26 Affiliate Marketing and Webmaster Forums to help you Make Money Online
One of the best ways to learn how to make lots of money online is to interact with like-minded individuals who are equally dedicated to making money on the internet. Nobody knows every single trick in the book and making sure your efforts are profitable in the long run requires some knowledge of proven strategies or methods for optimum results.
The best and easiest way to develop this knowledge is to visit forums that offer valuable information on topics like affiliate marketing, search engine optimization, Pay per Click Advertising and freelancing.
Webmaster forums like Digital Point and Site Point teach you how to create, promote and monetize a website. Affiliate marketing forums like Wicked Fire will give you the lowdown on effective ways to maximize your affiliate commissions.
Seven Ways Forums can help you make money online
Here are seven specific ways in which forum can contribute to your goal of making money online.
- Marketing and Promotion. Forums are a great way to promote your online business, brand or service because you’ll get to reach a large relevant audience easily by simply contributing to the community.
- Networking and Business Opps. You might just meet a fellow blogger, webmaster or business partner that wants to collaborate on a specific project or venture.
- Scam Verification. Wanna know if a dubious looking website actually pays its users? Forums are the best place to check.
- Referral & Affiliate Booster. Forums are a perfect channel to promote your affiliate or referral link. Heavily trafficked forums with thousands of readers are an excellent way to get successful referral conversions. Just remember not to spam or you’ll easily get banned.
- Free Signature Backlinks. Signature links from reputable forums will help new websites to be indexed by search engines. You can also sell your signature links for money or use it to promote your website or affiliate programs.
- Money Making Knowledge. Knowing is half the battle won. Forums are great ways to discover new ways or methods of making money online.
- Troubleshooting & Appraisals. Maybe you don’t understand why your Adsense CTR is so dreadful, or why your blog has terrible search engine rankings. Forums are an easy way to refine your money making techniques or troubleshoot technical issues.
Dosh Dosh’s list of 26 Forums to Help you Make Money Online.
I’ve only included forums which have a decent number of members because a large member base means that a greater amount of potential money making knowledge will be available.
Forums that don’t cover monetization and ways to make money are not included in this list because I want to keep it focused on forums that directly relate to either making money online or working from home.
I’ve also categorized the forums according to their specific niche. So pick the one you like and give it a visit. I highly recommend checking out Digital Point (#1), Wicked Fire (#9) , Earners Forum (#6) and ABest Web (#11) if you don’t have time to visit all of the forums on the list.
Webmaster Forums / Website Monetization / SEO / Marketplaces
Digital Point is by far my favorite webmaster forum because of its size. There are over 24,000 active members and the forum offers a great deal of information on topics like Search Engine Optimization, Link building, affiliate marketing, pay-per-click advertising, domain investing and blogging.
Digital Point also has a large and free marketplace for the buying and selling of links, templates, domains and websites. If you’ve only got time for one webmaster forum, Digital Point is the forum you should visit.
2. V7N Forum
V7N is a big and lively forum with lots of newbie and experience webmasters. Their SEO forum sees the most action while other forums on graphic design, marketing and web directories are pretty active as well. Recommended if you want to learn more about webmastering.
3. Sitepoint
A large forum on web design, programming and site promotion. The very popular SitePoint Marketplace is a great place to sell or buy websites, services and site templates.
An established forum with information on domain names, webmaster technology, search engines, SEO and link development. Sorta like Digital Point but with less members.
5. SEO Chat
SEO Chat is a forum that focuses more on SEO for webmasters. They offer free site reviews as well as a lot of information on Yahoo, Google and MSN search optimization. There’s also a tiny section on Affiliate Marketing, PPC and keywords.
A fast growing Forum on webmaster topics such as monetization, blogging and freelancing. Has a nice monetization section and How-To section which beginners can ask experts specific questions.
A search engine optimization forum that specializes in only SEO strategies and troubleshooting. Includes tips on keyword research, link building and online copy writing. Good information on PPC advertising, search engine marketing and branding.
8. Self Starters Weekly Tips
A forum about making money from websites and ebusinesses. Includes info on networking, SEO, Online marketing, PPC advertising, blogging and domain names. Lots of helpful forum members here.
Internet and Affiliate Marketing / Pay per Click Advertising / Adsense Arbitrage
9. Wicked Fire
My second favorite forum after Digital Point. Lots of gritty gray-hat and black-hat SEO and affiliate marketing stuff here and there’s really a lot of learn. Wicked Fire offers a lot of good information on adsense arbitrage and affiliate marketing/ traffic building.
The community is very active and it might be a little intimidating for complete newbies but do a search before you ask any questions and you’ll be fine.
10. Warrior Forum
A forum that specializes on topics such as internet marketing products, Adsense, PPC advertising and search engine optimization. Includes a small free ebook section as well as a self-improvement section. Didn’t like the forum interface but you might find some useful information here.
