No matter what your online business is, you're going to be an internet marketer in some form or fashion and from time to time you're going to need help with things like building and optimizing your site, developing an opt-in list, blogging, getting traffic, promoting etc.

We're not all born just knowing this stuff. There will be some things you figure out easily and others you'll need help with.  Short of listening to all the gurus and signing up for a bunch of newsletters and membership sites your best resource will be the internet marketing discussion forums.   

Internet Marketing forums are really the best way to get genuine, candid feedback from other marketers in all levels of expertise and business types.  It's also a great way to solicit hiring free-lancers, kick off joint ventures and post articles.  Forums are always the first place I go when I need help, ideas or just some experienced feedback.

Below are forums I visit regularly that I like and get the most help from.  Also you can use them to get exposure by posting all your articles in the forums that accept them. 

Primarily I use them if you need help or have specific questions, but you'll also find that they will give you lots of good exposure if you can help others with their questions or make constructive comments, however, don't spam the forums with useless information and comments that don't help or aren't relevant.  The entries will just get deleted and you won't be doing much for your reputation, more importantly you could get banned.  

You don't have to spend a lot of time on forums but do take an hour or so a week to look around, you'll get tons of good information and ideas, make a few constructive comments and maybe you'll make a friend or two. 

Most forums will require you to register, but that's a small price to pay for the down to earth, candid information you'll have access to.  Most forums also offer services such as private messages, user groups that you can participate in a host of other benefits.

Here are my favorites:

Top Internet Marketing Forum – Very popular
http://warriorforum.com/forum/ 

Friendly internet marketing & home business forum
Internet Marketing Forum at Homenotion (that's us!)

Mila Sidman's Internet Based Moms
http://www.internetbasedmoms.com/bb/

Im for newbies Internet Marketing forum
http://www.im4newbies.com/forum/portal.php

Clickbank Success Forum – Good one for clickbank users
http://www.clickbanksuccessforum.com/

Allan Gardyne's Associate Programs Forum
http://www.associateprograms.com/discus/index.php

Lynn Terry's Self Starter's Weekly Tips – One of my favorites
http://www.selfstartersweeklytips.com/forum/

Internet Marketing Forums.net
http://www.internetmarketingforums.net/

E-Wealth Affiliate Marketing Forum
http://www.ewealth.com/

Digital Point – Lots of good information here
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/

HowToCorp – The 'How To' Marketing Forum
http://www.howtocorphelp.com/forum/

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