How to Start a Forum

9 years ago

You can install forum from your hosting cpanel. You can isntall phpBB or bbPress. If you have Quickinstall (auto-installer) in cpanel, then you can easily install forum on your domain. You can also refer to QuickInstall resource by Hostgator.

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MikeTX

9 years ago

The hardest part is kickstarting it. Services like postloop can help in the beginnings.

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Shaolinsteve

9 years ago

Originally Posted by DURABLEOILCOM

What is the best way to start your own forum for your niche? Which forum interface is the best to use but still cost effective? How has your forum contributed/increased your IM business?

I first started out in the health and fitness niche. I became a moderator then admin for a YouTube fitness leader. He used to drive traffic to his forum that way, and via email. If you're looking for cost effective, then you may want to consider putting together a Facebook Group.

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seoboyz01

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Shaolinsteve

I first started out in the health and fitness niche. I became a moderator then admin for a YouTube fitness leader. He used to drive traffic to his forum that way, and via email. If you're looking for cost effective, then you may want to consider putting together a Facebook Group.

It makes sense this would be a good way to drive targeted traffic to a niche forum as there are many people on Youtube looking for fitness information and who might be interested in talking with others about that subject. This concept could likely apply to other niches.

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humbolt

9 years ago

I would suggest you choose .net as a platform to develop a forum if you choose php based forum software you will lots of issues like spamming forum with interrelated post. dummy profiles and much more. .net is much secure..

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TymBolla

9 years ago

I don't think forum's are worthwhile anymore. The new trend is Facebook Groups or Google Plus circles...

Forums are so 2002.

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cristeck 9 years ago

Originally Posted by TymBolla

I don't think forum's are worthwhile anymore. The new trend is Facebook Groups or Google Plus circles...

Forums are so 2002.

And what makes you say so?
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Danny Cutts

9 years ago

I run a massisive forum and yes Facebook is taking its toll but we are long established and seen as an authority so I think we will be fine..

I use Vbulletin but xenforo I think is now the better solution along with a mobile application and then I use Facebook and SEO to drive traffic along with a number of other methods to drive it forward...

Forums are hard work and you are dealing with literally 1000's of wining people who don't realise you are on holiday or down the pub.... good luck but there are easier ways to earn a living

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dadamson

9 years ago

I would recommend using Wordpess for your website as there are some very cool plugins to run an entire forums and manage them.

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EmmettBlount

9 years ago

Hi,
I thnink forums are still beneficial under appropriate niche! So Keep posting.!

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DURABLEOILCOM

9 years ago

Anyone have a forum through Godaddy? What is the best type of forum to use with Godaddy hosting?

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seoboyz01 9 years ago

Originally Posted by DURABLEOILCOM

Anyone have a forum through Godaddy? What is the best type of forum to use with Godaddy hosting?

From everything I have read, people are saying steer clear of GoDaddy. If that's true, then the last thing you want to do is to build a forum on a GoDaddy based site that would require a long term commitment to make work.
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Tom Addams

9 years ago

Hosting is paramount for a forum. They're hard enough to grow as it is; slow hosting makes it impossible. Shop around for a dedicated server.

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michaelwilding 9 years ago

I can recommend using Simple Press Forum if you're hosting your site on Wordpress. We have a medium sized forum using this plugin and it works well. As mentioned by others, you do need to have fast hosting.

Facebook is definitely taking it's toll but for me it's more about your audience. Our forum is for a members only forum and it's in a niche where our target market is 99% over 40 and 70% over 60. The niche is also made of people who are not tech savvy and generally slower to take up new technology. That makes a forum far better for this audience than Facebook as not everyone has a Facebook account and those who do don't use it regularly and/or are not keen to join in conversations there because of bad publicity on security in the press.

You should always consider your audience and what their preferred medium will be before making your final decision.
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besters

9 years ago

Originally Posted by DURABLEOILCOM

What is the best way to start your own forum for your niche? Which forum interface is the best to use but still cost effective? How has your forum contributed/increased your IM business?

Hi,

If you are using WordPress, I would install the Simple Machines Forum (SMF) software. Very easy and intuitive to use. You will love it.

I'm not an affiliate by the way!

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hudsonkraft

9 years ago

Yeah I really like Simple Machines Forum (SMF). I've just installed it after trying a few different free forum software.

As for actually starting a community. I'd also like to know more about. From what I can gather, it is tricky and a lot of hard work. I'm wondering myself if it is worth it for my site

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alan01

9 years ago

Well my advice is too choose a good niche is very popular and easy to start forum like webmaster forums where you can easily find so many members and forum can be active after initial hard work.

For forum software, I would better use MyBB because of modification and easy to handle forum from powerful Admin panel. I had personal experience with it.

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alan01

9 years ago

Well the idea is to write good content and give a lot of value , the more you give the more you receive . A forum is to network, learn & share good content .

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