What would be a good way to get members to a forum?

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  1. #1
    Forums are really hard to get started considering theirs tons of them. What would be a good would to get members to go to mine :O
     
    dvncfll01, Jul 23, 2009 IP
  2. gladiator27

    gladiator27 Member

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    This is a mystery for me too, but heeeeey!, if you register on my website I will register on yours, haha!!
     
    gladiator27, Jul 23, 2009 IP
  3. dvncfll01

    dvncfll01 Active Member

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    i would prefer members that actually want to post stuff based on the topic than just get random inactive members :/
     
    dvncfll01, Jul 23, 2009 IP
  4. gladiator27

    gladiator27 Member

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    send me your forum, I want to see what it's about
     
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    dvncfll01 Active Member

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    its just a site where people share their graphics and tutorials resources etc
     
    dvncfll01, Jul 23, 2009 IP
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    ascensions Active Member

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    Provide something, no one else does that people want.
     
    ascensions, Jul 23, 2009 IP
  7. BenOwns

    BenOwns Member

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    give out something on the site, and start your own dicussions and post guides examples lessons things like that atrack people.

    giving out something that other websites make hard to get
     
    BenOwns, Jul 24, 2009 IP
  8. ~kev~

    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    My primary promotion technique is video blogging on youtube. Over the past 27 months I have uploaded over 320 of my own home made videos. This sends my site a steady stream of targeted traffic.

    To give you an idea, my youtube traffic bounce rate is 30% lower then google traffic.

    But video promotion is not for everyone. Some people do not want to broadcast themselves all over the world.

    Figure "who" your targeted group is, "Where" they are at and "how" to reach that audience.
     
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    nasiransari Peon

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    I agree with the other posts in the thread. You really need to pinpoint your target audience, determine where they would be and then somehow draw them from there to your site. It is important for you to post meaningful threads on the site to keep people attracted and interactive. Also it does not hurt to add extra modifications to the site to keep them around when they are not posting, such as an arcade or something similar.
     
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  11. remember123

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    sometimes making forums only accessible to registered users will work..and also don't forget to put a flashy alert on home page that PLEASE REGISTER TO GET ACCESS TO ( WHAT EVER YOU OFFER HERE) ...
     
    remember123, Aug 3, 2009 IP
  12. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    Content, and discussions worthy of being discussed. There is nothing else! Contests suck! They will only pull in people long enough to loose, then they are off till the next contest, and that can get costly and is not a way to truly generate members....

    Which leads to KEEPING members, and that is COMMUNITY, not social networking, I mean the actual family aspect of the community.
     
    Qryztufre, Aug 3, 2009 IP
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    Agreed.

    Most of the regulars on my message board have become good online friends.
     
    add_cents, Aug 20, 2009 IP
  14. WallaceYeung

    WallaceYeung Notable Member

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    30% bounce rate from Youtube? it sounds very nice, but video promotion is not suitable for every niche indeed.
     
    WallaceYeung, Aug 20, 2009 IP
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    DrJale Active Member

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    Your link is bad. Edit your post and remove m from extension .comm ;)
     
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    Posting on other forums in your niche is a good way. Also, investigate contests, if managed correctly they can result in active members.
     
    whitey99, Aug 21, 2009 IP
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    Password Well-Known Member

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    Keep posting content and find someone that will do SEO for you.
     
    Password, Aug 21, 2009 IP
  18. Sir Rusty

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    Advertising and promoting in the right places and investment. ;)!
     
    Sir Rusty, Aug 30, 2009 IP
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    Even i have the forum but i didnt spent any money in advertising. i got 26 users very very slowly. But i didnt force anyone to join my forum. They are on their way but none is posting steadily. Dunno wat to do :(
     
    skdeepak88, Sep 8, 2009 IP
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    What types of youtube videos do you use for promotion? i'd be interested to see them!
     
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