Lessons learned from a forum outside of generally acceptable content...

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So I've decided to return to forumpromotion.net after quite some time of being away from the site. I decided to write about some lessons learned while away.

So I stupidly thought that running a forum with generally acceptable content would be able to function without being able to use promotion forums, get support from MyBB Group, and being unable to buy advertising like anywhere. My site's sole tactic for gaining members was the use of Twitter to gain individual, sometimes active users. This didn't work out well and resulted in a forum that just didn't work out well.

A few lessons learned:
  1. Unless you started in the early 2000s where such forums still had options to get started you'll likely never make it unless you have something big to offer. This only happens in a few rate cases, my site wasn't one of them.
  2. You need support of advertisers, promoters, etc. Without it you won't succeed as a forum.
  3. You need advertisers to promote your forum. Without it you'll never have enough members to get started.

Because of this I've decided to 'reboot' my forum and am changing a lot of things about it.
  1. I've adjusted all content to comply with the generally acceptable content standards. This means sections like computer hacking, leaking sectors, etc have been permanently removed.
  2. I'm re-niching my forum into general technology until I have time to work on a more unique niche.
  3. I'm working to improve both design and to build a better future for the forum.

I'm really looking forward to being a member of ForumPromotion again and I've learned a lot of lessons. I'm excited about the future of things.
 
Welcome back to FP!

I hope you have better luck with your forum this time as well. 🙂
 
Welcome back and thank you for sharing your experiences while away. I am sure they are appreciated as there most likely are other members that can relate to what you went through and might be thinking to take the same risks you did.

Happy to see you have tweaked your community in order to adapt and get a better shot at getting an active community. I really wish you good luck with it and that your efforts are fruitful so you can get closer to your vision.
 
Kaynil said:
Welcome back and thank you for sharing your experiences while away. I am sure they are appreciated as there most likely are other members that can relate to what you went through and might be thinking to take the same risks you did.

Happy to see you have tweaked your community in order to adapt and get a better shot at getting an active community. I really wish you good luck with it and that your efforts are fruitful so you can get closer to your vision.
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The thing is I want others to understand that unless you started out early, there is zero option for you to get started, without lots of money, and huge things to offer. Having an unsuccessful forum can be frustrating and I want to help others avoid this from happening to them.
 
Some typo you made 🙂 welcome back to FP or should say welcome back from the dead ;p
 
Deatives said:
So I've decided to return to forumpromotion.net after quite some time of being away from the site. I decided to write about some lessons learned while away.

So I stupidly thought that running a forum with generally acceptable content would be able to function without being able to use promotion forums, get support from MyBB Group, and being unable to buy advertising like anywhere. My site's sole tactic for gaining members was the use of Twitter to gain individual, sometimes active users. This didn't work out well and resulted in a forum that just didn't work out well.

A few lessons learned:
  1. Unless you started in the early 2000s where such forums still had options to get started you'll likely never make it unless you have something big to offer. This only happens in a few rate cases, my site wasn't one of them.
  2. You need support of advertisers, promoters, etc. Without it you won't succeed as a forum.
  3. You need advertisers to promote your forum. Without it you'll never have enough members to get started.

Because of this I've decided to 'reboot' my forum and am changing a lot of things about it.
  1. I've adjusted all content to comply with the generally acceptable content standards. This means sections like computer hacking, leaking sectors, etc have been permanently removed.
  2. I'm re-niching my forum into general technology until I have time to work on a more unique niche.
  3. I'm working to improve both design and to build a better future for the forum.

I'm really looking forward to being a member of ForumPromotion again and I've learned a lot of lessons. I'm excited about the future of things.
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Welcome back to FP 😀
I feel your pain with some of those lessons learned as it feels as though I go about trying to promote by myself and it really does take a lot of work, so I really hope you're successful this time and wish you nothing but the best!
 
Deatives said:
So I've decided to return to forumpromotion.net after quite some time of being away from the site. I decided to write about some lessons learned while away.

So I stupidly thought that running a forum with generally acceptable content would be able to function without being able to use promotion forums, get support from MyBB Group, and being unable to buy advertising like anywhere. My site's sole tactic for gaining members was the use of Twitter to gain individual, sometimes active users. This didn't work out well and resulted in a forum that just didn't work out well.

A few lessons learned:
  1. Unless you started in the early 2000s where such forums still had options to get started you'll likely never make it unless you have something big to offer. This only happens in a few rate cases, my site wasn't one of them.
  2. You need support of advertisers, promoters, etc. Without it you won't succeed as a forum.
  3. You need advertisers to promote your forum. Without it you'll never have enough members to get started.

Because of this I've decided to 'reboot' my forum and am changing a lot of things about it.
  1. I've adjusted all content to comply with the generally acceptable content standards. This means sections like computer hacking, leaking sectors, etc have been permanently removed.
  2. I'm re-niching my forum into general technology until I have time to work on a more unique niche.
  3. I'm working to improve both design and to build a better future for the forum.

I'm really looking forward to being a member of ForumPromotion again and I've learned a lot of lessons. I'm excited about the future of things.
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Thank you for still remembering us and welcome back! It's certainly never been easy building a community. It takes so much effort and investment in various forms; nothing happens instantly and that's he tough part. To top them all, there is no guarantee that it will always work.

That being said, I hope we can help you and your project a bit. Feel free to use our services and ask questions when necessary. See you around! 🙂
 
Hi there, welcome back to the community! 🙂 I can stand behind those lessons as well.
 
Hi and welcome back to Forum Promotion! Hope you have a nice time here and let us know if you have any questions. 🙂
 
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