The Magic Bullet

“Hi GibLinkers,

 

I am new and would like to know why I have to Fax in my w_9 form?

 

Jane Mark

 

Here is the wrong way to post…

 

Hi GibLinkers,

My name is John Smith. I am broke. I have been on the internet for 8 years and never saw a dime. I have been scammed a dozen times and this program here is probably the next scam. By the way why do I have to fax in my W-9 form.

John (disgruntled) Smith

No one wants to read this junk. If you are tempted to pour your heart out, bad mouth the company, or other forum members, or another company, take a deep breath and resist the urge as strongly as you can. If you don’t others may write you off as a loser.

Get straight to the point. It will mark you as a professional and this is what you want to accomplish most.

 

Now, suppose you want to answer someone's question in the forum and look like a big shot or an expert.

 

Great! If you know the answer, do it.

 

If you don't know the answer, here is a technique my partner Phil uses.

He goes to Google and looks up an answer to someone's problem and then provides the answer for them. This makes him look like an expert and this is something you can do too. It's not magic and it will set you apart from every Jane and John Doe in the forum.

But wait.

 

Something is missing here…

 

The main reason for posting in the forum is to get your site noticed without blatantly telling people to go look at your site.