Mike Phillips
03-10-2010, 12:51 PM
Tips for using a discussion forum to reach more customers... (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-make-money-detailing-cars/24041-tips-using-discussion-forum-reach-more-customers.html)
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If you want to use reach out to potential customers using a discussion forum, here are some tips...
1) First, read the Forum Rules (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/introduce-yourself/24039-forum-rules.html)
Be sure everything you create in your write-up is withing the rules and boundaries of the forum you're posting to. Different forums have different rules, so start by reading each forums rules.
2) Take GREAT before and after pictures
It's important to show your potential new customer how a car looked before you worked your magic and then how it looked after you worked your magic. You're showcasing your skills, talents and abilities. Then, after sorting through your photos and picking the best examples, PLEASE resize them to a viewing size that's in keeping with good forum Netiquette, that means keep the width of your pictures to a maximum of around 800 pixels wide so you don't force your readers and potential customers to have to "horizontal scroll".
Here's some tips on taking and using great pictures...
This first one is very important, if you don't get the "before" pictures before you work on the car you will never have a second chance to get them afterwards..
The power in the after shots is created in the before shots (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/21216-power-after-shots-created-before-shots.html) - by Mike Phillips
How to show off your work properly in photos (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-make-money-detailing-cars/22133-how-show-off-your-work-properly-photos.html)- by Anthony aka OCDetails
How to crop out the fluff and resize your pictures! - Using FREE online software! (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tips-techniques-how-articles-interacting-discussion-forums/23918-how-crop-out-fluff-resize-your-pictures-using-free-online-software.html) - by Mike Phillips
How To Use GIMP to Crop and Resize Pictures - Free Software (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tips-techniques-how-articles-interacting-discussion-forums/)- by GEWB
The principals for this tutorial work with any PhotoPost Gallery
How to upload a photo into your Autogeek Photo Gallery (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-do-different-types-things-ag-discussion-forum/21295-how-upload-photo-into-your-autogeek-photo-gallery.html)- by Mike Phillips
How to insert an image from your photo gallery into your message (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles-discussion-forums/21313-how-insert-image-your-photo-gallery-into-your-message.html) - by Mike Phillips
3) Include an outline of your process
Spell check your writing. Use capital letters to start a sentence and end a sentence with a period. Don't type in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS as this looks like you're yelling at your reader. Break up large chunks of texts into smaller paragraphs, people won't tend to read HUGE chunks of pure text, but they will read short, crisp paragraphs.
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Copyright ©PBMA - Autogeekonline.net® All Rights Reserved
If you want to use reach out to potential customers using a discussion forum, here are some tips...
1) First, read the Forum Rules (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/introduce-yourself/24039-forum-rules.html)
Be sure everything you create in your write-up is withing the rules and boundaries of the forum you're posting to. Different forums have different rules, so start by reading each forums rules.
2) Take GREAT before and after pictures
It's important to show your potential new customer how a car looked before you worked your magic and then how it looked after you worked your magic. You're showcasing your skills, talents and abilities. Then, after sorting through your photos and picking the best examples, PLEASE resize them to a viewing size that's in keeping with good forum Netiquette, that means keep the width of your pictures to a maximum of around 800 pixels wide so you don't force your readers and potential customers to have to "horizontal scroll".
Here's some tips on taking and using great pictures...
This first one is very important, if you don't get the "before" pictures before you work on the car you will never have a second chance to get them afterwards..
The power in the after shots is created in the before shots (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/21216-power-after-shots-created-before-shots.html) - by Mike Phillips
How to show off your work properly in photos (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-make-money-detailing-cars/22133-how-show-off-your-work-properly-photos.html)- by Anthony aka OCDetails
How to crop out the fluff and resize your pictures! - Using FREE online software! (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tips-techniques-how-articles-interacting-discussion-forums/23918-how-crop-out-fluff-resize-your-pictures-using-free-online-software.html) - by Mike Phillips
How To Use GIMP to Crop and Resize Pictures - Free Software (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tips-techniques-how-articles-interacting-discussion-forums/)- by GEWB
The principals for this tutorial work with any PhotoPost Gallery
How to upload a photo into your Autogeek Photo Gallery (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-do-different-types-things-ag-discussion-forum/21295-how-upload-photo-into-your-autogeek-photo-gallery.html)- by Mike Phillips
How to insert an image from your photo gallery into your message (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles-discussion-forums/21313-how-insert-image-your-photo-gallery-into-your-message.html) - by Mike Phillips
3) Include an outline of your process
Spell check your writing. Use capital letters to start a sentence and end a sentence with a period. Don't type in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS as this looks like you're yelling at your reader. Break up large chunks of texts into smaller paragraphs, people won't tend to read HUGE chunks of pure text, but they will read short, crisp paragraphs.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif