One extremely valuable source of people seeking help on their computer are popular forums on the internet where they are asking questions and looking for answers.
CrossLoop has built an experimental application that can automatically feed you questions being asked in forums like Yahoo!, Twitter, MSN, etc. in real time.
You can use this to review questions people are asking with an eye towards selecting those that you can convert into paying customers. You can preview questions, and, if you'd like, respond.
It's best to answer the question briefly, establishing yourself as an authority on the subject. Remember to share your
CrossLoop Profile URL (which is typically, http://www.crossloop.com/YourScreenName,) asking the person (and all other readers of your post)
to get help from you through CrossLoop.
Sharing your CrossLoop profile URL on these forums has an additional benefit: search engines will index and rank
your profile favorably, further increasing your chances of getting leads.
It is important to use Yahoo Answers and other groups in an appropriate fashion.
Please read the rules of each group and understand their policies. Most groups discourage active promotion and advertising.
They simply try to have you engage with people and help them out without much promotion of any kind. We suggest that, at
most, you leave one line in your response such as: If you need more help, visit me at http://www.crossloop.com/YourScreenName.
Do not put widgets, rates, or any promotions of your expertise.
