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Celebrity Gossip Forum

Discussion in 'Websites' started by MattUK, May 22, 2006.

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    I've just started a new celebrity gossip forum at http://www.AmDiva.com

    I'm looking for comments and suggestions on how to improve it.

    If anyone feels like signing up feel free, anything to improve the post count!
     
    MattUK, May 22, 2006 IP
  2. sizzler_chetan

    sizzler_chetan Prominent Member

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    Good Forum.

    But I think a small section with few Top Celebrities special topics would be more Better.

    Over all the Forum looks Cool (colour) :D
     
    sizzler_chetan, May 22, 2006 IP
  3. MattUK

    MattUK Notable Member

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    I was thinking about adding extra forums for particular celebrities and TV shows. I decided in the end to add these later as the forum gets busier. I was worried that with lots of forums they would all take a while to fill with posts and give the site an empty feeling.

    Thanks for the feedback that, it's good to know someoen confirms what I was thinking!
     
    MattUK, May 22, 2006 IP
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    maplater Peon

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    Yeah, I believe that's a good idea, adding new forums is easy enough, retaining members not so.
     
    maplater, May 22, 2006 IP
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    MattUK Notable Member

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    Exactly, it's so difficult to get a new forum off the ground!
     
    MattUK, May 22, 2006 IP
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    Yaprak Peon

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    #6
    Why dont you try to change the classic vb layout? :)
     
    Yaprak, May 26, 2006 IP
  7. MattUK

    MattUK Notable Member

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    What do you mean? It's already heavily modded
     
    MattUK, May 26, 2006 IP
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    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    Site looks nice.

    Add a section for celebrity photos. It is easy to post, and it keeps people coming and checking for new pictures!
     
    browntwn, May 29, 2006 IP
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    bizz_man Well-Known Member

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    Nice layout add more to talk about and to look at. Just keep building.
     
    bizz_man, May 29, 2006 IP
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    MattUK Notable Member

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    Thanks guys, I thought about celebrity photos, though I'm concerned about nudity, especially with adwords running on the site. Maybe I caould add it at a later stage once I have some reliable mods.
     
    MattUK, May 30, 2006 IP
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    MattUK Notable Member

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    I've given the site a bit of a redesign now I have more time, what do you think?

    http://www.amdiva.com
     
    MattUK, Jun 17, 2006 IP
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    BlacklightLion Peon

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    #12
    Really nice forum, looks like you have some seriously chatty folks. I'm not sure how you do your news or anything, but maybe you could either linkswap with a celebrity gossip blog or pay for link placement? That'd drive traffic to you, I bet. Another idea is maybe running a blog of your own? That way when people read an article they can go right in and discuss it instead of just leaving comments, you know? Just my 2 cents :)
     
    BlacklightLion, Jun 18, 2006 IP
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    MattUK Notable Member

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    I like the blog idea, I'll decide to do it on the same domain - for content reasons, or on a differnt domain/IP for link benefit.

    Either way I'm definately up for a link exchange, drop me a PM and I'll work out adding a directory to the site as well. No PR as yeat but I have some good solide PR4/5 links from directories so far.
     
    MattUK, Jun 18, 2006 IP
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    forumrating Notable Member

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    i have used this skin myself,
    make some modifications change little colors if you feel so, may be very light green background
    also the logo is very nice and attractive, matches perfectly with the design.

    overall very good work, good luck with the website
     
    forumrating, Jun 18, 2006 IP
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    You should create two more topic/category about "actors" and "actresses"
    so incase if you visitor want to talk about any actor or actresses.
     
    shivam, Jun 18, 2006 IP
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    The site looks good but i would add some more pics to the design. Perhaps a banner with some celeb pics in it. Also this would help people know at first glance what the forum is about.
     
    BILZ, Jun 18, 2006 IP
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    MattUK Notable Member

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    Thanks again guys. I've decided to add some extra forums when the board becomes busier.

    Maybe some picture posting forums, though I'll leva ethis for when I have some good mods who can police any nudity.

    I also like the actors/actresses forum ideas, maybe I can add individual forums for each one on a discussion/picture posting basis.
     
    MattUK, Jun 19, 2006 IP
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    Glad you like the blog suggestion, I really think it'll help keep steady traffic coming in to you and I'll definitely toss ya a PM. :) I was thinking what you might do for the photo part (where people upload) is moderate the posting? As in, users can upload a photo (hopefully one they took themselves to avoid copyright issues) but you (or other mods) have to validate it before it goes live? Just a thought there but it might cut out alot of hassles. :cool:
     
    BlacklightLion, Jun 19, 2006 IP
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    Cool idea. I like the "stats" section. Can people add photos...like if they happen to get a photo at a concert or want to grab a photo to accompany their post?

    The only thing I don't like is the design of the main ad box. As important as it is, the text is too much like the forum text and it's smack dab in the middle of the screen. It seems to take up more than 1/3 of the screen. Is it possible to do it as a right sidebar?
     
    AndaPR, Jun 19, 2006 IP
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    MattUK Notable Member

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    That's what I'm working on now, I want the forum to grow befor it's implimented so I can rely on some good moderators.

    As far as the ad positioning I'm still playing with ideas to improve the CTR
     
    MattUK, Jun 20, 2006 IP