I have recently started a forum and was wondering what the best way to drive traffic to it is. I have seen many "pay to post" companies out there, but I am worried that all that will accomplish is filling my board with meaningless clutter. I have not started a forum for myself, but I have managed several larger ones. Is patience the key? Or should I be more pro-active? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
CaptainPeanuts
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Jump to PostI think if you are patient you will end up with an old website with few users. I am experiencing a similar problem myself regarding new forums; it seems you have to reach a certain critical mass of users for it to sustain itself. I have seen programs where you …
Jump to Posttry private messaging loads of users on other forums as they will most certainly at least take a look at your new forum
The most positive spin I can put on that maneuver, would be to call it impolite. How would you feel if someone used your website to pull …
Jump to PostHI,
If we PM users to send invitations to our own forumns does not that sounds like SPAMMINg? will admin not block you right away.?
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Memento
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I think if you are patient you will end up with an old website with few users. I am experiencing a similar problem myself regarding new forums; it seems you have to reach a certain critical mass of users for it to sustain itself. I have seen programs where you join a group of people who all post in each others forums but I agree with you that seems like a recipe for a forum full of BS. I signed up for Google ads two days ago so I need to give it more time to see how it turns out.
What is your forum going to be for?
andrewbowe
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try private messaging loads of users on other forums as they will most certainly at least take a look at your new forum
Memento
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try private messaging loads of users on other forums as they will most certainly at least take a look at your new forum
The most positive spin I can put on that maneuver, would be to call it impolite. How would you feel if someone used your website to pull your hard earned forum members to a competing service? At least with advertising, the competing forum gets something out of it.
CaptainPeanuts
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The site will be a community for a site called Moola. There is only one other one out there, so I'm hoping to make mine a lot better and more inviting than theres...
einfoway
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Junior Poster
HI,
If we PM users to send invitations to our own forumns does not that sounds like SPAMMINg? will admin not block you right away.?
BamaStangGuy
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Here is an article on tips for growing a forum: http://www.forumrank.net/article-Top+10+Tips+for+Growing+a+Forum.html
einfoway
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Junior Poster
Here is an article on tips for growing a forum: http://www.forumrank.net/article-Top+10+Tips+for+Growing+a+Forum.html
Hi Wilson
That was cool, If we ask moderater of other forum like you yourself, to join our forum will that be fair for forum owners?
musicbox
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Junior Poster
provide free services
einfoway
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Junior Poster
provide free services
What type of services. At present we are offering
$5 and/or Free hosting and have competitions as well. Still dont see that punch like on this or other forum.
andrewbowe
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Light Poster
anyone can be a member of your forum including everyone on this forum so i dont see a problem with asking them
einfoway
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Junior Poster
yes any one can me a apart of my forum. But if you ask the members directly dani will block you :) I mean any other forum owner will block you. if you PM them it might be considered as SPAM :(
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