Are Forums a Waste of Time?

May 8
09:32

2011

Elena Bullock

Elena Bullock

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Internet has all informations that you need: As you already know that information are sometimes wrong.

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I know for sure from my experience (and from other people experience) that most of us spend countless hours browsing forums. That has both good and bad sides. But which one wins?

Spending a lot of time on forums can literally destroy your productivity. It's easy to become lazy and read forum posts all day long. I had several days when I spent all my time online reading forums. At the end of the day I felt kinda worthless because I haven't done anything.First important thing you should do is to select forums that are worth your time. Basically,Are Forums a Waste of Time? Articles bookmark those forums that are the best in your niche - ones that you can learn from the most. Remove all other forums from you bookmarks because they are waste of time.Don't treat forums only as a social place. You have to understand their real value. Since they are usually free, you have to treat them like free source of valuable information. And what could possibly be better than that?Most forums have "thanks" feature next to each member's picture. Find those members with the most "thanks received" and read their posts. I've found so many priceless information that way especially when I was new.Since forums are places where people interact, you should read other people questions because you might have similar issues in the future. On top of that, other people's questions can give you an idea for your new product.If you have any problems regarding anything, forums are good places where you can find answers. But just make sure to use search feature first because there are big chance that your question has been answered before.And last but not less important is to give back to forums what they gave you. So basically if someone asks something, you should reply if you know correct answer. Because other did that same thing for you when you were new.

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