Hi gius, I have just acquired a really great name for a forum and am looking to get it developed asap. The problem is I have absolutely no experience in the forum development so I was hoping you could give me some advice! 1. What software would you advise using? Im thinking the rather expensive V Bulletin. Is it worth paying the extra for it? 2. Regarding attracting people at the start what would you recommend? Obviously google ranking will take time so will need to get people contributing in other ways. 3. Are there any tips for SEO you can give me? Is there anything that workd well specifically regarding forums? Literally any advice you can give to help me get the forum off the ground is greatly appreciated. Also if you have experience in designing/building forums then I am looking for someone to help me with this. Feel free to message me!
Hi Marcus Wow a lot here to try and advise on. Firstly the most popular forum is PHPBB and it's free so I'd be tempted to put your wallet back in you pocket on that count. Google ranking - I personaly would'nt worry about it. Grow your forum and the PR/SERPS will follow. Go for the PR/SERPS first and your heading off in the wrong direction. Always go for the quality then the SE bits will follow. Regarding attracting people at the start what would you recommend? - umm. hit the Social Media - hard tweet everything, create a Feacebook page etc. There is so much I could say, but these 3 are the first, I can/will gladly help more if you want to pm me Russell