I'm just wondering what your opinion on this. Since every new registration is inactive after they make like three posts, is that right? Wouldn't it be just as simple to create fake accounts on your site -- even if that "isn't right"?
Post Exchanges - Do they actually help?
- Thread starter Carson
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you do wanna have some posts on your site and if you dont have any members its nice to have some posts. i havent gotten one good post or thread from exchanges. theyre all Do you like IE, well thats lame, its not conversation, just a waste of your time. spend it making your own worthwhile threads people are going to want to talk about and write a paragraph in response. i gave up on exchanges here and am only going to pay people real money to post on my site from now on.
froggyboy604
Seasoned Veteran
Post Exchanges work when you find people who are interested in your topic to post on your forum.
Plus, if they also have a forum with the same category as yours, they may be more likely to post good posts, so they can refer some of your members to join their forum.
You can also post good posts on their forum, so their users are more likely to click on your signature link to join your forum because the topics and replies which you posted on their forum are very interesting.
Plus, if they also have a forum with the same category as yours, they may be more likely to post good posts, so they can refer some of your members to join their forum.
You can also post good posts on their forum, so their users are more likely to click on your signature link to join your forum because the topics and replies which you posted on their forum are very interesting.
While I would never discourage anyone from participating in post exchanges, especially someone with a relatively new "start up" board(with few members and posts), I have to agree with Taz here. In five years of advertising my own board I have done around twenty or so of these post exchanges. Of those only a few actually posted beyond what they originally agreed to do. One member actually accumulated just over 500 posts. He was the exception, I'm inclined to think, rather than the rule.Taz said:
I do think there's still considerable upside to these exchanges.
It makes your forum look more active, so when guests are browsing, they're more likely to register.
It increases content on your site, which is good for SEO purposes.
And you occasionally get members that end up being interested in your site, and staying for longer than intended.
It increases content on your site, which is good for SEO purposes.
And you occasionally get members that end up being interested in your site, and staying for longer than intended.
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Deleted member 1609
Post exchanges do help. Just ask HCFWesker.
As long as it's quality. The thing is that most post exchangers post crap. For example they read the topic title, and reply without reading the replies. This is problematic when an actual conversation occurs within the thread and is oddly interrupted by some random idiot who decided not to read the thread. Once threads get going, they're hardly ever directly about answering the title.
Joshua Farrell
FP's Housekeeper
Depends on the length of the post exchange, and the person doing the exchange. It can either help, or hinder.
GamerPerfection
Resident
Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Depends a lot on who the exchanger is, the quality of their posts and whether they have a genuine interest in your topic. Also it can help if you find an active/active exchange.
HawkPokemon
Paragon
Only if they are a actve/active exchange.
they help with new forums because they bring in posts that bring in real members who might some of the discussion and join
they don't help much with big forums except for bigger statistics
i haven't got any active members from exchanges, that's why i do daily/weekly post exchanges
they don't help much with big forums except for bigger statistics
i haven't got any active members from exchanges, that's why i do daily/weekly post exchanges
In my opinion, they really don't help much. It's a waste of FP cash to buy something that won't help much in the long run. In reality, most people like to see activeness and amount of members. Activeness and members is the leading thing that would really help because when you pay for a post exchange, all the sites are getting is a member who only joined to post some things and then never come back on until they get some interest in participating with what ever the site seems to be about.
Ya, they help but to an extent - do you expect to grow a community based around post exchanges?<br /><br />-- 06 Mar 2011, 05:09 --<br /><br />Zawazuki said:
Ya, they help but to an extent - do you expect to grow a community based around post exchanges?Zawazuki said:
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