1. You'll be able to communicate with your visitors. They'll
begin to trust you and get to know you on a more personal level.
People will purchase products quicker from somebody they already
know and trust.
2. People will revisit your web site to participate on your
discussion board or chat room. They will meet other people with
similar interests and your web site will become a hang out were
they can chat.
3. You can learn important information about your visitors by
reading the conversations they have. They may chat about your
web site or products. With this information you could learn to
market your products more effectively.
4. You could answer the questions your visitors ask in your
online communities. You'll become known as an expert by giving
the answers to their questions. This will give you and your
business more credibility.
5. You could teach a free online class using your chat room.
This will give you an expert status and increase traffic to your
web site by offering the free class.
6. When your discussion board or chat room becomes popular, you
could sell advertising space on them. This will give you an
extra income stream for your web site.
7. You can network with other businesses by having a chat room
or discussion board. You could exchange business ideas, leads,
advertising, etc.
8. You could allow other web sites who don't have a discussion
board or chat room to use yours. You will get free advertising
by allowing them to link to your online community.
9. When you have a discussion board or chat room you can get
free advertising by listing them in online community
directories. You can also join web rings with similar discussion
topics.
10. You can make money by advertising your own products and
services on your discussion board or chat room. You could also
join other people's affiliate programs and make commissions
advertising them.
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