How much time it takes for a new born online forum to get decent amount of participants and traffic sensitive?
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Jump to PostIf you don't know how, then learn :) I promise, it's a lesson that will serve you well. If someone posts a statement or a non-question, reply with a comment of your own ... "That's interesting, but what about ..." ... Get conversation flowing. Think about how you would respond …
Jump to Posti have waited months and paid heaps of advertising and only have 16 members :(
Please don't be offended I am trying to be constructive. I took a look at your site. Your choice of topics isn't great, go for more general stuff. Secondly you need to change your writing …
Jump to PostCompetitions are good as long as it's applicable to your site. Don't give away a free football if your site is about pets. Maybe a free hamster would be more appropriate :-)
Niche forums tend to be better. I am a very experienced Coldfusion Developer and I chip in …
Jump to PostI'm a strong advocate that a website can never truly be self sufficient. Comments?
I guess it depends on how you define truly. If you mean, the owner/admin dies, and yet somehow 3 years later the forum is still humming along, then, yeah, no forum is that self-sustaining.
However, …
Jump to PostThe forum did alright with you gone because you had a devoted moderation team. You could have 1,000,000 members, and you can never expect them to just chat, keep growing, and so on and so forth, without someone yanking on the reigns, pulling the community in the direction he/she wants …
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