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14 years ago

I am interested in that too. I've read a lot of people here on warriorforum recommend getting some friends to post on your forum. even if they don't have a clue about your niche they can ask question which you will get to answer.

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sondrac

14 years ago

Forum posts and signatures are definitely sticky with search engines, so it's definitely a good move for exposure. You may want to find similar forums to announce it, also post comments on dofollow blogs with related content and include your forum URL.

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blackout17

14 years ago

Yeah I plan to promote it and back-link it now just working on getting it fully working. Ill be doing this tomorrow just hoping it works and helps keep people interested in more than just website posts.

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Mitsakis

14 years ago

to be honest i wouldn't join a bbpress forum. you'd better buy xenforo which is an amazing forum script. or have a look at mybb which is free.

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thebitbotdotcom

14 years ago

Forums are tough to get rolling. Most look like ghost towns when they just start out.

One thing you could do that has worked successfully for me is to post blog excerpts from your blog if you have one with a link back to the source.

This can act as a conversation starter.

Just an idea. Patience is definitely required when starting forums.

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tryinhere

14 years ago

Originally Posted by blackout17

Do you have an good tips on how to get those first handful of active forum users? anyone had any success with forums?
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you can source forum posters on fiverr / but be warned that most of it is rubbish / not saying there are not gems in the rough but look for them and id say like usual stay away from 1 gazillion posts for a few nickels and select a few posts for your fiverr,

better still and probably your best resource with out a doubt is paidforumposting.com, the owner / manager ? can be found here and she has a forum discount going ( no association in any way )

http://www.warriorforum.com/wanted-m...-holidays.html

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by tryinhere

you can source forum posters on fiverr / but be warned that most of it is rubbish / not saying there are not gems in the rough but look for them and id say like usual stay away from 1 gazillion posts for a few nickels and select a few posts for your fiverr,

better still and probably your best resource with out a doubt is paidforumposting.com, the owner / manager ? can be found here and she has a forum discount going ( no association in any way )

http://www.warriorforum.com/wanted-m...-holidays.html

I would advise against this big time. This isnt going to help anyone.

You, your members, and any potentially new members.

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tryinhere 14 years ago

Originally Posted by ramone_johnny

I would advise against this big time. This isnt going to help anyone.
You, your members, and any potentially new members.

Not sure i would rule it out, as each person can swing the cat as best suits, is it any different to some body who hires a writer to make blog posts for comments ? there are some good forum posters out there that possibly could help and as mentioned be very careful of any cheap rubbish.

I suppose an analogy would be, am i going to rub two sticks together to light a fire or buy a box of matches ?
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marshaux

14 years ago

yes, fiverr is a great site for outsourcing help

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Martin Lee Jr

14 years ago

Hey Blackout

I think I have read about a similar situation here on the warrior forum about getting active posters in the beginning.

The response that was given suggested the owner make fake threads with questions surrounding the particular niche, and then creating fake accounts to answer the questions.

By doing this when real people come to the forum and see there is tons of content already posted . than they will be encouraged to stay on the forum and participate in the conversation.

Sounds a bit sneaky to me...but it may work

Hope everything works out for you

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blackout17

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Mitsakis

to be honest i wouldn't join a bbpress forum. you'd better buy xenforo which is an amazing forum script. or have a look at mybb which is free.

I was planning to use a better script but the reason why I am using this is because its all linked together. All the authors on my main website don't have to redo profiles and subscribers can log into the forum too.

Originally Posted by thebitbotdotcom

Forums are tough to get rolling. Most look like ghost towns when they just start out.

One thing you could do that has worked successfully for me is to post blog excerpts from your blog if you have one with a link back to the source.

This can act as a conversation starter.

Just an idea. Patience is definitely required when starting forums.

I was planning to put on a few main website posts onto the forum to get some discussions going.

Originally Posted by tryinhere

you can source forum posters on fiverr / but be warned that most of it is rubbish / not saying there are not gems in the rough but look for them and id say like usual stay away from 1 gazillion posts for a few nickels and select a few posts for your fiverr,

better still and probably your best resource with out a doubt is paidforumposting.com, the owner / manager ? can be found here and she has a forum discount going ( no association in any way )

http://www.warriorforum.com/wanted-m...-holidays.html

Thanks ill look into that, even if it makes my forum look busy ill have happy to get it looking busy then

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Hey Blackout

I think I have read about a similar situation here on the warrior forum about getting active posters in the beginning.

The response that was given suggested the owner make fake threads with questions surrounding the particular niche, and then creating fake accounts to answer the questions.

By doing this when real people come to the forum and see there is tons of content already posted . than they will be encouraged to stay on the forum and participate in the conversation.

Sounds a bit sneaky to me...but it may work

Hope everything works out for you

Thats also a good idea, If I get to desperate times ill do this

Thanks for help guys.

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robp12

14 years ago

Forums are tough man, you really have to offer good incentives in the beginning to keep loyal forum users. Once you get loyal posters, it almost takes care of itself though.

I've experimented with product giveaways to the most active users and contests of that sort on my own forum. It's given me a more active forum and added a few member for sure.

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Mitsakis

14 years ago

here is an idea. find people who want to start a forum just like you and do some post exchange. i will send you a pm when i go home, i just started a new forum.

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onegoodman

14 years ago

Congrats, it looks good but my advice if you don't have enough people work with you on forum, avoid it.

Forums today are time consuming and if you don't got much posts, would give indicator the website is kind of dead, if you got a lot of posts, then you need an administrator.

All I am saying it need administration

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usaimarketing 14 years ago

Adding discussion forum with product website and embedding blog on your website for latest news and updates is useful for uploading fresh data on your business website. It will help you to enhance your authority in the eyes of search algorithm.
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