When you hear the word "online forum" what comes into your mind? I bet you think they are going the way of the dodo bird right? Well you might want to rethink that! With more than 6 million people using forums for so many reasons, forums are not going to go away anytime soon. Online forums are used by young people, older people,Geeks, nerds and everyday people looking to solve a problem or to just be social. When you think about community and sharing, the forum is the grandparent to such giants as Facebook, Google+ and those who use forums can teach these youngsters a thing or two about how things are done lol The fact is forums are a great way to market your business, learn about many topics and to share a passion.

1. Forums
Everything I thought about
forums being “old school” was
Right
Wrong
...and this is what I know

3. Forums
also known as message
boards
are one of the reasons
why the Internet is so large.

4. They act as centralized
locations for topical
discussion

5. Forums are just like
neighborhoods
..and in fact they were the earliest forms of
“communities” before G+ and Facebook

6. You can find forums
dedicated to anything

7. paintballing

8. Fashion

9. Pets

10. History

11. For any topic you
can think of...
you can find a
forum...
where people are
talking and
sharing

12. The very first software dedicated to
forum protocol was WIT, which was
developed by the W3 Consortium in
1994.

13. A forum can contain a
number of sub-forums each
of which may have several
topics

14. Within a forum's topic, each new
discussion started is called a thread
~Not the thread you sew with~

15. People talk and share about many things on forums

16. kind of like a blog

17. ...in a way

18. Some
People say
are
Old-School..hmm
forums

19. Some people say that forums are
stagnant

20. I Say...

21. Forums are still extremely popular!

22. Did you know

23. Kevin Gibertson
resource: Yunnanuni

24. The web developer
who
launched TinyURL
in 2002

25. ..is active on the forum Unicyclist community
.
Unicyclist Community

26. #Justsaying

27. Just like any social network
Forums have Etiquette

28. Once you have registered to a
forum,take the time to look around
and see what is being offered ( not
all forums are created equally).

29. Create your profile ( make it a
good one) and add a good image
of yourself.

30. Most Forums allow forum signatures..
"a little advertisement you write about
your business that is automatically
attached to every forum post you
make."

31. Online forums are made of
people..seriously! Make sure
you are connecting to build a
relationship!

32. Remember the golden rule “Treat others as you want
to be treated”? Many people forget that rule and tend
to say things that maybe should never have been said
and act in ways shows lack of composure. Think
before you speak and consider this, if you were trying
to build credibility.. then it can be gone in an instant
with that kind of behavior.

33. Don’t forget that the reason you
joined a forum was to contribute!
Become a person of value and ask
questions, offer your opinion and
reply to questions that are asked. The
reality is that the more involved you
become, the more known you
become.

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36. A friendly place to share small
business ideas, knowledge, social
media topics, ask questions, find
help and encourage others!

37. A question many people ask is
“How do you create a forum?”

38. Glad you asked

39. A good friend has created a
great video on how to create
a forum..why don’t you
watch and when finished
come on in and join us
Adlandpro.com

40. Jim Allen III
for taking the time to create the
“How to create a forum”
video

41. click on link to view

42. Thank-YOU!
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us.
Life is so endlessly delicious.”
~ Ruth Reichl
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