Forum marketing is a proven technique to boost your web traffic and establish your brand identity. I have already outlined the different types of post you can create in a forum in the post How to Use Free Forums to Launch Your Online Marketing Campaign. Though it is easy to find internet related forums to participate, how do you find active forums in other niches? There are two techniques for you to use. Use the Google search engine or a very specialized Big Message Board directory that tracks and categorizes the most active forums in hundred of niches.

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When using Google, perform a search using the keywords forum and your niche. For example, “forum gardening“. Put the keywords in quote for a better match. After doing the search, you have to visit each forum and find out its Alexa ranking, how many posts and active users it has, how many active users are present at any time during the day, and if the forum allows you to put your signature in the post. It will take lots of time. Is there a better alternatives? Yes, use the Big Message Board.
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