What new forum builders miss at the beginning?

[Katrina]

When someone creates a new forum, what are some things that they'll probably miss and not set up right away until they realize it later?

 

[zappaDPJ]

Unfortunately today more often than not that they've entered an already saturated niche.

 

[Ravenfreak]

If they're completely new to owning a forum most of the time they promote an empty forum. I was guilty of this too, always make sure you add content to your forum before opening up to the public.

 

[Gizmo]

I always try to fill up the empty forum even if I've got to check ChatGPT for thread ideas. It's not that hard to start a forum where there's one or two threads in each forum.

 

[Baw$e]

Building forums has a learning curve, even for experienced admins. I'm always tweaking my forums. Would I have done things differently if I started today? Yes, but it's the process that gets you there.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

That there is no such thing as a "overnight success" and that "if you build it, they will come" is just a made-up line in a movie.

 

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I say to all people that are starting out, they go overkill with so many boards and being empty is not a good start. Start small and then add more over time