WHERE DO I START

[Taffsdownunder]

Hi, I am new here so please be patient.

Recently took over a forum, which only has about 100 members and the guy who had it and passed it on to me, sort of called it a day last Decemer, cleared down the existing posts and categories. The website is
http://forums.vivaaustralia.net The usage and members involvement from the past has been very poor.

I am OK on restarting the categories and topics, which I will do when I have an idea on how to move forward, but as for trying to promote the site (at as little cost as possible) I haven't got a clue what to do. Maybe I have jumped the gun by taking this website over, I just fancied having a go at this to see what I could do!! The yardstick for me and my partner with this site is a site we have found and used which is fantastic, http://www.pomsinoz.com which is way ahead of anything in our category.

Can anyone give me any hope on what I should do, where I should start. I can't afford the Google ads idea which I think is very expensive. Thanks for any help anyone can give.
TAFF

 

[CyberFreak]

I suggest keeping away from ads like google ads as some webmasters encourage people to click them whether they have any interest in the site or not and that will cost you money.

The best thing to do is find directories or topsites using google that are similar to your sites content. This can help get money and increase your search engine ranking.