Wow, I can't get over the fact that it took me the best part of three years to figure out that forum owning really isn't for everyone. I've tried and tried again at creating forums and all I ended up doing was disappointing myself. I'm really running out of ideas now, so I think that must mean it's time to give up for good. So I more than believe everyone now when they say that forum owning isn't for everyone, because I've sort of found that out the hard way. While the experience was enjoyable in some cases, I spent more time putting too much pressure on myself more than anything. Plus letting lots of people down while I was at it. I've also even lost all interest in being staff on forums as well! Nope, the days of opening and closing forums are over for me. The problem is, when I want to run a forum, I just kind of rush into things without thinking about what I'm really getting myself into!
Forum owning really is not for everyone
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el canadiano
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Maybe you wanna be an admin to someone who's experienced before you decide on owning another forum.
SheepishWolf
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tbh I completely disagree with you. Anyone can open and successfully run a forum simply by following guides, advertising correctly, and putting 110% into their forums.
The fact that you've been constantly at it for three years suggests that owning forums IS your thing. If owning a forum wasn't your thing, then you would've never persisted at it for three years. There are many people out there who can't even handle owning a forum for even a month, let alone three years.
Just because you probably haven't had any success, doesn't mean that owning a forum isn't for you. Simply take your failures and use them as a learning experience to better the future. Understand what you're doing wrong, and overcome it.
Don't stop.
Just because you probably haven't had any success, doesn't mean that owning a forum isn't for you. Simply take your failures and use them as a learning experience to better the future. Understand what you're doing wrong, and overcome it.
Don't stop.
If you're going to start and close them at a rate like that, then you should just find something more rewarding. I would suggest learning the Python programming language, as it's pretty easy but helps you to understand more complicated languages. If you're good enough a programming, you can make a lot of money. If you're good at making forums, you can make a couple bucks a month. :lol: It's the bloggers that make real $$$ on the interwebs.
Ive seen you post things like this a few times over the years. So it seems that you've figured this out a few times then forgot. 😛Ashley said:
But yeah, forum owning is NOT for everyone. Those people should just be a member of a forum they like and enjoy themselves. Why should they put themselves through the stress of trying to maintaining a forum and having to do all the work required to keep it afloat and whatnot?
Forums are probably the slowest thing on the Internet. Since forums require users to sign up and "willingly" post, it is time consuming and you need to be patient and persistent.
Forum owning isn't for everyone. You can't just say "if people know how to make it successful..." because that's reality. People don't know how to and as much as tell them, they still don't get it.
Forum owning isn't for everyone. You can't just say "if people know how to make it successful..." because that's reality. People don't know how to and as much as tell them, they still don't get it.
theezy said:
Hey Theezy, yeah aside from a lot of the obviously mixed opinions over here, yours and dotDavid's actually make the most sense. I mean heck, there are a million really active forums on the Internet. And I think that's what always made me give up as well, is that there's a ton of active forums out there, and it's hard to run my own with that thought in mind. I have a few select forums that I enjoy posting at, and I'll just probably stick with those and help up activity on those.
dotDavid said:
Forums are pretty slow, I agree with that. If I wanted to do a long-term project that would take all my time and energy, I'd probably just do a private blog or something like that. Probably that and still join up with a few forums here and there.
Almost everything these days requires you to sign up. 😛 In my experience.
Have you tried adminning on a forum that is already busy? Have you studied your flopped forums, maybe compared them to successful ones and tried to see any patterns? There are so many factors, that I couldn't begin to guess at what it is that's holding you back. If the dead forums are still around maybe we could take a look and critique?
Have you tried adminning on a forum that is already busy? Have you studied your flopped forums, maybe compared them to successful ones and tried to see any patterns? There are so many factors, that I couldn't begin to guess at what it is that's holding you back. If the dead forums are still around maybe we could take a look and critique?
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