Questions On Making A Website

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by learning, Jun 26, 2008.

  1. #1
    I want to know whether making a forum website considered good. I mean whether it has any future. Plus installing a vbulletin script on it.
     
    learning, Jun 26, 2008 IP
  2. ASPMachine

    ASPMachine Peon

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    It's all depends on you on which basis you want to make a forum.
     
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  3. learning

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    i am making an entertainment forum.
     
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    BusinessCoach Well-Known Member

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    its never about the idea or business or venture....its always about the people behind it.

    A forum is still a great and profitable idea.

    You just need to ensure you learn as much as possible about it (get help where needed), have a good plan and budget and then go for it.

    Most will fail....because most ventures fail....most people fail to market, fail to have a large enough budget, fail to actually DO ANY WORK, fail to understand their market or fail to target a market


    ...in the end


    it comes down to you and your team.
     
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  5. learning

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    i don't have enough budget but i am willing to work almost 18-20hours a day. I can make posts and do promotion.
     
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  6. narsticle

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    if you have a good niche with lots of members iut could be a great thing
     
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    well sure....thats like saying, you can get to mars with a space suit and a space ship


    so...where do lots of members come from?
     
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    i want to make forum on my website but i dont have any idea about it so any one can tell me how to do it , eg instal, configure, and all stuff like it
     
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  9. learning

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    i am just trying to get funds to get vb license. Is there any where i can earn here ? I mean a faster way.
     
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  10. BusinessCoach

    BusinessCoach Well-Known Member

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    Seeq and Learning

    set up SMF, its free and more secure than phpbb

    they also install themselves....configuration is self explanitory in the admin section and has help files.

    u can start with that to build the forum up, then your just paying for hosting, which you can get for $4 a month
     
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    coach can we meet on im and talk. if you don't mind.
     
    learning, Jun 26, 2008 IP
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    As with any other product or service being able to provide something unique is essential. Forums can be very profitable. When starting a forum, you should first decide your target market. What will be the reason people want to become active on the site? You mentioned entertainment as the topic. I would suggest breaking it down even further. Will it be a forum for movies, old television shows, musical groups, celebrity gossip, how to market to the entertainment industry, -- just to name a few possibilities. The more clear it is to the visitor why they should spend time on your forum instead of another entertainment forum, the more likely you will be successful as a forum owner.
     
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  13. BusinessCoach

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    sure

    just hit one of the buttons :)
     
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    If you have a good niche, and work hard, a forum can do well... You have to attract some core posters that are very much into the niche
     
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    Depends on your topic. It's hard to make money with a forum unless it becomes very popular.
    Find a particular niche where you can strive. Check out the competition and see if you can succeed in that niche.
     
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    PM me if you need any help. I've installed many a forum in my day :D
     
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    A forum is a great idea and can be profitable, if you know how to execute it.
     
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    Depends on how much traffic you can generate.
     
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  19. BusinessCoach

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    "if u know how to execute it"

    "depends on how much traffic YOU can generate"

    those are the things that separate the men from the boys

    the wannabes and the doers

    anyone can have an idea, and most can make a forum about an idea

    but can you execute it (and generate traffic)

    if you can't, get help from those who can
     
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