If you have a web site about a topic you enjoy, you may earn alot of cash from discussion forums. Talk, post links to your website , get traffic. Traffic means funds , right? If not, try different affiliate programs or Google Adwords. The worst sites should get a couple cents per visitor. Now heres how to talk and make funds .

Search "forum" plus the topic of your page on Google or Alta Vista. For my first page , I searched "backpacking + forum" and in the pages of results I found several great forums. I also searched related topics like "hiking" too. You might also check about.com, and other sites that have forums on many topics.

Registration is usually giving your e-mail address and choosing a password. Some forums allow guests to post without registering. Once registered, browse the forum topics, and post a response to anything, just to "learn the ropes".

Income From Discussion Forums

The point of affixing in forums is to get readers to come to your website. Sure its fun to give advice and discuss things of interest to you, but thats secondary. With that in mind, do the following:

1. Always hyperlink to your web site. If they dont allow any links, find another forum.

2. Dont "spam." Sales pitches will be removed. Offer honest advice, or express an opinion, then sign off with your title and the link to your website .

3. Ask for help from others. This is an successful and acceptable way to "advertise." Enter a topic like "Can I get some advice?" and post something like, "I just started a meditation site. If some of you would visit and tell me what you think, Id really appreciate it." Have a link to the page . People love to help, and to give opinions, and theyll click on those ads while theyre at your web page .

4. Look at total "views." Many forums show the total times each "thread" has been viewed. When you see some with many more than others, get in on those, or start a new thread on the identical topic. Go where the traffic is, and get some of it.

I didnt like the idea of forums until I made a few posts, and viewed my traffic and revenue climb for days afterwards. That convinced me. Just be polite, offer some assessment of value to others, and always have a hyperlink to your site. Many other secrets of using forums are covered in my newsletter, but this should be get you started. Talk and make profit today.