People who open forums without knowledge on the niche
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Re: People who open forums without experiance
I have failed.
A lot.
And now, many years years later, I'll take all that knowledge and use it in my new forum.
You can not become a webmaster overnight. For me, I've been a webmaster for about 7-8 years now? And you know how I started this in the first place?
Without a computer, I only had my cell-phone with WAP. I created WAP sites with my cell-phone. This is how I started.
And no need to point fingers at people who are new in this area, let them open their forums. Let them learn from their mistakes.
I see many people start new forums just to make money. So, they just pick one popular niche.
And about that, I think there is no such thing as a popular niche.
I've done some research about everything (before opening my new forum, which should happen soon) and I stumbled upon to so many websites which were popular as hell. Like sites about owls, coffee-cups, stuff like that. At first they seem to be boring and meaningless, but don't forget, there are almost 7 billion people on this planet. You can make everything popular. And yet, you can't make something which everyone would visit. That is called targeting.
So, let the new people fail...and no need to judge.
I have failed.
A lot.
And now, many years years later, I'll take all that knowledge and use it in my new forum.
You can not become a webmaster overnight. For me, I've been a webmaster for about 7-8 years now? And you know how I started this in the first place?
Without a computer, I only had my cell-phone with WAP. I created WAP sites with my cell-phone. This is how I started.
And no need to point fingers at people who are new in this area, let them open their forums. Let them learn from their mistakes.
I see many people start new forums just to make money. So, they just pick one popular niche.
And about that, I think there is no such thing as a popular niche.
I've done some research about everything (before opening my new forum, which should happen soon) and I stumbled upon to so many websites which were popular as hell. Like sites about owls, coffee-cups, stuff like that. At first they seem to be boring and meaningless, but don't forget, there are almost 7 billion people on this planet. You can make everything popular. And yet, you can't make something which everyone would visit. That is called targeting.
So, let the new people fail...and no need to judge.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
@Ruko and Zaborg: You guys misunderstood OP. He didn't say, people should know webmaster stuffs before beginning a Forum.
Of course, everyone starts up without knowing anything and learn them on the way.
But what GAF wishes to say is, people should know something about the niche they choose.
@Ruko and Zaborg: You guys misunderstood OP. He didn't say, people should know webmaster stuffs before beginning a Forum.
Of course, everyone starts up without knowing anything and learn them on the way.
But what GAF wishes to say is, people should know something about the niche they choose.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
Yeah, I wish people would read it. And I agree with what you are saying kavin before to joey guy. We have knowledge in HTML, CSS and php. We do not create scripts but we know about them, The forum is a script discussion forum! That doesnt mean we need script creation knowledge just means we need to know things like myBB.kavin said:
Re: People who open forums without experiance
I disagree. I first opened a forum without experience, it is the best way for me to gain experience. I like hands on training. I open a forum, tinker with the controls, have my ups and downs and 10 years down the road... I have to say I am fairly successful. One forum I have is the largest and most active of its niche online! I got to that point by jumping in, untrained and figuring it all out on my own...
Besides a newbie starting a forum is good because they will learn their mistakes extremely quickly, its better to learn your own mistakes and than to read others IMO
My 2 cents... call me old fashion haha
I disagree. I first opened a forum without experience, it is the best way for me to gain experience. I like hands on training. I open a forum, tinker with the controls, have my ups and downs and 10 years down the road... I have to say I am fairly successful. One forum I have is the largest and most active of its niche online! I got to that point by jumping in, untrained and figuring it all out on my own...
Besides a newbie starting a forum is good because they will learn their mistakes extremely quickly, its better to learn your own mistakes and than to read others IMO
My 2 cents... call me old fashion haha
Re: People who open forums without experiance
One if the worst thing to see that comes from this, as well, is when an inexperienced admin ( whom i don't judge) but they open a new forum and have as it's slogan, for example a new video game forum, "The GREATEST video game forum you'll ever join" and it's dead with nothing interesting at all, half ass made, and you know it's doomed from the start.
Some people just don't know how to make a forum. But they're a member of one, and maybe it's popular, and they try to make their own forum based off another forum's success without much knowledge on the subject material or drive it takes to successfully get a forum off it's feet, and it just goes horribly wrong.
One if the worst thing to see that comes from this, as well, is when an inexperienced admin ( whom i don't judge) but they open a new forum and have as it's slogan, for example a new video game forum, "The GREATEST video game forum you'll ever join" and it's dead with nothing interesting at all, half ass made, and you know it's doomed from the start.
Some people just don't know how to make a forum. But they're a member of one, and maybe it's popular, and they try to make their own forum based off another forum's success without much knowledge on the subject material or drive it takes to successfully get a forum off it's feet, and it just goes horribly wrong.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
It depends on what type of non-experience. I'd have no issue with an experienced administrator (and a long term member) of another forum, opening their own forum, which may be completely unrelated. I'd feel comfortable in knowing that they have experience working on other forums, before they open their own. Even though they haven't had any self experience, at least they know the core functions of working as an administrator and importantly, with others.
