How to Forum

[mushroompizza]

Hello, I would like to start a forum and my attempts at doing so in the past have failed. I know most people n here have active communities so I would like to learn how to start a community from nothing. I am interested in Gaming, Music, Movies, Politics, and Drugs. If I could make any forum I would make a general discussion forum. So have any ideas?

 

[Thomasss]

Hello, I would like to start a forum and my attempts at doing so in the past have failed. I know most people n here have active communities so I would like to learn how to start a community from nothing. I am interested in Gaming, Music, Movies, Politics, and Drugs. If I could make any forum I would make a general discussion forum. So have any ideas?

Drugs? Depending on what you mean by that, most hosts would probably suspend your site before it takes off. 😛

Creating a forum is hard, trust me. It's one of those things that either work or don't, and you definitely have to dedicate time to advertising and just babying the forum. It's almost like a baby, actually. 😛

General discussion forums are something that are everywhere nowadays, so before you make a forum I would get a plan together. Plan what you want it to look like, software, a budget, how your going to make it unique, and overall how you want it to be like in a year, and make that a goal.

And if you want, you can also apply for co-admin/owner positions around which helps out for those who might not have all the time to dedicate to a forum.

 

[mushroompizza]

Hmmm, the only thing that is really unique about my forum is that it would have no rules, (what are some of the other general discussion forums?)

 

[Thomasss]

Hmmm, the only thing that is really unique about my forum is that it would have no rules, (what are some of the other general discussion forums?)

There are to many discussion forums to really list. 😛 You can find some in the promotion directory for some examples.

A no rule forum is something that I think would be unique, however you you have to expand from that. Add your own twist to things, or even team up with other general discussion forums.

 

[mushroompizza]

What do you mean by team up?

 

[Thomasss]

What do you mean by team up?

Team up as in affiliate and "partner" with other forums to help gain experience and knowledge, as well as advertise your site. Usually when you join other forums of your forum's niche and advertise it, people tend to check it out more often.