11. ABest Web
Has a vibrant internet marketing community that’s very friendly. The forum includes a comprehensive section on Commission Junction and Shareasale as well as an affiliate academy for newbies and other experienced marketers. A good forum to visit.
12. 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Forums
A forum with some decent information on affiliate networks such as Shareasale and AzoogleAds. Also covers RSS Marketing, Adsense and SEO/SEM.
Associate Programs has a fair number of users. They have a section for newcomers to affiliate marketing as well as a helpful section on the different affiliate networks. Some SEO information as well.
14. Ewealth
Ewealth has a large affiliate network corner which features the usual affiliate companies like Clickbank, Comission Junction, Linkshare and Shareasale. There’s also a good section on PPC and Paid advertising as well as a small marketplace for the trading of domain names and services.
15. Affiliates4U
A UK affiliate marketing forum that offers UK specific affiliate network information. There are also sections on the website which discuss general website promotion, SEO, web security, PPC and affiliate management.
Get Paid To, AutoSurfs and High Yield Investment Program Forums
16. Get Paid Forum
A very large forum that specializes in Get Paid to Websites which pay you to do surveys, click on ads, read emails or complete offers. There is a very excellent downline builder subsection of the forum which allows you to build you referral downlines for traffic exchanges, affiliate programs and get paid to website.
17. Dream Team Money
A forum that exclusively specializes in High Yield Investment Programs, Autosurfs, Multi level marketing as well as Get Paid to programs. Also includes sections in stocks, forex and properties.
Excellent place to visit when you need information before investing in a specific program. A forum with a very large member base.
18. Whydowork.com
A forum with sections on affiliate marketing, get paid to websites, MLM opportunities, scam reporting as well as reselling & drop shipping. Pretty much a general forum with bits of information on various topics.
19. Goldage
Goldage mainly deals with all matters concerning digital currency investments as well forex and HYIP programs. A very referral friendly forum so visit them if you’ve got a referral program to share.
Work from Home Jobs / Freelancing / Multi Level Marketing
20. Work at Home Forum
A nice forum focusing on areas such as business opportunities, multi level marketing, web design, autosurfs and paid surveys. Most of the members are not part of the webmaster crowd but rather offline marketers and stay at home mums and dads.
21. WAHM.com
Work At Home Mum (WAHM) is a great forum to visit because it has large number of active users that are friendly and helpful. Topics include traditional work from home jobs and businesses such as gift basket and craft selling, as well as basic marketing and get paid to programs. Great forum to share a referral link if you have a program to promote.
22. Talk Freelance
A forum that specializes in all sorts of online freelance jobs such as web design design and programming. A great place to frequent if you are designer programmer looking for a paid assignment.
Domain Name Investing / Domain Marketplaces
23. NamePros
A forum that focuses on domaining and information about monetized domain parking, domain appraisals and other domain name discussions. If you’re new to domaining, check out the domain newbies section. There’s a lot of great tips on how to get started with domaining.
24. DN Forum
A large and active forum that focuses on making money with domains. Sections of the forum include a strong marketplace for anyone who’s planning to sell or buy a domain. Also includes domain name auctions as well as domain brokerage and legal issues concerning domains.
Money Making Scam Busting
25. Scam.com
A forum that specializes in exposing all types of online and offline scams. This is the first place to visit before you start investing serious money and time in the latest High Yield Investment Program or internet career kit. Information about online scams are located in the “Internet Scams” section of the forum. They have an enormous archive with hundreds of threads on the scams.
Blog Forums
26. Blogger Forum
The largest blog forum on the internet. Blogger forum has has information on blog coding, monetization as well as blog promotion.
The forum is fairly active and is a good place to visit when you want to exchange links for your new blog.
And that concludes the list..
Forums are a great way to learn and I suggest that you visit some of them today, if you’re interested in learning how to making money on the internet.
After all, what’s easy than asking a how-to question in a forum?
Dude, this list is HUGE !!! If someone who is new on the internet and is decided to make money online see this post all his motivation is gone.
You just have to stick on what is more important, and prioritize, because we have only 24 hours.A top 5 would be better.
Haha .. I see your point Michael. I’ve already mentioned some forums in my post (Digital Point, Wicked Fire..) that you should visit if you don’t have time.
Everyone has different ways of making money online and not all the forums are same, that’s why a comprehensive list will help. If you don’t find what you need, you can move on to another forum
Hi Maki,
Thanks for mentioning the 5 Star Affiliate Forum.
We appreciate it!
Awesome post. Thanks for the great resources.
Thanks for the list. Unbelievable.
Hi Maki
I just stumbled on to your site. Lots of info here, thank you. I will enjoy spending some time in here and reading. Great list of great sources in this article also. Good job!
