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Tips For A Successful Forum

Forums can be a lot of fun. Plus, they can reward you in the end, if that is, you follow some of the tips I've outlined below. Forums can also be profitable, allowing you to put cash into your pocket. A lot of people are trying to start forums these days and sometimes they can be really successful. Follow the tips below to learn how to make your forum a successful one. Don't Rush It Never rush a forum. It won't become as successful as many that are out there today. Forums grow over time and need to grow slowly...

Is it bad to build a forum on a genre that is overused?

Welcome to my first article. I am going to tell you about myself as I hope to become a regular blogger. I am a web year old web developer, that loves the color blue hehe! I am 23 an I live in New Zealand. I have run many different forums in the past, and I too have had trouble trying to create forums that are on overused genres. So if you're wanting some tips, just reply to this blog post. :) Many a day I have seen people ask questions which typically refer to building a forum on a over...

Why You Don't Need Staff For a New Forum

Most people feel that when getting ready to open a new forum, or a couple of weeks into a forums life, they must hire some staff members to help. This normally comes in the form of wanting to hire 1-2 moderators and an administrator at the most basic level. However, hiring staff is often much more based on the feeling that having people with these roles makes them much more likely to contribute to discussion, and help grow your post count. There are many reasons why you should not hire staff, just for the sake of it, in this article...

Top Tips for Finding the Perfect Staff Member

Today, I am going to explain how you may pick the perfect staff member. Everyone wants the best for their forum. There are two ways that you could hire a staff member, and I will be explaining the two ways. Applications: You should have a template that the user can fill in as an application. You should get the user to send it to you via a Private Message. You may want the user include their name, age and position that they are applying for, also any past experience they may of had and any extra notes the user may...

Finding a Balance in Forum Moderation and Activity

For those who do not normally moderate, or those who are new into moderating forums, I bet you have wondered what you should do to balance your moderating of the forum and being active on it. I hope to give you a few tips to help you out in that field. Forum Rules When you write up your forum rules, which dictate what members can and cannot post and do on the forum, you need to figure out what rules exactly needs to be spelt out in being restrictive, and what rules you need to have that allows your members...

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