Viral Marketing for all Affiliates
Friday, Feb 27, 2009
A viral marketing campaign for an affiliate marketing program can find new life and traffic in forum posts. Forums have become an integrated part of the web and many of them are very popular, spawning interest in the affiliate marketing realm. Be cautious and judicious in your forum posts to get the best results from your viral marketing campaign.
“Affiliate marketers can stay on the good side of forum moderator by only posting in relevant threads and discussions.”
Forum Moderators Can Kill a Viral Marketing Campaign
Forum moderators can be an affiliate marketer's worst enemy -- or a best friend. When utilizing forums for a viral marketing campaign, it's critical to avoid getting on the black lists of forum moderators.
Affiliate marketers can stay on the good side of forum moderator by only posting in relevant threads and discussions. In addition, a viral marketing campaign does itself justice when the forum poster is cognizant of forum rules and guidelines.
Affiliate Marketing Links in a Forum
If a forum specifies that only one marketing link can be used in any post, then affiliate marketers need to reign in their promotions and stick to providing a single link to their website. The link should be embedded in a word or phrase that's relevant based on the discussion thread.
If there really is no place to embed a link within the body of the forum post, place the link at the bottom of the message. Put a couple of blank lines above the link to add some white space and highlight the link. If you have a tag line for your viral marketing campaign, include that above the link to the website.
Forum Basics Help Viral Marketing Campaigns Succeed
Stay out of arguments that arise in a forum or in an online discussion when you are working on a viral marketing campaign. These frequently arise, especially in forums without moderators.
It's easy to get sucked into a disagreement, but most often, no one ends up looking good at the end of the thread. Ignore naysayers and stick to your viral marketing campaign goals when you visit and post in forums to ensure the success of your campaign.
