I have an active forum - HELP please!

Discussion in 'Forum Management' started by Conkster, Jan 27, 2007.

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    Hey guys. I've recently bought a site which includes a very active (but fairly new) forum. I offer a free service, so quite a few of the posts are about support issues.

    The forum (site) came with three staff volunteers.

    I am wondering about:

    1.) Moderators & Staff: Do you find people are often eager to moderate? What are your thoughts on offerig incentives to your mods, and if so - what exactly?

    2.) Something like a VIP Section: Do any of you incorporate some sort of paid system into your forum?

    3.) Contests: Anybody run contests in the forum? How'd that go?

    Thanks for your inputs guys. It's getting over 100 regs. a day and I'm a little overwhelmed. :eek:

    Cheers,
    Mark
     
    Conkster, Jan 27, 2007 IP
  2. kodut

    kodut Well-Known Member

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    FIRST OF ALL THOSE WHO ARE REGULAR POSTERS IN YOUR FORUM ,OF THEM 50% WOULD LIKE TO MOD THE FORUM OR MAY BE 100% WILLING TO DO SO THAT TO WITHOUT ANY INCENTIVE BUT IT IS ONLY TRUE WHEN YOU HAVE A BIG TRAFFIC OR MEDIUM TRAFFIC FORUM.
    i give them incentive in the following way:- by increasing thier powers ,status,etc and trust me they die for it.
    and i run a forum which has a monthly nl(contsts) whose winner i tag with a member of the month tag and giving huge reps

    thts all
     
    kodut, Jan 28, 2007 IP
  3. Conkster

    Conkster Well-Known Member

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    Great tips, thank you! Anything else to add anyone? Cheers kodut!
     
    Conkster, Jan 28, 2007 IP
  4. jawinn

    jawinn Active Member

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    Usually loyal members are honored to be made a mod. I have two on one of my forums and don't give them squat. They do a find job.

    As far as contests go, look for ShoeMoney posts. He is a forum contest guru and has some great ideas. The contests I've run have really only been to grow the post count, but that's a double edged sword. You get a ton of posts, but most of the are of marginal value.
     
    jawinn, Jan 30, 2007 IP
  5. Jacqueline

    Jacqueline Well-Known Member

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    When my forum was brand new, I put out a post asking for mods. Even on a new forum, I got more responses than I needed mods in a short time. After that, I have hand-picked the rest of the mods. I asked people who I felt were a good match for the board and a good match for people. I also looked for people who weren't afraid to speak their mind, but did it in a nice way.

    They do it gladly, but I still occasionally give them something for all they do. I have a cafepress gift shop and let them pick something from there. One mod I gave an amazon gift certificate to as she was going through some troubles and was able to get something she needed from there.
     
    Jacqueline, Feb 2, 2007 IP
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    Endurer Well-Known Member

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    Jacqueline, kudos to you, thats very noble indeed.

    I offer them free web space and an email address.. plus all the bells and whistles that my forum offers to premium members.
     
    Endurer, Feb 2, 2007 IP