Number Of Members: After nearly 2 weeks of opening I have seen around 50 members joining, but only around half of them signing up, but not coming back. Because this was a resource forum I probably would have expected more members by the second week. I have some suggestions that you could possibly follow
- Try submitting your forum to different search engines.
- Try submitting to directories
- Use our post exchange service here at Forum Promotion
6/10
Number Of Active Members: First of all, today, I have seen only 1 member on today. Which I have notice, you have no active, dedicated members, only members that post around , then advertise. Another way to gain member activity is by sending out newsletters to members to remind them about any new updates on your forum.
4/10
Number Of Posts (Spam or Otherwise): After you've been open for at least 2 weeks , you have gained an average amount of posts. You have done pretty well trying to keep activity going. Try to think of new, unique services that will keep your members on your forum. Being a resource forum, I probably would have expected more, but your forum seems to be running on old software which sometimes look unattractive. 6/10
Appearance (First Impressions): The appearance of the forum looks slightly messy. As requested, I am not required to deduct marks because of a logo, so lets move on to the skin. I think the skin looks really nice, with the nice sleek looking menu bar and category bar. The brightness is not that high, so its a good thing for the eyes. 12/20
Layout: The layout of your forum is pretty good, quite organized on your forums. The ads are getting in the way of the forum, so it doesn't look very attractive. It's great that you have organized selections on your menu bar, Other stuff forum doesn't look very well, and should go in forum discussion. 14/20
Moderation: Here is the list of staff you have:
- 3 Admins
- 1 Package Staff
- 1 Review Staff
- 2 Moderators or 3.
The reason why i think there is 2 because one of your staff appears to have the admin colour but having the moderator special rank. i think that you have too many admins and you should try to demote some of them. You need to hire more staff of the other variety. 5/10
Activity: Your forum has minimal activity from members also, some from staff. Your forum overall is lacking activity, and you can try something i have remarked before. Which to send out mass mails to remind members of your forum. 4/10
Spelling and Grammar Your forum has great spelling and grammar, except with minimal grammar mistakes. Announcements are organized well, casual chat has some minor grammar errors. 8/10
Overall Mark: 60/100 I'd say this is slightly below average, and i would expect a lot more. Follow my suggestions and hopefully your forum will do much better.
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