Forum pre-launch/setting up tips Survey your visitors You may have a stack of traffic and think your visitors would like a forum, but have you asked them? Send an email out to your subscriber list to gain a general opinion - it's also a good opportunity to ask for volunteer moderators. Ask a few short questions like should we have a forum? would you participate? any specific topic you'd like to see? would you like to be a moderator? If you get very few responses, see it as a sign that your user base isn't interested - even if the responses you do get are very positive. If the response is good, keep your subscribers informed as to the launching of your forum. The more "buzz" you can build, the greater the chance that when they are actually launched, your subscribers will quickly join in.