How can i run a successful forums !

Discussion in 'General Business' started by hamedtaha, Apr 19, 2008.

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    hi there
    i have a website which is www.egynote.com running a Vbulletin forums from a year ago ?
    but i don't feel that i succeeded in my business ... so let's discuss how to run a successful forum website
    :rolleyes:
     
    hamedtaha, Apr 19, 2008 IP
  2. xXKingdom_SEOXx

    xXKingdom_SEOXx Peon

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    You have way too much forum sections. Don't strive for the global archive of information stay unique and specific with a fair amount of forums.
     
    xXKingdom_SEOXx, Apr 19, 2008 IP
  3. Knight1234

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    eh, LINK BUILDING all the way, thats what i started doing when i saw this Site.
    Before this site, my Forums sucked, and now 7-10 new users everyday :D
     
    Knight1234, Apr 19, 2008 IP
  4. GameOver

    GameOver Well-Known Member

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    Make your forums active and continue to post in them.
     
    GameOver, Apr 19, 2008 IP
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    jon32000 Active Member

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    make your forum active by making sure you keep the members you have stay active and keep them wanting to stay on the forums
     
    jon32000, Apr 19, 2008 IP
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    Running a successful forum I think breaks down into these areas.

    1. Picking a good topic: Your forum needs to be on a category that people would want to come back to and talk to about. You don't want to do something that is already done 100 times, also you don't want to do something so niche that once people have the answer they need, then they have no reason to come back.
    2. Have a good site, a nice simple design, measure to clear out spammers so on.
    3. Be in for the long haul, these things don't build over night you need to hit a certain density before it will be self supporting. You need enought post and enought people so the site will draw users by itself.
    4. Link it with other USP, tool, articles, downlaods, directories, news, anything that will drag people without you having to pay for them.
    5. Reward your experts: People will return to get advice to experts or talk with friends. By allowing somekind of ranking system so people can see who are can be trusted, even if it's just post count will help to keep the good posters and the new poster will return knowing that they will be able to get a good answer to there questions.
     
    Nixies, Apr 20, 2008 IP