how on earth should i make a good community??!!! any suggestions?

i have this forum, i wud really like to promote, so i cud help teenagers. I have spent a lot of time and money on it. I didnt even put any ads on it, cause i don't wanna make money from it, i just want to help people with it. But i can't get it to become active. Does anyone know here i am going wrong.


This is my forum: www.chillout101.com

thnx for your help guys

 

You could intially pay someone to post and stat a few threads to get things started. Submit them to social bookmarking sites for maximum exposure.

 

The best way would be to pay a few people to post there. Or have a contest (say first to reach 50 posts with at least 20 words in each post in your forum gets $30 or something). Then some people might stay, and it gives you more on the forum to start it off.

Or you could just pay for advertising from somewhere like adwords or more specific targeting to teenagers somehow.

Most ways would require some kind of money.

Could always contact high-schools and ask them to put it in their newsletter or something. As it's for helping teens i'm sure they would have no problem with it.

 

ummm interesting...aren't there any free methods?

 

Great work mate. Keep up good work

 

Referral contests and lots of good quality paid posters could get you off the ground really nicely.

 

Ya, you can just try postfusion by admin fusion.

 

thnx guys, you are all so helpful

 

You needs to pay and promote.. it takes a lot of time my friend good luck !

 

thnx zingo., i guess i will have to start earning money, to start getting the forum and then eventually helping teenagers so wud anyone like to join? lol
thnx

 

If you haven't already, you can check out http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/

And the more you can concentrate on a niche, the more activity your forum will get.

 

You're welcome buddy.

http://www.adminfusion.com is still better for ideas.

 

Forums are tough and the only way to make one succeed is to spend money and time.

Paid posting, buying ads on sites that would attract members, newsletter ads, banner ads, and other forms of advertising cost money and even then you may fail.

You also have to spend a huge amount of time promoting the forum and posting on it. If your heart is not 150% into the project, you are doomed from the beginning.

You must also make sure your forum is professional. If you post with several grammar and spelling mistakes all the time, no one will take it serious. Run all your post through a spell and grammar checker before posting to make sure you lead by example.

Most forums fail because the owner gets bored or discouraged when nobody joins. Good forums do not happen overnight and if you can afford the time, money and have the patience, you can create a great forum.

 

dude you have seriously inspired me to get serious and dedicate myself to do this, thnx man *rep added*

new scheme for all members: please join my forum and tell me and i shall join yours, cheerS

 

thanks for referencing adminfusion, just joined looks like a great source of info