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Nospam

2007-01-27, 11:09 pm

Are there any hints, have had a forum for a few months yet hardly anyone has
signed up or posted a message, how do you guys get people to sign up and be
active in your forums?

Gwin

2007-01-27, 11:09 pm

Nospam wrote:
> Are there any hints, have had a forum for a few months yet hardly anyone has
> signed up or posted a message, how do you guys get people to sign up and be
> active in your forums?

put it in your sig
use the forum banner mod to join banner xchanges

?

patrick j

2007-01-27, 11:09 pm

On Jan 23, 2007 Nospam wrote:

> Are there any hints, have had a forum for a few months yet hardly anyone has
> signed up or posted a message, how do you guys get people to sign up and be
> active in your forums?

Well I own/moderate a Yahoo! groups email discussion list for cyclists
in the Brighton area of England.

I've got quite a good number of people and I'll tell you how I did it:

In the sig. for my posts to a UK cycling newsgroup I put the URL to the
discussion list. Fortunately the newsreader I use can have different
sigs for different newsgroups.

When cycling around Brighton myself I took little flyers with me and
wrapped them around the top tubes of parked bicycles.

I would participate in a Cycling forum with a web-interface run by a
major magazine and in that I put URL to the discussion list in the
signature of my posts.

So, I think it depends very much on what your forum is actually about.

I do think that other forums and newsgroups where likely people are to
be found is the best way to get customers.

However I think that these forums and newsgroups should be approached
with due respect and not "spammed" with postings advertising your
forum.

The best way to do this is a link in your own sig. and then just
participate in the forums yourself.

--
Patrick
Brighton, UK

<http://www.patrickjames.me.uk>

John Bokma

2007-01-27, 11:09 pm

"Nospam" <nospam@home.com> wrote:

> Are there any hints, have had a forum for a few months yet hardly
> anyone has signed up or posted a message, how do you guys get people
> to sign up and be active in your forums?

Find at least 10-15 friends who like to post a lot, and post yourself the
sum of posts those 10-15 people post.

--
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Steve Campbell

2007-01-27, 11:09 pm

Nospam,

Make sure you are properly engaged with Google and register free with
the Yahoo and ODP/DMOZ directories. Also, include your site in your
signature to these group posts. The posts I have seen from you are
valuable and lend credibility to your other works.

But don't forget about low-tech methods of promoting your site. Give a
talk at your local library. Print bookmarks and hand them out to people
you know. Visit organizations who might be interested in your forum.
Word-of-mouth is the most powerful promotion tool. People will
definitely visit your forum if they meet you in person.

Steve Campbell
www.avicorcho.com

On Jan 22, 7:35 pm, "Nospam" <nos...@home.com> wrote:
> Are there any hints, have had a forum for a few months yet hardly anyone has
> signed up or posted a message, how do you guys get people to sign up and be
> active in your forums?