How to make a popular forum thread

Anything interesting you share / or something interesting to be discussed will get more exposure.
I don't think anyone would have that much time to do a keyword research for thread title

I thought most of the people come here to discuss about IM problem and solutions. Nobody's here to make popular forum threads.

It only matters in the WSO forum not in here. If you want to get popular, provide quality and indirectly it will work.

Go and search through the top forums in your niche and look for the threads with the most views and replies. See what sort of subjects they are. The success of a thread usually has most to do with the content of that thread and what you will probably find is most very popular threads were never started with the target of being popular. It's like viral videos. The best viral videos are those that were never intended to be viral, they just were.

Simply ask yourself what the people on a given forum really care about,
and post on that topic. If a topic interests someone, and you title
promises a solution, entertainment, or engagement, then people will
read and respond to it.

Willie

You dont make it, it happens.

I think it all really comes to down to value. But what is value?

For me value is information that I find useful. Something that I could benefit from. With that in mind, consider the niche of this forum, what is it? Internet marketing. Most of the people on here are looking for a way to make more money online.

So to make a popular thread all you have to do is provide valuable information that is related to internet marketing. Like, detailed tutorials on how to make money with a certain method, helpful tips, helpful tools, tricks, etc. Provide as much detail as possible in your threads and make sure that your information is accurate. If you can do that, your threads will always be popular.

A catchy title also works. Create a title that hooks viewers.

Good luck!

I would say anything that is resourceful or interesting or funny for that matter.
Also being relevant would do a great deal.
Good luck!

Totally disagree. You have to make it. As a newcomer, it's clear the easiest way is to be controversial and opinionated. I don't like it personally so I don't do it often but it works.

For example, just declare something that has always worked to be "dead", make sure the general public really doesn't know any better which is easy to accomplish, but the old guards do...

Fireworks usually.

Another way to do it is to be highly respected in the community and everybody knows it, so your name carries strength alone. People show up in droves. I don't have experience with that one.

I suspect emailing your list helps.

Stories of success and overcoming the odds typically go over well too, but that should be no surprise. It works in books and movies, it works on TV shows, it works anywhere.

There are a lot of "content formulas" for posting on forums just for the sake of gaining attention and eyeballs to a thread, but they typically work less successfully in a marketing forum.

Hi,

Well on other forums all of my most popular threads are from when I share a tutorial I have made with the community directly.

These posts have ~60k views and pages and pages of replies.

BUT when I post similar threads on warrriorforum, I get banned so yeah lol

If you can share a free report or free ebook. And make attractive headings, users will rush to your threat.

But why you are creating popular threats ?

Thanks
Faye

Don't make threads just to get popular, that's counter productive to the forum. If you have a great tip or trick, then post it, but only if it's awesome. Don't be starting threads just to try and get a big discussion going.

well, judging from one really popular post, i'd say that quotes, decisions, make a great tag. i'm sure there are others.

i'd say check out the most viewed threads and look up those tags, use them and test them out, i think it's all trial and error,

i'm also trying to learn what makes a popular post.

Well, Max, you actually made THIS a popular thread. It already has the flaming "Hot Thread" symbol by your title.

For me personally the title of the thread is probably 80-90% of the reason I open it up. What keeps me reading is if it has attracted some of my favorite posters.

The one thing I see over and over again are thread titles that should have a question mark and they don't. For instance you are asking some interesting questions in your first post but you don't have a question mark in your title. I think more of the experienced members may visit the thread to contribute if they thought they could offer a suggestion or two. They may not bother opening it up if they think it is someone telling THEM how to make a popular post when they already know how to do that at will.

Looks like you've done it with this one Max. It's already been marked as a hot topic with 177 views and 22 replies so far. Congrats!

As to tutorial thread titles, personally I don't like those that contain ''earn x money per day" or "get x visitors per day'' and similar phrases which offer quick effortless results. It doesn't seem serious reminding a get-rich-quick scheme. I'm more inclined to visit a thread that gives an idea on how things are done in its title. How about you?

Strange question. Why do you need popular thread? Make useful thread. People live longer when they eat not popular, but useful food.

As everyone else said, to have a popular thread just provide Massive Value

People love to learn new things, hear from people successes and failures, and read about the latest topics in their niche.

For example the new update Google just made with their email inbox. This is a great example on a type of thread you could create -- if it has not already been created several times.

Just write something that grabs peoples' attention and either a) insults them b) teaches them something useful or c) has naked women in it.

The universal "trick" which every marketer should know:

EMOTIONS

I don't think there is a secret formula. Provide something of value, ask an interesting question or genuinely reach out for help. anytime a threat will start a conversation that will spark new ideas will naturally be popular

Look at all things that are popular in life. They are not popular by design. Popularity isn't something you give yourself, it's something other people give you.