Whilst it’s a long list at least everyone now has a central resource to refer back to when they want new and fresh ideas. Finding up to date and relevant information is always a challenge and this goes some way to helping in that regard. Funnily enough over at Mike’s Money Making Mission blog he is giving some hints on how to increase visibility so this fits in nicely
I’ve been on SPF for more then 5 years now, such a wealth of knowledge. Another worth checking out, simply because buying and selling ad space is so easy there, is http://www.webhostingtalk.com.
Excellent list, Maki! I’m glad it’s a BIG list… not every forum topic will appeal to all of your readers, so by offering so many in a variety of areas, everyone is sure to find something of interest!
I’d like to emphasize (for people new to forums) that most forums do not take kindly to spam. Unless they have a section for marketing (such as the Free Classifieds section of SSWT), don’t pitch your products or services! Contribute to the conversations, ADD VALUE, and other readers will check out your site (through your signature link as Maki says).
Thanks for the great resource, Maki!
Good information!
Awesome piece of information! Thanks for the hard work doing it!
I am always on site: 1 and 17!
I am bookmarking this site now
Maki
Detailed posts like this are very rare in the blogosphere. I was aware of some of the forums but certainly not all of them and I’ll be joining some more ASAP.
Thanks for taking the time to be so informative and helpful.
This is too huge! I good but not the best ways to share. Shorter the list, and focus on it!
A Great post and thanks for putting a little time into it. You can really learn a lot from forums. This is only the second time visiting your page but I will be back.
@Mike Panic .. thanks for the heads up on Web Hosting Talk.. it looks like a busy little forum.
@Louiss.. I’m a firm believer in bigger is better. More forums = more options = more knowledge = more money.
Wow, this had to have taken a lot of time Maki. Thanks for your hard work. I’m considering adding you to my blogroll.
Since I don’t have a ton of time, I will be on your number 1 choice mostly.
Thanks.
All I can say is, you must work like a dog 24/7 to post articles like this! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I don’t know how you keep coming up with the good stuff, but it is most appreciated.
Even though it is 26, I am going to make sure that I check out all of these. Some of them look very promising. Thanks a lot!!
earnersforum.com - is it on your list?
Yes it is, Alex. Please look carefully.
Huge list. Thanks. I signed up for every single forum.
thanks for the list Maki..i will check the forum later soon..(”,)
Nice list! Now I just have to finish up my time machine in order to read and post to all of these forums!
Seriously, this is a fantastic list of forums that everyone will benefit from. Thanks so much for doing the research and sharing.
Well i think u should add moneytalkpro.com to the list
Its a gr8 forum.
Very nice list! There are many of these that are new to me. Time to explore them all.
Great find.
I like http://www.Dreamteammoney.com and http://www.getpaidforum.com
Nice List ! Thanks Much ….
Thanx a lot for huge list. Does forum posting really makes money online? Is it Search Engine friendly to partcipate in all these forums.
Hi Maki! Thanks for including Work at Home Forum in the list
Regards,
Vishal P. Rao
http://www.work-at-home-forum.com/
Nice article. I had just started an Affiliate Marketing forum in website. Will see how it goes.
What a great list of forums. Thanks for the list, I have been looking for more affiliate marketing related forums.
Thank you for any information
Thanks for the list of useful site, I noticed a couple I have not seen before and will add them to my favs.
Thanks Again
Excellent post!
Outstanding information! Love the list! Love the list! Love the list!
Sweet! Most of these I’ve never seen.
Hey, this is a great leg up. Your site is such a source for information. I just got into affiliate programs after avoiding them for two and a half years.
With your list I can get started and will make the money i want.
Thank you( I am grateful)
charles
I have been reading your posts with interest even when you did not host your own site, I have to accept that I have become your fan and a permanent one.
Hey…
OMG I am so so bored! I’ve got no cash so even if I could think of something to do, I probably couldn’t do it anyway.
I watched a episode last night on G4 about cam girls. I might be broke, LOL but not that desperate.
Laters
Analeesa
P.S. - If you guys has any ideas on earning a little cash from home (nothing yucky) let me know, ok? I’m too lazy to get a real job.
Maki,
Whenever I have an idea for a post and I come to your site and find that you have already covered that topic in great detail.
Thanks for Know How
VIJAY
Nice list you have in there.
You should add http://talkgold.com/forum to the list as well. One of the larger forums sort of like Goldage but bigger.
Thanks for this list. Several I did not know about.
great list - WickedFire kicks ass! move it to #1!
Thankz for the list.Please add more!
Great list.. I was not aware of some of those Forum sites. Thanks for sharing
Wong
Hi ! This really is extensive. Let me know if there is any recommendation specific to two types of Forum:
one on freelance writing and the other on blogging alone. I guess you have mentioned this above but would want to know if there is anything more specific.
Thanks for this info. It is a good eye opener