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Made my forum 2 years ago and still

Discussion in 'Social Networks' started by xcool101Man, Sep 17, 2010.

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    Hi
    I created my forum www.thejavacode.com like 2 years ago about java technology and till now I still did not get to have users to participate
    I have a lot of users registered (Lots of them are spam anyway) and I posted many posts myself but still no one is contribuing in it
    how can I make people to post in my forum?
     
    xcool101Man, Sep 17, 2010 IP
  2. kevydesigns

    kevydesigns Well-Known Member

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    pay them..
     
    kevydesigns, Sep 17, 2010 IP
  3. draxima

    draxima Active Member

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    I took a look at your forum and if you want people to participate following amount of posts are not helping you: Total posts 194 | Total topics 699

    That's a small amount seen over 2 years and a big reason why nothing is happening.

    It's a small niche and just getting average joe to post is not as easy as with a general forum.

    But I also noticed you have a large member base.

    1) Try and find people interested and skilled at java and pay them to post about java. You can find cheap labor all over the world, especially on other forums.
    2) Send out newsletters when you have something interesting to say or there's interesting topics on the board and link to them.
    3) If you want the forum to grow, you need to post more often.

    I also noticed you have small amounts of traffic to your website and that also means you dont rank for various keywords related with Java.

    Submit to web directories, purchase web directory listings that are worth it.
    Post blog comments on other blogs that are related with java/your topics.

    That's just a few pointers.
     
    draxima, Sep 17, 2010 IP
  4. vallento

    vallento Member

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    What you need it to bring in new users that are actively looking for a site like your so I would consider doing some seo work on your site.
     
    vallento, Sep 17, 2010 IP
  5. wounded1987

    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    u need 1. a lot of content and artificial enviroment of "participiation" and 2. budget for promotion and bringing traffic to the forum.

    if you don't have budget for promotion then #1 wont have its full potential, if you have #1 but not 2, then you will waste money paying for posters.
     
    wounded1987, Sep 17, 2010 IP
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    jargodon Peon

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    well, you need a lot of "energy" to build and run a forum.
     
    jargodon, Sep 17, 2010 IP
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    horse Guest

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    Maybe deal with more contemporary Java issues through the forum to make it more compelling.
     
    horse, Sep 18, 2010 IP
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    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    Before you can get active member, yourself need to be active, mean keep on creating quality post to attrach the member.
    At the same time, you need to do some promotion and marketing as well
     
    lifeplayer, Sep 19, 2010 IP
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    Xtrapsp Active Member

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    2 years and thats all the content you have? you need to post everyday.. make it look popular..
     
    Xtrapsp, Sep 19, 2010 IP
  10. Sandy McCallum

    Sandy McCallum Member

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    Post as much as you can. Pay people to post on your forum.
     
    Sandy McCallum, Sep 20, 2010 IP
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    Coyotito Peon

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    It's not about how many members you have, its the active members that count. Have some sort of incentive program? Pay the top posters a small prize :)
     
    Coyotito, Sep 20, 2010 IP
  12. Sandy McCallum

    Sandy McCallum Member

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    Yeah or just pay people to be active posters.
     
    Sandy McCallum, Sep 20, 2010 IP