Ever used Yahoo Groups or Google Groups to post online similar to Forums?

Post by **froggyboy604** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:05 pm

I used http://groups.yahoo.com/ to promote my forum, and Final Fantasy 8 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/finalfantasyquest/ .

Mxproject also has a Yahoo Groups at http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mxproject/ , but no one but myself joined.

I also used Google Groups to promote Mxproject at http://groups.google.com/group/mxprojectradio .

Groups from Yahoo and Google can be good at getting some traffic, but Google and Yahoo Groups also have a lot of spammers who spam your group.

Skeithex · Post by **Skeithex** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:36 am

I never did get into the whole group thing, and I don't see them as a good source for forum traffic.

Post by **froggyboy604** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:47 am

Skeithex wrote:I never did get into the whole group thing, and I don't see them as a good source for forum traffic.

They are good for getting back links, and free traffic, but I think groups are not a good source for traffic unless your Yahoo or Google groups have a lot of members before you started your forum, or ranks high in Google, Yahoo, etc.

I use to tell people about my websites on related Yahoo groups with more members, and got some traffic, and new guest book entries.

But, using promotional forums, post exchanges, Google, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook can be a better source of getting more traffic.

Skeithex · Post by **Skeithex** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:52 am

it's always about the back links, but yeah I suppose it's good for that.