Hi everyone I've opened up my own forum using ipb forum system few weeks ago It's called United Rookies (unitedrookies.com) and it's where all the rookies gather to discuss about tips and strategies relating to business, internet marketing, and web developing. Can you guys review this forum for me and tell me a good way to promote it?? Thanks~
clear forum, use of IPB is a wise choice, however I don't know if it's on my side or not, but seems really slow to load.
I know right?? I find the website really slow as well... I'm using ipage hosting and I contacted them before but they were saying stuff like how my website may not be optimized (others using ipb doesn't have speed problems ) and that it may just be the internet, not the hosting, etc. I've contacted them again, hopefully they'll fix it~
The tricky part with forums is that you need activity before people will join in. My advice is to hire forum posters or exchange posts with other forum owners. After that, Google should be your main traffic source (due to the fact that you'll have a lot of fresh, diverse content), so basic link building and SEO should be another priority. Good luck with your forum.