[Webtwink]

HI, Guys

I need an urgent advice. I want to know how do u start a successful forum. I have never been good at running forums. I need advice real bad!

Here is one of my forums: Ryzone Forums

It is a new forum but i need advice.


Plzzzzzzzzz

Thanks

[Jamie_net]

There are a few key things that you need:

1. Interest (duhh):If there is no interest in the subject then of course no one will want to go there.

2. A community: I always found that forums on game fansites do good because they usually have a big Official site to make plugs on.

It's going to take a while to actually get discussion going, and you will probably have a lot of threads that aren’t replied to, but you have to spark an interest in passer by's.

Remember that theres a fine line between 'acceptable plugs' and 'shamelessly annoying plugs' on Official Community boards
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/marketing-techniques/16286-setting-up-a-successful-forum.html


Best of luck!

[adam_uk]

google ranks can be quite helpfull make sure you have common words around your forum so if people waning to discuss the top they can search google and if you get it right they might see your forum

ive managed to get my forum on the first page of google but sadly no one posts

[Jeanco]

I find that offering incentives for participation and posts helps.

[Cindy]

A successful forum needs a good members base. You need to advertise and perhaps start a referals contest or some sort of promotion to attract visitors. Improve your forums with hacks and features, provide themes & support & contests, and make sure to let your visitors know why your forum is better than the 42343243 other ones out there.