Hi uygurWORLD_steve. Welcome to WebProWorld!
Another thing that will help your forum grow is activity. If you don't have anyone posting to it, then no one really wants to post to it. People need to see some activity to feel encouraged to post. The more people who post, the more people will visit, the more people will talk about your forum, the more your forum will grow, etc., etc. It's a bit of a vicious circle that way. ;)
With that in mind, remember that you're in charge of the forum. You can post topics you feel would be good for discussion. You can log in as more than one person and post opposing opinions to topics you've started to help get the ball rolling.
If it's a question-and-answer type forum, you may want to post a few simple questions that most beginners can answer so newbies will feel they have something useful to contribute to your forum.
And post a few harder questions so that those who really know what they're doing can feel like there's going to be some mental challenges for them on your forum.
No one wants to be the person with all the answers, but everyone wants to contribute something and feel they are needed. You need to make folks coming to your forum feel welcome and needed. You also need to let them know they can get information they may be lacking there, as well as providing information that will benefit others.
Oh. And unless you've got a heck of a lot of members on your forum, I wouldn't advise posting the total number of members anywhere. When a new person arrives at a new forum, it can be discouraging to know that there are only 12 people registered. ;)
HTH and good luck!
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