How to make a new forum active?

[garywhw]

Have been wondering how to make a new forum busy with active members? Any idea?

[incrediblehelp]

Are you active in other forums?

[Eagle Imagery]

Controversy!

[garywhw]

Why saying? I am curious about the work behind too.

Ya, i am active in a few forums.

If this thread was contradicting to your belief, you may ignore it or feedback. I am all ears. Thanks.

[Eagle Imagery]

What I meant was sign-up under different user names and cause controversy. Controversy attracts people!

[garywhw]

How to go about it?
It may seem like i am talking to myself???

[Eagle Imagery]

Looks like it...

[jaca]

I just came across this topic thought I would add a comment or two - questions too.

I have a forum connected to one of my sites and one of the major problems I have had is spam/hacks. In fact my hosting company has shut the forum down at least three times now for being hacked. I have secured it as much as possible which tends to really block people who may just want to contribute without actually being a member. But it seems that is just not safe.

I think this is a great question. Not only how does one drive traffic to a forum, but quality traffic and keep the hackers out?

[lasgas]

- hire moderators to work with you
- write e free ebook and ask people to comment in your forums
- write articles and submit them in articles directories and use your resources box to drive readers.
- build blog and did not give all the story just anounnce provoque the problem and ask people to give their opinions.
- ezine: is the best way to drive people and to announce new threads or articles publish
- ezine advertising can help
- spam is a reallity and you should work hard to maintain your forums without them.