New business idea

lloyd · New business idea

I'm slowly building up my new business, what does everyone think of me putting my business website in my signature strip? So, every time someone reads one of my posts, they will hear my cry "look at my business".

If I join loads of forums and do it in all of them, then my marketplace will increase.
Does everyone think this is a good idea or is it taking advantage and exploiting the sites I visit?

Pilsbury

So long as the busniess is not in direct conflict with the ethos of the forums you are posting in i cant see it being a problem.

Kathy

Most people do this Lloyd, it's a good way of advertising and most people like to hear of their forum friends being succesful in whatever venture they embark on.
What are you doing anyway, you've kept a bit quiet about it. (I'm not nosy) Laughing

mrsnesbitt

Great idea!

Dx

Libby

What a clever idea!

Then you can spend your day chatting on other forums and come back here and give us all the gossip Laughing

Leonie2

do put it in your signature Lloyd, provided it's nothing against the t&c's of the forum. you can put a banner ad here too if you want.

Becki

I've got mine in Embarassed

lloyd

Thanks, Leonnie, although I'm not sure it's the right marketplace for me. It's a local business, as in within a few miles of home. I do garden maintenance and design. I'm also hoping to obtain a firearm dealers' license, and then start internet and mail order guns and ammunition. That will be in the New Year though.

Leonie2

mail order guns! Shocked

I prefer the garden maintenance idea Wink

Cabbagepatch

mrutty

It's called forum pimping and you'd never catch me doing it.

www.thecardbee.com is only ever listed when it's the right moment, www.two3five.com hardly every gets pimped. Clearly I'd never pimp www.hiddenvalleypigs.co.uk (doubled my hit rate yesterday by offering free delievery and it's not even my business) and clearly everyone know I'd never pimp http://www.mullacottfarm.co.uk just because it has a fab B&B and farm shop (well it sells eggs, lamb, turkey, pork and B's cards).

So no you shouldn't do it Wink

Leonie2

It's not called pimping, it's called promoting your business which is a sensible thing to do if you're in business Very Happy

And just so that Zebra Digital doesn't get left out, go and visit so you can see the website I've just finished (yesterday) for the tile shop, you'll find a link to them in the portfolio.

mrutty

Clearly my cheek was filled when I posted Laughing

My post was a blatent pimp. A signature with URL's is accepted on almost every forum. Posting in the correct place about goods/services you might be selling is also fine on almost every forum.

Yesterday I did raise a fair few posts on various forums to sell items or ofer 'special offers' which again is fine.

On one forum (very new and might be a protest from another site) I was asked to provide some free services in return of my posts so I've spent part of the morning posting up useful links and the like.

But back to topic, sig files are fine.

lloyd

Thanks, Smutty. I'm straight now, (Dammit!!!)