How do I find quality leads for my business? This is the most common question home business owners have. Getting leads is generally the most difficult part of any endeavor and without leads there is no way to ensure success. A company website is a great way to entice prospective customers but it only works if you can direct people to that site, so your goal should be to boost your page views.

There are many ways to drive traffic to your own website, and social networking websites can be a fun and cheap way to do it. You can blatantly pitch your product or services on sites like Facebook and Twitter with a few short words and a link to your website. Even better than a direct pitch for your product might be an article about a similar subject that people are interested in, then you can hook them into visiting your website in that manner. A lot of these websites have forums where you can go to help other people who are looking for your expertise or services.

As an example, let's talk about someone who sells cleaning products online. You have a fantastic stain remover that you want more people to learn about, so who better to promote your products to than someone searching for an answer on how to get oil out of their husbands work pants. The wife goes to a search engine to find the best remedy. The search engine lists all the results for her question and includes websites like Answers at yahoo.com She sees a number of different ways that other people have been able to remove oil with links to the product that was used successfully. Your product.

It can be as easy as that to get new business. If you want to use forum marketing as a way for you to generate leads and customers, you have to find as many forums as you can that are related to your product or service and start posting topics or help answer questions other people have asked. If you can, it is a fantastic idea to get friends and relatives who have used your product to post as well, telling their success stories in their own words. Word of mouth has traditionally been the best way to promote yourself or you products, but with the internet and using forums you'll be able to reach thousands of people without ever leaving home.