Top 10 Tips for Growing a Forum

[Geoserv]

Many people are intimidated by the prospect of expanding their forums to cater for a larger audience and attract visitors. The process of analysing a forum, locating its faults and coming up with a solution in order to make it more appealing is by no means an easy task. However, using a few simple ideas, you can avoid the majority of common mistakes made by forum owners and give yourself the best chance of running a successful, expanding forum. To help you on your way, here are ten top tips...

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[ruler22]

yea, one of the main reason I will/won't sign up for a forum involves how many people are on it and threads posted, and what discussion topics are available. Good read for forum owners.

[dvduval]

I've found it can be helpful to join other forums that are also new and try to interact with the admin of that forum. Often you can help each other.

[Miss Miaow]

I'm a member of almost a hundred forums. I'm an active poster in at least 5 forums.

I think admin and moderators play a very curcial role. If they are nice, people tend to be more active.

[rudedog]

Thanks for the link, Im in the process of rebuilding a forum that got hit hard by a religious/Political debates. members ran like roaches from the orkin man. im also in the process of trying to grow two others. the info will help.