i have just started my forum 3 days back and it made 8 members and 50 posts. im pretty happy with its performance. please review my site and gimme your suggestions the link is at my signature
i had a quick look around it .. i haven`t registered .. if tose are all the categories i think they are not enough .. if it`s general a general forum ,... u should cover more topics .. spy on other forums and see what they have
I agree with gabel I think you should add more categories to give your members more topics to discuss.
I would do couple things. Make your site title more interesting and create a logo. I think the top portion of your site should be simplified. There too much going on. The site title, the menu, the login box, the google ads take up alot of space. Visitors should see some content without needing to scroll. I would put the search function in the same row as the menu and put the login box in the header area to the right (where there is text now). I would also add more forum categories. Good Luck
Honestly, site looks boring. And people would really go out and browse other sites. Make some differences, dude. Many websites are there with the same content. You better think of anything that you will be adding in the site that would make the visitors attract and make them a loyalist in your site.
1. Congrats on the domain name. I think it's a brilliant choice. It is your best asset! 2. Agree with river. You must make a logo. 3. If it is a forum, start it with forum topics. I know that shoutbox is very cool (no it is not, because Google hates shoutboxes and chances are that it can harm your positions; chances are it will not harm your position but it is you who decide whether to risk it or not) but it is not the primary point of attraction. Concentrate on your forum. 4. Why cannot you just install a chat script for visitors who want to speak real time? 5. Do not start your forum with an Ad block. You can do it once your forum gets really popular. It is too early. Your forum at the moment is shouting: "Hey, I want to earn dosh from clicks, so click it click it click it"
I have one suggestion. Remove the shout box. It's a forum, it dosen't need a chat box. They cause spam, and make forums in-active.
it looks good but you need to focus more on good content (posts and threads) and promoting it well Most Online Today: 4. Most Online Ever: 4 (March 21, 2008, 08:29:22 AM)