Another question before I forget ... Say XYZ posts a question on Yahoo Answer called "Is the PS3 cool?" and that comes up on my forum right? If XYZ posts another question on Yahoo Answers called "Is the PS3 better than the 360?" .. will that appear on my forum too under his name? So it looks like he's coming back and posting again? The only thing I'm kinda worrying about is is someone on my forum posts in a thread and then doesn't get a reply from the Yahoo Answer poster ...
I have some real members and some ico content posts. All the forums are still quite new though. Yahoo answers is huge, all the questions get answered within 24 hours. If a user posts twice on yahoo then they get 2 posts on your forum.
It's also good to have human resources available, especially people who are interested in the same topic. No need to pay uninterested writers when you have interested ones just around the corner.
I'm launching a forum in the very near future. Try giving peolple a stake in it. If it has alot of topics find people with niche sites in those topics who would like to become moderators / help get the ball rolling so they have a big post count in your area. I'm going to launchit soon. Also offer text links on the side to people who help get it going. With a forum you have alot to give so give something and receivesomething.
Trust me, you can never start a successful forum. Ofcourse, you can start a forum and make in successful by your hard work. There is no shortcut or instant solution for it. Post in other forums with your site as your siglink. Spend some money on contests and seo.
i was looking for topic like this!!!! my first forum will be done very soon (few days ),i had same questions,and you guys answered on most of them. im wondering is it possible to make money from forum only (of course with huge traffic ) ,or i need somethin else? thanks in advance
Try Ico Content - it really works, but dont take my word for it check it out (link in sig) but there is also a huge thread on it