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Should I Open the Forum on my site or make it Private?

by laura2011
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Thanks everyone for soooo much help these last few weeks. I have taken every comment and suggestion to heart.

Ok, now on my site, which I launched 2 months ago and still tweaking after so many issues, like payment processor, sign ups gone wrong, etc., I am trying to get the Forum going. It is now reserved to members only, but no action (no members yet either.)
Should I make the forum open, but moderate the comments, until I get some conversations going? Good or bad idea?

The site is realestatementorshiponline - dot - com.
#forum #make #open #private #site
  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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    I would personally keep it private, why open yourself up to the spammers. If you are looking to jump start the forum though, I would say to try Postloop. You pay for points, and postloop users can post on your forums. I would say try this instead of going fully public because they require relevant high quality posts. If they don't give you what you want, give them a low rating and they can't get paid.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheKeys
    The hardest part of a new forum is getting people to join and comment. Esp when there aren't any preexisting. For instance I joined this forum because of how many people there were per day and how many articles if not thousands there are. I would keep it open
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  • Profile picture of the author BloggingPro
    Make it public and then charge a membership fee to be part of an "exclusive private section" where all the juicy details are shared.

    Sound familiar? Because it is, and with enough traffic, it'll work.
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