have finished each ad, address it and save it to your announcement lists folder. When you complete an ad for each list, save it to disk also. As soon as all ads are finished, you can then send them out. What I do is separate them throughout week, so I have about 10 - 20 that get mailed each day.

Once your folder and your date book are set up, all you have to do is open your book, go through each list to see which ones you mail out on that particular day and then open that message up then click and send. You would then write in your date book under appropriate week, day and date, Wed. 22.

You follow this procedure each day and it will only take minutes to send out all your announcements. I would do this every other week. You also might want to update your ads every so often. I have found that this method is very effective and it could be for you as well.