Forums Vs Blogs

[DomainingSource.com]

The title says it all....which do you think generates the most free traffic? What are your best methods within these mediums?

 

[weblord]

forums esp. incentivized postings. not free however but you can put in cpm impression ad to monetize it.

 

[DomainingSource.com]

Really good point...I never knew about that.

 

[hamonpari]

Any Idea about articles site traffic

Articles VS Blogs
Blogs VS Forums

Update .........

 

[DomainingSource.com]

I think articles are great....just time consuming. If you make a super quality article they will travel around the net over time themselves piggy backing your link.

So articles rock...just do you have the time and effort to put into it.

 

[weblord]

even in article creation i'll still go with forums for multiple people with different cultures, backgrounds and trainings contribute to post their article on an article forum created inside the forum itself, while in a blog, mostly or majority of blogs, the owner is the only one posting an article.

 

[sb225]

as far as i know articles would be better forums need much money to promote hire posters etc upon all this also members wont come and post their except their advertising

 

[hamonpari]

How many posts are required to attarct a user to join? [unofficially]

 

[weblord]

you don't see the number of posts but number of membership at first that's my experience then i join, also the niche of the forum has to play a major role among other factors such as the management/staff, the membership, the incentives to post

How many posts are required to attarct a user to join? [unofficially]

 

[DomainingSource.com]

+1

 

[sb225]

How many posts are required to attarct a user to join? [unofficially]

thats not counted either the posts or memberships

your forum should provide very good information regarding on the niche and their should be a team to help the newers and should also post daily not duplicate content

for sample new forums
see in namepros incentives and look how other forums are running

 

[dezinerite]

I'd have to say forums. Unless the blog's really popular and you've got a site review on there.

 

[DebX420]

Depends on what the site is, personal sites, I would say a blog domainates, but other than that, forums. I actually have both up on my site [www.body-count.net] The blog is nice because its just there, and you can read it all without filing through alot, but forums are nice because you can discuss better than just commenting

 

[Moge]

Forum... :great:
Blog need 'consistent effort' in updating :D

 

[angilina]

The real thing, I guess is the CTR, for forums, you may get more traffic, but your CTR is gonna be too low.

 

[WordsnVerbs]

No brainer - Original content is boss!

 

[MrCat]

I get a stable amount of traffic from similar niched forums with lots of active members participating.

Its how you participate in this forums that will draw visitors to your sites - not just the forum sigs

 

[Ross]

Reffering back to the article...

I wrote an article about The value of domains a while back and put a link to my blog in there. I only posted the article in my blog and on a that ezine site. From there it has traveled around and has been featured in blogs an sites. Providing me quality and targeted traffic to my blog. So articles with original content can prove to be mighty force.

As far as making money goes Forums dominate. Especially if you can build a goliath like NamePros.com.

 

[BMFX]

I pefer blogs, yes it takes time to update them and yes you get behind them at times but i have had better out comes with all my blogs over my forums.

That being said i havent made a forum in months if not a year...

Blogs are much more hands on

 

[Ross]

IMO forums take WAY more time and money than a blog, but they can pay out way bigger if you can get it off the ground.