Why a Question and Answer Forum Can Build a Social Media List and Establish a Person As an Expert
The use of Q and A systems on the internet is a good way to build a following. This is because question and answer systems allow a user to establish that they are an expert and an authority in whatever subject it is that they answer questions about in that time frame. Therefore, one of the most under-used ways to establish oneself as an authority while gaining followers is question and answer forums around the internet.
One of the biggest things that a person can do for his or herself is establish themselves as an expert in an industry or niche. Experts command higher fees and gain more respect when they talk about their subjects. When an expert talks, people tend to listen to them and follow what they say. They also have an easier time selling items to prospective clients because of their expert status. Therefore, the use of question and answer forums can speed this process up very quickly.
One of the things to watch out for when using this technique is to make sure that the forum allows some sort of signature post or identifying mark that lets people know who answered the question and where to find this person at a later date. If a website does not do this, then it is not worth the person's time to answer questions on that board. This is because it will not advance the business or bring more publicity to the user who answered the questions.
A person must spend their time looking around the forum and getting a sense for what types of people frequent that forum. This will give them a good idea of how they should talk on the forum and how they should work inside that system for maximum effectiveness. If a person can figure all this out then they will have a good opportunity to make head way in their business.
Once a person has found an internet site that allows them to market effectively over the internet, then they need to make sure that they can find questions that they can answer on that forum. Not all forums are created equal and the questions on each forum may not be similar. Therefore, a business owner should always look before they leap and make sure that they can handle the types and kinds of questions that the audience will throw their way once they have established that they are an expert in their field.
Gaining expert status in any niche is a short cut to success (whatever level of success that niche can provide). An expert has an easier time selling things because they have a certain level of trust associated with their work. Therefore, a person who spends the time building up their own positioning is in a very good place and will make more money in the future than if they had not taken the time to build their own authority in a niche. Becoming an expert through the use of question and answer forums on the internet just might be the short cut that a person needs to make the money they want and need.
Scott Buendia consults for Bizbuilt.com. All the views and tactics in this article are tactics and ideas of the author; they do not necessarily represent the ideals, beliefs, or trademarks of Bizbuilt.com. Visit his card on Bizbuilt here, https://www.bizbuilt.com/socialmediaprivacy.
