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Should i add a forum to my seo blog?

by G0nzalez Banned
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Should i add a forum to my seo blog? will this help me in any way? will people stay on the forum?

Please give me some tips, i want to install a forum and don't know if its in my advantage.
#add #blog #forum #seo
  • Profile picture of the author rain21
    if you have lot of readers, yes, you may add a forum. Otherwise adding a forum to a normal blog with less than 500 daily unique visitors will be not good I think
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by rain21 View Post

      if you have lot of readers, yes, you may add a forum. Otherwise adding a forum to a normal blog with less than 500 daily unique visitors will be not good I think

      That 500 doesn't make any sense to me.

      Even If only 25% of 500 unique traffic posted only once per day on a forum, that would average out to 45,625 forum post per year (not bad IMO).

      IMO, the problem is moderating forums. No point in creating a forum If a person doesn't have time to moderate.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    Originally Posted by G0nzalez View Post

    will this help me in any way?
    Will it help what exactly?
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    • Profile picture of the author G0nzalez
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      Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

      Will it help what exactly?
      Will it help me to keep visitors to the site? and the forum. To be online everyday.
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      • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
        Originally Posted by G0nzalez View Post

        Will it help me to keep visitors to the site? and the forum. To be online everyday.
        Nobody can really answer that. It all depends on how good the forum is.

        Also, the minute you open up a forum you are going to be bombarded by spammers. If it gains any popularity at all whatsoever, expect to spend at least 1-2 hours a day cleaning up spam.
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  • Profile picture of the author G0nzalez
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    Thanks guys for the answers!
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  • Profile picture of the author jtuttlechiro
    Create a dedicated forum site apart from your blog..
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  • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
    Also, forums are REALLY hard to get going unless you've got a solid user base already. So if you've got a high traffic blog, a big list, etc, it may be worth a try. Otherwise it's gonna be a pain.
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  • Profile picture of the author coolseek
    Yep, I agree with Yukon. Do you have time to moderate the forum? You would also have to deal with those UGG or louis Vitton Spammers.
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  • Profile picture of the author cagliostro
    The problem with Forums is not spam moderation. A lot of has been done in that area to prevent it.

    The MAJOR problem with Forums is to get them started and have posts in there. This is very-very hard, takes time, and needs a LOT of work. You may have to post yourselft as a "user" to jump-start them for a while.
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  • Profile picture of the author dalegolden
    No point in creating a forum If a person doesn't have time to moderate.
    I agree with it. Without moderation, a forum will be spammed by the spammers and the forum will have no value.
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  • Profile picture of the author kaytav
    Adding a Forum or not is really your call. By adding a forum, you will have to invest more time in that as people here mentioned about moderating posts and other things. I would suggest you work hard on your blog itself and find some new techniques to pull more traffic to your blog, rather than going for a forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author Slin
    I would add a forum.

    Forums are a great way to advertise, I mean heck, look around, where are you?

    I've known a few marketers who have used forums, and had a lot of success. I go to all sorts of forums in different markets, i'm sure all those owners are making a lot of money off of me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cosmit
    Originally Posted by G0nzalez View Post

    Should i add a forum to my seo blog? will this help me in any way? will people stay on the forum?

    Please give me some tips, i want to install a forum and don't know if its in my advantage.
    Starting a forum is extremely difficult. You need to get loyal followers and generate some really good information if you want to get noticed. Most people will not want to join your forum because it's new. People will stay on the forum if they're interested. Having a forum does not guarantee anything because anybody can throw a forum on a website in 5 minutes.
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