Forum: Relevant Link Exchanges Mar 31st, 2006 |
| Replies: 0 Views: 4,369 Here are some forum directories I found on the net, I believe they are all free to submit to.
* http://www.forumshowcase.com
* http://www.forum-directory.com
* http://www.forum-finder.com
*... |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 30th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,866 I checked out your site, it seems that most people come to your site for it's content. As for your forum, I suggest making it more user friendly, maybe switch to phpbb type forum. |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 30th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 2,279 Do you allow political and religious debate in your forum? A lot of people I know don't, but in my two forums it seems to get members really excited and causes lots of new posts/threads/ and perhaps... |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 10 Views: 2,946 I've thought about this. But if found that many of my members post good one liners and sometimes a few words can have a lot of knowledge in it. |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,979 On one of my forums I have a special forum just for news. I post about one news article relevant to my forum about once a day, and I encourage my members to post news as well. So far I've got nothing... |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 3,440 I usually just throw a couple bucks to experienced Sitepoint members who know how to fix complex problems on my site. They are usually willing to do quick complex tasks for a couple bucks. |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 1,947 I've found that after operating several forums and being in the forum business, it makes posting a little too much like work. Although I do quite enjoy internet related work. |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 4,218 On the forums I run, I never tolerate a member who is disrespectful of my mods. I usually will just ban them, this however almost never happens.
As for a member bashing another member, I let it... |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 3,899 I have joined many a forum, and the only annoying thing about them is the email confirmation. I too have tested whether of not disabling the email activation inreases conversion rate, and it did... |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 56 Views: 13,501 The biggest problem with paid posting services is that the writers aren't being paid enough. I've found that paying my writers well above the industry standard and giving them incentives to produce... |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 16 Views: 3,483 When I was starting out with my forums (under 200 members) I would PM members who posted and then left for awhile. I would tell them about contents, offers, or just remind them about the forum. I'd... |
Forum: Growing an Online Community Mar 28th, 2006 |
| Replies: 10 Views: 2,883 I own two forums. I've found that selling banner space to be more lucrative than adsense. My forums are in a really small niche, so advertisers are willing to pay more for adspace, because the... |