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Originally Posted by Kelpie I wonder how many books the viral marketing people sell by spamming really high-traffic sites, though? At a less specialized forum than this one, where thousands of people visit a day, how many people will read these messages before they get removed, people who are gullible enough to be favorably impressed by them? |
Very little - as mentioned, people are especially interested in buying via recommendations. People hardly ever respond to the forum spamming we get here (and my other forums) so I don't believe there's any reason to believe it's a very effective method, regardless of traffic. Not enough to make a significant impression on sales. Added to that, most big forums are moderated anyway, so the forum is generally short-lived.