Forum promotion

arpecop · #1 (**permalink**) 05-29-2006, 03:53 PM

I like to visit wpw over and over again but I was wondered what is to be starter in forums ... wpw interact many visitors but before it become community it's just pure phpbb script
so what is the trick ? all of you know that noone wants to post in empty forum ...
so what first ... if someone sends me 1000 unique visitors there will be no effect from the fact that forum is empty
solutions?
fake visitors - mnaaah
promotion - there is many ways to promote and one of them - google serps ... (this is just excuse for posting this here) :) I mean ... serps are also big factor ... but if you're magician and have successful forum ... share the spell with us
there will be large banner reward in my next successful forum :)

Webnauts · #2 (**permalink**) 05-29-2006, 10:03 PM

Start adding some valuable posts/resources and submit your forum in forums directories.

By the way, what is the forum about?

arpecop · #3 (**permalink**) 05-29-2006, 10:20 PM

http://www.google-notepad.com
it;s about my google addiction :) btw you have 33 registered members that's impressive for me ... but no posts?!
submitting in forum directoryes is good tip but can you or somebody list some of them
I think building a community is one of the hardest things

Webnauts · #4 (**permalink**) 05-29-2006, 10:53 PM

We did not have time and we are still not hot enough to promote our forums. :)

Too much stress with fighting with hackers and spammers.

But I must admit, you have done an excellent work! ;)

arpecop · #5 (**permalink**) 05-30-2006, 08:01 AM

yaah I am sure out there are many spammers , but this is the last thing i think about, my topic was posted in wrong category ... but the good admin move it here ... so the guys here like their work ... like all successful forum owners

thanks for the good words and becomming member of my Google notepad site ... I have been rewarded you as I promise in referal post

question for all forum owners: c'mooon guys , how is to movine your community from nothing to SOMETHING :)

Webnauts · #6 (**permalink**) 05-30-2006, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by arpecop

my topic was posted in wrong category ... but the good admin move it here ... so the guys here like their work ... like all successful forum owners :)

Sorry for not informing you about per PM. I did that! LOL

arpecop · #7 (**permalink**) 05-30-2006, 03:35 PM

LOL ... it's so cute

looks like none of wpw members running community :(
so bad ... it's self builded content site
otherway ... blogs are now popular the big difference is that in forum you have own personality and posting a comment in blog is easy than "STARTING NEW THREAD" it sounds scary for the user ... I think one of the most important things is to make user feel comfortable .. because forum is like your home and when the host like guests has to made forum looks friendly saying - coome ooon in
something I read about ... "the freedom of speech" some people understand message "comee on in!" as - I can do everything I want - this is not correct all forums have rules ... and breaking the rules is really easy even for the administrator ... then forum just dying ... exam. i read about: the admin delete some message (user posting a purple toilet image) and then becomes war .... forum is death!
I'dd really like to hear something from admin experience starting a forum