Getting a forum going can be a long, tedious task. I do have one forum that finally took off - but it took years to get to that point. Now a have a new baby forum, and I’m trying to get it going, and in less than a few years.
Here’s what I’ve been doing:
- Hired a forum posting service: It’s pretty lame - but the forum was totally empty and I just wanted to fill some of that space. It was cheap, too, so I really wasn’t at a loss there.
- Posted under a few aliases: Had a few conversations with myself, haha - as I’m sure I’ll continue to do for a while.
- Posted news under related topics: It provides fresh topics to chat about, and it works for the big guys, plus it creates lots of posts. I thought this was essential for filling the place up with fresh topics.
And that’s it so far. Do you have a forum? How did you get it going?
3 responses so far ↓
45n5 // Apr 20, 2007 at 1:04 am
my forum
http://www.emailmarketersforum.com
sits empty for days sometimes, but I don’t mind, I’ve got plenty else on the go.
I’ve never built a successful forum so can’t help much, but making multiple profiles for yourself is rather interesting.
good luck
Jon // Apr 20, 2007 at 2:57 am
I’m building (read: outsourced) my first forum. I’ve heard that it can be a lot of work to get it going. How are you monetizing your existing forum?
Chrissie // Apr 21, 2007 at 3:10 am
I have one forum but it’s growing stagnant at the moment. I really need toget it going again, after I get the site redesign finished - finally.
It is a lot of work! I have had many conversations with myself as well. As they say, fake it till ya make it
Do you have phbb or vbulletin? The automated sign ups are killing me, even with the hacks I have in place. Grrr. Good Luck!
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