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Halx · 07-25-2008, 08:00 AM

Let's talk about harnessing the power of the internet to get people to read your posts!

If you ever write a lovely post here on the TFP and are feeling quite proud of yourself, you don't have to just WAIT for people to read it. Here are a few ways to get publicity for your post:

1. Use the Bookmarks links at the bottom of the thread.
Digg, del.icio.us & StumbleUpon are social bookmarking sites that will attract users to your links, depending on the appeal they have to other people. The more people who use these features, the more people who are more likely to check out the links. Simply click on the icons and follow the instructions to distribute the link across the internet.

2. Use your blog as a recap of your posting.
Its totally acceptable to use your blog to promote the posts that you make on the general forum. Every 10 minutes, the "featured blog" on the main blog page will rotate and you might find that your post is now being viewed by everyone hitting the page at that time. That's a good way to call attention to your great post.

3. Use the tagging feature.
Also featured at the bottom of each thread is a section for Tags. If you click on "Edit Tags" you will be able to add tags to the thread. Tags are words or phrases that are relevant to the content of the thread. What tags do is link threads with similar content together. So, if someone is looking at a different thread on a similar subject to yours, they can click on one of the tags and your thread will show as a common tagged thread. If the subject is popular enough, it will show up in the tag cloud which allows even more access to your threads.

4. Link to blogs/sites that utilize trackbacks/linkbacks
Some blogs have a feature called either trackbacks or linkbacks. When a website links to their blog post, it can detect the traffic that comes from that website and then puts a link back to the site on their page. The end result is a two-way link between both sites. Essentially, by linking to that blog, the blog will link back to your post.

Hope you all take full advantage of these tips! They only work if people use them.

07-25-2008, 08:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	Let's talk about harnessing the power of the internet to get people to read your posts! If you ever write a lovely post here on the TFP and are feeling quite proud of yourself, you don't have to just WAIT for people to read it. Here are a few ways to get publicity for your post: 1. Use the Bookmarks links at the bottom of the thread. Digg, del.icio.us & StumbleUpon are social bookmarking sites that will attract users to your links, depending on the appeal they have to other people. The more people who use these features, the more people who are more likely to check out the links. Simply click on the icons and follow the instructions to distribute the link across the internet. 2. Use your blog as a recap of your posting. Its totally acceptable to use your blog to promote the posts that you make on the general forum. Every 10 minutes, the "featured blog" on the main blog page will rotate and you might find that your post is now being viewed by everyone hitting the page at that time. That's a good way to call attention to your great post. 3. Use the tagging feature. Also featured at the bottom of each thread is a section for Tags. If you click on "Edit Tags" you will be able to add tags to the thread. Tags are words or phrases that are relevant to the content of the thread. What tags do is link threads with similar content together. So, if someone is looking at a different thread on a similar subject to yours, they can click on one of the tags and your thread will show as a common tagged thread. If the subject is popular enough, it will show up in the tag cloud which allows even more access to your threads. 4. Link to blogs/sites that utilize trackbacks/linkbacks Some blogs have a feature called either trackbacks or linkbacks. When a website links to their blog post, it can detect the traffic that comes from that website and then puts a link back to the site on their page. The end result is a two-way link between both sites. Essentially, by linking to that blog, the blog will link back to your post. Hope you all take full advantage of these tips! They only work if people use them. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals] Last edited by Halx; 07-25-2008 at 12:05 PM..