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A TECH Community - Is it worth it?

by Mihailo
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I have a big plans to open a tech community. I am going in school and I am learning a lot about computers and programming.

What I would provide?

- General Windows and Android discussion
- Windows and Android Support
- Resources (apps, games, fonts, wallpapers etc.)
- Common error fix.
- Windows and Android Tutoriala
- HTML Tutorials for beginners
- Forum Softwares support
- Forum Management
- Business

Much more


What do you think? Is it worth it?
#community #tech #worth
  • Profile picture of the author Steve B
    You should provide what your audience is asking for and what they will spend money on. Do your market research just like any other business because you'll only get paid as you fulfill demand.

    If you don't know what the demand is and you provide things that no one wants, your business will surely fail.

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    • Profile picture of the author Mihailo
      Originally Posted by Steve B View Post

      You should provide what your audience is asking for and what they will spend money on. Do your market research just like any other business because you'll only get paid as you fulfill demand.

      If you don't know what the demand is and you provide things that no one wants, your business will surely fail.

      Steve
      I don't want money. I can create a good content for my forum and support. Eventually I can make a Premium Membership for something..
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      • Profile picture of the author Steve B
        Originally Posted by Mihailo View Post

        I don't want money. I can create a good content for my forum and support. Eventually I can make a Premium Membership for something..

        Do you want traffic? Do you want people to come back to your site over and over again?

        My advice about meeting demand still holds true regardless of the money motive. If you want a successful web site (of any kind) you'd better know what your audience wants and provide it to them.

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  • Profile picture of the author Mihailo
    "Well from what I can see and my experience you have to be running a forum you are passionate about. "

    Me - IT
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Kanigan
    Niche down...make it a specialized place for people working on a specific platform, issue, software...

    If you make it a free-for-all, you'll have trouble attracting users because it will be so generic.

    Keep in mind you will have hundreds of wallflowers who lurk for every participator, so ask yourself: Where am I going to attract enough qualified traffic from?

    Just having the forum or platform up there won't be enough.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mihailo
      Originally Posted by Jason Kanigan View Post

      Niche down...make it a specialized place for people working on a specific platform, issue, software...

      If you make it a free-for-all, you'll have trouble attracting users because it will be so generic.

      Keep in mind you will have hundreds of wallflowers who lurk for every participator, so ask yourself: Where am I going to attract enough qualified traffic from?

      Just having the forum or platform up there won't be enough.
      Thanks for the reply.

      I hate a forum where I have to pay for something. I like when forum is free, no need for paying.
      I don't want a warez forum where users just downloading something and they don't post. I like when members are active and when they post.
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  • Profile picture of the author crunchor
    Originally Posted by Mihailo View Post

    I have a big plans to open a tech community. I am going in school and I am learning a lot about computers and programming.

    What I would provide?

    - General Windows and Android discussion
    - Windows and Android Support
    - Resources (apps, games, fonts, wallpapers etc.)
    - Common error fix.
    - Windows and Android Tutoriala
    - HTML Tutorials for beginners
    - Forum Softwares support
    - Forum Management
    - Business

    Much more


    What do you think? Is it worth it?
    The hard part to build forum is that almost everyone goes to popular forums, almost no one cares death forum. You will have hard time even gets one member while there are crazy many very famous tech forum out there.
    You need to be expert about what your forum about. You said u will just going to learn, there are so many people like me in IT industry for years and there are much better expert, no one would care u talk about html in an no one forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mihailo
    IT is only what I know. Like Windows, Forums, IP.Board etc. I really don't want to make fitness forum
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonathan S
    I think that's a pretty good one. I've seen lots of queries on computer and programming as well as discussions especially now that technology changes so quick and Windows is becoming more "pain in the a*se" but the problem here now is how to get them to your own forum. You probably make your name first. Spread your expertise all over the internet by answering technical queries at Yahoo Answers, social media etc. then link into your own forum. Technical people will soon find you but it may take time... you'll get there.
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  • Profile picture of the author BigFrank
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    Originally Posted by Mihailo View Post

    I have a big plans
    Uh-huh. Unfortunately, most people rarely move beyond that stage.

    Cheers. - Frank

    P.S. Yes - that's meant as a challenge. lol
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Whether or not you take our advice is up to you. But if this is your passion, I would drop the following topics that you have in mind:

    - Forum Softwares support
    - Forum Management
    - Business

    Good luck, and make sure by the time you're finished college, you're an online marketing expert also. This way you can build your site, and market it well also for financial benefit.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mihailo
      Originally Posted by Randall Magwood View Post

      Whether or not you take our advice is up to you. But if this is your passion, I would drop the following topics that you have in mind:

      - Forum Softwares support
      - Forum Management
      - Business

      Good luck, and make sure by the time you're finished college, you're an online marketing expert also. This way you can build your site, and market it well also for financial benefit.
      You are saying that I should make a webmaster forum? For Forum Softwares and Forum Management?
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