Quote Originally Posted by Mike Merz
Hi, James.

Years ago .... when forum marketing was in it's infancy, it was common to see folks run from forum to forum with a cut and paste post that varied little ... if at all, in each instance ... in an effort to gain as much thinly veiled promotional exposure as possible, even if the content appeared to be specifically directed toward that one forum ... only the name of the forum was changed, making the posts clearly appear to be nothing more than drive by ads ... however well disguised, and many forum owners and mods learned to keep an eye out for them.

Even if that isn't the case ... to cut and paste posts word for word and post the duplicates on multiple forums usually comes across as plain lazy, at least in my honest opinion.

Best,

Mike

Quote Originally Posted by James McCarthy
Mike,
Slightly off topic, but I am wondering why there is an issue with the same post in different forums. While there is certain to be a crossover audience, there are also bound to be some folks on one and not the other. It may also be possible that an individual with a good response for you might pick up you post and answer it on one forum and never see it in the other.

I am, of course, assuming here that folks are posting with a genuine need for good advice and not simply trying to collect data for marketing purposes.

I know I have posted similar questions in more than one forum with the best of intentions. Is it truly a problem when I do that? I am relatively new to the the IM world and am still learning the courtesies.

Thanks Mike,
Jim

Ironic that that post number of yours was 666.... should I read anything into that?

Whilst I agree it can be seen as a method of self promotion or ad driving, you will see I have not said anything about my product.