I've dealt with quite a few clients that refer to it as sitting, others refer to it with other terms. More so when the domain is left unattended or the DNS is pointed to a canceled/dead account...

Communities take time to grow. Gaining 47 members in a month is actually a good start. I know of communities that spend a great deal of time, only to net a few extra members per month. If you can...

Paid posting tends to be a waste of time to be honest. Of the many "companies" offering the services, only a few have actually delievered and not directed all posts to the 'general discussion' forum....

Honestly, I feel you should have one unique design. One that sets your brand and that people are able to remember your website/community by.

If after you brand your forum, you would like to...

Do dashes make that large of an impact over using underscores? A question since you mentioned it above, stymiee.

You shouldn't experience a penalty or drop in ranking simply because you're moving hosts so long as you don't leave the domain 'sitting' for a period of time.

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