Promote new forum

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by indyguidedotinfo, Nov 21, 2007.

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    Hello All,

    I launched a new forum the other day. I am getting a good amount of visitors from stumbleupon and a couple of other sites. However no one is registering or posting. How can I kick start my forum? besides articles and press releases


    http://www.cheaptravelforums.com

    thanks
     
    indyguidedotinfo, Nov 21, 2007 IP
  2. Payne IV

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    Advertising on relevant sites.
     
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    what r those?
     
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  4. indyguidedotinfo

    indyguidedotinfo Notable Member

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    sites related to the forum. my forums are for travel thus post on travel sites.
     
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    Three ideas:

    1. Share revenue with the posters.

    2. Start an affiliate program and give $1 per new member. Condition being: the new member has to make 5 posts.

    3. Populate your forum with this script:
    http://www.icomotion.com/ico-content/
    Its not free - but its worth it.
     
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    waynelyp90 Banned

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    It is good to have StumbleUpon users visiting. If you want to make people register and start discussions, you will need to "build" up a discussion. I won't dare to stay in a town with no people. Makes sense right?

    Try setting up a few accounts yourself and start posting and discussing among yourself. Raise the number of replies and threads. When people StumbleUpon and see discussions are going on, they will read and if they want to say something about it, they will register.
     
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  7. indyguidedotinfo

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    great advise thanks. I know if i goto a forum with no post i usually leave as well. And yes thanks for reminding me I do have the ad revenue share module installed 50%
     
    indyguidedotinfo, Nov 21, 2007 IP