I just started my own forum, suggestions/comments pls :)

i created a forum for my friends in melbourne and for those who are not in melbourne anymore..

www.indomelbourne.com

comments/suggestions are most welcome

 

you need better skin !

 

haahahah yeah i know . ill get to that one soon, right now im more concerned about the ads placement, and installing add-ons + mods

 

Add a large rectangle adsense unit in postbit template.

 

bu i already have 3 ad units on that page, i thought only 3 allowed per page?

 

the upper part of the site is white and looks empty, change the color.

 

thanks for the suggestions guys, ill try to improve it in the next few days or so

 

i've changed the color, and also moved the text unit, what do yo guys reckon?

 

It's a nice forum, but generally forums perform very poorly on CPC programs.

 

Also, I have found that it is not the best idea to put ads on a site made for friends.

They could
1. Misunderstand, clicking the ads thinking it's your content.
2. Feel disrespected seeing that you put ads on a site for "friends".
3. Those who have little internet knowledge can click your ads for fun.

 

Too many affiliate ads on the left, I would keep it to just one and maybe a text ad below it.

 

theres only 1 affiliate link, the other one is an image ads

 

Yeah, you need a better skin !! The forum is good tho

 

phpbb site is currently down...cant get a skins atm

 

it's so adsense heavy!!
look, just my opinion, if the visitors don't want to click your ad, they won't even if you have 20 ads in one page. if your visitors are interested in ads, 1 at a noticeable place is enough

 

In my oppinion, it is fine, just get some more visitors. I wish you good luck.