Making your newly started forum popular

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  • coax
    New Member
    • Sep 2005
    • 1

    Making your newly started forum popular

    What's the secret?
    Good content on the main site?
    A bunch of friends willing to post about nothing all day?
    How do you get strangers to sign up?

    I have recently started a forum and I'm trying to get visitors and regulars.
    I already get 500 unique views on the main website, but nobody ever signs up to the forums.
    Thanks in advance for any tips anyone might have, or if I'm allowed to spam my forum url somewhere well trafficked that'd be cool too

    Cheers.
  • Lurk
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2004
    • 550
    • 3.7.x

    #2
    Well, as a friend said.. offer something good.
    Let the flames begin.

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    • freako969
      New Member
      • Sep 2005
      • 22
      • 3.0.8

      #3
      The Admin Zone

      I am in the same situation as you my friend, i went to the Admin Zone (www.theadminzone.com) and they have lots of articles there on getting new members, how to treat your members and how to make inactives become active again.

      It seems the trick is not to invite your friends, as this makes new members feel like outsiders and they dont want to post, dont use your name in your username, post long quality posts and put a lot of articles on your forums about whatever topic your into.

      Go on the site though they will tell you everything you need to know.

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      • Joe Gronlund
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2001
        • 5789
        • 3.8.x

        #4
        Don't insult members,treat them as customers, others see that and leave.
        It is one of the reasons i dont visit here as often, which is unfortunate as i actually pay alot of money for the software here, and its some of the support team doing the insulting lol..
        MCSE, MVP, CCIE
        Microsoft Beta Team

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        • MGM
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2002
          • 3653
          • 3.6.x

          #5
          It doesn't answer all your questions but I think this guide I wrote will help you out some: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116213

          MGM out

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