It depends on what type of non-experience. I'd have no issue with an experienced administrator (and a long term member) of another forum, opening their own forum, which may be completely unrelated. I'd feel comfortable in knowing that they have experience working on other forums, before they open their own. Even though they haven't had any self experience, at least they know the core functions of working as an administrator and importantly, with others.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
My 3 words, read the topic.
Just like how many promotion forums there is inspired by FP.
Please people, being a member on a forum and opening one just like it... doesn't mean it will reach the sky.
"But this forum reached the sky with the exact way i am doing my forum" - Which forum opened 1st? That's right, you copied them.
Try to be unique.
Don't open a forum because there is another forum like yours.
My 3 words + 2 cents.
Shawn said:
My 3 words, read the topic.
hcfwesker said:
Just like how many promotion forums there is inspired by FP.
Please people, being a member on a forum and opening one just like it... doesn't mean it will reach the sky.
"But this forum reached the sky with the exact way i am doing my forum" - Which forum opened 1st? That's right, you copied them.
Try to be unique.
Don't open a forum because there is another forum like yours.
My 3 words + 2 cents.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
I kind of disagree. How is a person going to learn how to run a forum without opening one themselves? There is not much experience you can gain without opening one for yourself.
I kind of disagree. How is a person going to learn how to run a forum without opening one themselves? There is not much experience you can gain without opening one for yourself.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
Gaf, as i said before, change the title.
"People who open forums without knowledge on the niche"
Or
Ask a mod to lock the topic!
It should be understandable by reading the 1st post.
If they are irrelevant means they aren't reading the 1st post, just the title.
Gaf, as i said before, change the title.
"People who open forums without knowledge on the niche"
Or
Ask a mod to lock the topic!
It should be understandable by reading the 1st post.
If they are irrelevant means they aren't reading the 1st post, just the title.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
Every person who has made a great forum was inexperienced at some point or another. Personally, I made a great deal of forums before I finally struck gold. And even then, I didn't really know how to properly run an active forum. The experience comes with running the forum itself; you don't just automatically have the experience.
Every person who has made a great forum was inexperienced at some point or another. Personally, I made a great deal of forums before I finally struck gold. And even then, I didn't really know how to properly run an active forum. The experience comes with running the forum itself; you don't just automatically have the experience.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
There is only 1 way to learn on a certain topic or how to manage a site, but I do agree they should learn at least a little before they just open and think there going to get a lot of traffic.
There is only 1 way to learn on a certain topic or how to manage a site, but I do agree they should learn at least a little before they just open and think there going to get a lot of traffic.
Re: People who open forums without experiance
When I started trying to run a forum back in 2008, I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I just basically jumped in with both feet first and didn't even stop to think about what it took to actually run a good forum. I had no idea what to look for in a host at all, and I basically signed up with the first host that popped up in the Google search, which, unfortunately, was Forumotion. It's been three years of trial and error, and not even I know everything as of yet, but I'm still learning. I finally have what I believe is a successful forum. We have almost reached the 10k post mark, and we have 157 members, and over 1,000 topics. Now comparing that to more bigger and active forums, 10k posts might not seem like a lot, but when you look at someone like me who didn't have a very good forum owning history starting out, I'd say that's a pretty darn good achievement right there!
So really, there isn't a single one of us who opened a forum without first realizing what we were getting ourselves into. So that would be a bit stereotypical if you were to say that you should only open a forum if, and only if, you had experience. Experience comes from learning, and many people open forums for the sake of hands on learning, to see what it's truly like to try to get a forum off the ground. To see what it's like to scrounge out promotion forums that look as though they offer the best rates possible for packages, reviews, whatever.
When I started trying to run a forum back in 2008, I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I just basically jumped in with both feet first and didn't even stop to think about what it took to actually run a good forum. I had no idea what to look for in a host at all, and I basically signed up with the first host that popped up in the Google search, which, unfortunately, was Forumotion. It's been three years of trial and error, and not even I know everything as of yet, but I'm still learning. I finally have what I believe is a successful forum. We have almost reached the 10k post mark, and we have 157 members, and over 1,000 topics. Now comparing that to more bigger and active forums, 10k posts might not seem like a lot, but when you look at someone like me who didn't have a very good forum owning history starting out, I'd say that's a pretty darn good achievement right there!
So really, there isn't a single one of us who opened a forum without first realizing what we were getting ourselves into. So that would be a bit stereotypical if you were to say that you should only open a forum if, and only if, you had experience. Experience comes from learning, and many people open forums for the sake of hands on learning, to see what it's truly like to try to get a forum off the ground. To see what it's like to scrounge out promotion forums that look as though they offer the best rates possible for packages, reviews, whatever.
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