How to get members to join a news forum?

You have to hold their hands and show them why it’s so important to you and what's the forum about. Like making a short video about your forum that can be uploaded to YouTube. Guided video course about how to use your forums best, Most forum software packages have advanced features that are key to getting the most out of participating in a community. Notifications, search, private messaging, signatures, and other features might seem self-explanatory to you, but many people have never used forums before.

Spend a lot of a good time in the community yourself, as an admin or a team member they should spend as much time, when someone posts in the forums and doesn’t receive a reply, it’s like your community gets a little cut. One cut doesn’t matter too much, but if this continues, your forum will eventually suffer death from a thousand cuts. Another idea is to promote members of your community to special positions, like VIP ranks and offering things that other members don't get, Doesn't have to be paid VIP ranks.
 
You should post eye catching topics that make them want to reply. What sort of news topic would make you reply? The content needs to be emotional. It needs to be worth going through the trouble of joining a forum. Otherwise, why would it be worth joining?
 
I think in order for new users to join the forum. Owner needs to stick to his community and prove why people need to join.
Plus to be honest I dont' consider owners serious if they use forumotion, proboards for building community.
 
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