A blog, A directory and A forum

Currently i am running a diet blog. It start picking up traffic and i would like to expand.

I am thinking a health directory and diet forum. The question is, should i make it part of my blog or use seperate domain

advantage:
less money to build link for one site than three site
already have traffic (which i think is a big advantage for the forum)

disadvantage
if something happened to main site, the forum and directory will be affected too..

 

I think I would make it part of the blog. Just for the fact that you wouldnt have the problems of getting those first members. Its a great topic though Im sure you wouldnt have a problem attracting people.

 

Make it part of the blog. Your idea is great and this will boost the traffic to your site.

 

Considering the advantages listed I would make dir / forum as part of the blog itself . Regarding disadvantage .. you gotta take some chance

 

same to the other, i go for the same domain. It's brandable in other word. Just like DP.

 

use the same domain, this way you will give users something more to stay on the site and it wll be easier to promote then different sites.

 

Thx for the reply guy. I 've just bought the phpld 3 and will put it under my diet blog. If it go well the forum should be up around the end of Feb

 

You need 2 months to set up a forum !!???

 

IF everything goes well, he'll set up a forum

 

good luck with the directory and the forum.

you'll need alot of support to have an active forum and also DEVOTION!