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Ideas for building Forum Enrollment?

by Ghalt
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Moderated: This is the 4th thread you've started with the same topic, please stop.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/914902-ideas-building-forum-enrollment.html



I have a message forum that gets a few hundred visits per day, mostly from search traffic.

The forum is "pre-loaded" with a bunch of good information about the niche. I had taken some time to build a long list of good questions and wrote good, useful answers for them. (This is a technical niche.)

But I don't get a lot of new signups, or new questions. I guess in some ways it's because they are getting their answers and don't need to sign up. But I gotta believe there are some ways to encourage signups.

Anyone run a successful forum with some good strategies for increasing membership?

Thanks!
#building #enrollment #forum #ideas
  • Profile picture of the author Ryan Parker
    I've run successful forums in the past.

    Activity is key. Nobody wants to join inactive forums, so always ensure that your boards are being posted in frequently. And it's not just activity- the quality of the threads & posts matter too. Since you say your board is "pre-loaded" with good information, I'll assume you have this aspect covered.

    I suggest looking into some marketing and SEO. Browse other forums, do some post exchanges with other forum owners, implement off-page & on-page SEO, etc.

    Getting a custom skin has also helped me increase conversions and sign-ups. Try Custom Forum Skins for vBulletin, XenForo, and MyBB | ForumBay if you're looking for custom skin design & development that's affordable and high-quality.

    Ryan
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