I have launched my forum recently. Now I would like to discuss with you the most effective forum promotion methods! What advices could you provide on forum policy and rules? What restrictions should I apply for a forum at the first stages? Any other advices and recommendations on how to promote a forum effectively are welcome! Thanks in advance!
Forum promotion ideas
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I think a lot of it depends on what type of forum it is. What's the niche? I think giving away free stuff can help a site grow, obviously you'll have people there only for the giveaway, but it still can work. It definitely helps if you're already getting a lot of traffic before you setup a forum.
If it's weight loss, than have drawings for weight loss products.
If it's for political discussion, then it's a waste of your time.
If it's weight loss, than have drawings for weight loss products.
If it's for political discussion, then it's a waste of your time.
Giving out prizes usually brings the quickest traffic. Make a rule such as for every post they make, they receive a point. They can then cash in the points for prizes. If you have a decent budget for prizes, then you should select luxurious ones; such as Apple iPods.
For an Apple iPod; they would need 750 points. Which is a pretty decent amount of posts ~ 750 posts. You will just have to look out for spam and delete it.
For an Apple iPod; they would need 750 points. Which is a pretty decent amount of posts ~ 750 posts. You will just have to look out for spam and delete it.
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I'd think you'd want to be careful with that one.
You'd end up with the sort of problems that Gaia Online has, where people quote a quote of a quote of a quote of a quote, and then say "yeah", and get credited for a really long post.
You'd have to have some sort of feature that requires a minimum amount of characters that are outside of quotes, and not actually tell people the definite rule, but rather something like "every post that contributes positively receives a point"
Point systems on forums are hard to get right. I remember trying to mod one on a phpBB2 forum ages ago.
You see, I have managed to attract some ammounts of traffic but not all website visitors begin registering at the forum! Actually, it is not a problem for me to attract website visitors, I am just looking for advices on how to convert website visitors into registered users!
3 tips on fora:
1st. Move your most interesting subforum to the top. Clicks will triple.
2nd. Give a prize. Make the rules vague, and totally up to you. Do give out the prize.
3rd. Fora are a pain in the ass, unless you find good moderators. Be warned.
1st. Move your most interesting subforum to the top. Clicks will triple.
2nd. Give a prize. Make the rules vague, and totally up to you. Do give out the prize.
3rd. Fora are a pain in the ass, unless you find good moderators. Be warned.
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