Where does the future lie for new promotion forums?

[Tecca]

Almost any forum can be successful. It really comes down to how dedicated you are to making it a success.

There are thousands of gaming forums, yet even a vast amount of the newer ones are turning out to be fairly successful. It takes time to build a forum -- a big reason why most forums these days don't last long. Many people are under the false impression that if they offer something unique, they will grow quickly and not much else has to be done. Which, of course, is wrong.

You could open a forum that offers absolutely nothing unique, and still be very successful. All you need is time and dedication. Make sure you post every day, come up with new ideas (whether these are unique or not doesn't matter), and generally just have a passion for the subject of your forum.

I will point out that offering something unique can help tremendously, but it's not something you absolutely need to succeed.

If you decide to close your forum after 2 weeks... well, that just means you really haven't tried at all. It takes months, even years, to build up a successful community. Of course few forums break this mold, but it still holds true for the majority.

Just keep at it and don't give up, and you'll have a successful forum.

 

[ℓєσ gнσѕт]

Oh it's more than possible, however, you do need activity. It also helps if you have a source to feed from, say you happen to own a well known network of sites. If you were there, you could start one with ease, assuming you know what you're doing and offer things others simply don't have the resources to.

 

[Jasonp]

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Well my thoughts on this is that I don't think it's impossible to have a successful promotion forum now. It's just that most of the new ones are free hosted and/or the admins are noobs. Or alternatively, the admins give up after a while and the board closes down. I gave up on Forum Resources twice because of how difficult it was to manage the services and keep them up to date.

However I think if someone has passion, commitment, creativity and then puts money into a promotion forum they have a chance of succeeding. It's just most people don't do that and to be honest, I didn't commit/have much passion for Forum Resources the second time after the first few days and the same has to be said for the first time it opened, I lost interest after a while. It's mainly about commitment/being bothered. If people can do that, there IS a future for promotion forums. There is no rule defined saying only 2 promotion forums (FP/FA) can establish themselves and be successful.

basically what you didn't do on FR :lol:

 

[spyka]

I was building a promotion forum last year but decided to stop and focus on other projects

Anyway, the idea was simple: make the services as efficient as possible.

build on phpBB3, PHP would handle all of the services. when someone would make a banner request, for example, the PHP would interpret the post and see if there was space, if there was it would put it into rotation automatically and deduct cash, if not it would move the topic to the queued forum

the script would also remove old banners and replace them with new ones from the queue, moving the request topic into the "in process" forum

old banner's request topics would in turn move into the "completed" forum

i still have the test board up here: http://labs.spyka.co.uk/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=6 (PS, it no longer works so dont sign up and try it)

 

[Violetstar]

Running a site such as this must require a lot of dedication to keep it at it's absolute best (which it is!) I honestly didn't think i'd still be calling in every day but this is so much more than a place to promote your site, you guys are helpful and supportive to your members too and believe me it's appreciated, i'm currently working alone at my place and it's been good to pop in here and ask opinions or just chill out (as well bumping my site) You guys offer the full package and more, some of the newer ones (and i've visited a few) lack all the personal touches that this place offers, and i've never even bothered registering, so carry on as you are guys FP is top! Oh and thanks for everything 🙂

 

[ChrisRyan]

At one time I did own a successful advert forum, but I trusted the wrong people with admin permissions, and had to shut down.

I did not do my homework on my co-admins, like I should have.

I was getting 75 posts a day, most likely because of my semi-unique services (YouTube Ads, which I think I was the first to offer) ect.

I guess what I am saying is that you have to do it right. With the right people, and the right, unique services.

Any comments to that?

 

[Callum93]

Re: Re:

Well my thoughts on this is that I don't think it's impossible to have a successful promotion forum now. It's just that most of the new ones are free hosted and/or the admins are noobs. Or alternatively, the admins give up after a while and the board closes down. I gave up on Forum Resources twice because of how difficult it was to manage the services and keep them up to date.

However I think if someone has passion, commitment, creativity and then puts money into a promotion forum they have a chance of succeeding. It's just most people don't do that and to be honest, I didn't commit/have much passion for Forum Resources the second time after the first few days and the same has to be said for the first time it opened, I lost interest after a while. It's mainly about commitment/being bothered. If people can do that, there IS a future for promotion forums. There is no rule defined saying only 2 promotion forums (FP/FA) can establish themselves and be successful.

basically what you didn't do on FR :lol:

Well done, your so observant. :shock:

 

[Van1lla ™]

Speaking from experience here. Once upon a time i actually had a forum, well co owned one and it was a Promotion forum. It did quite well, over 20,000+ posts but the main problem we found was that we didnt have any active members. We had the people coming in easily, and were getting a few from google but because we had a forum which is basically the same to 1000's of others out there, no one stayed. Whats the point? What does a forum like that have to offer? If you dont have activity to start with your screwed. Members thrive on activity as it means they are more likely to have member views on there forums, and the more they post more back links. But if they cant do that then they will come to a bigger promotion forum (FP/FA). So as far as new promotion forums go, i think it will always be open one minute and closed the next but i have to see a forum with dedication and determination to be in the leagues.

 

[Jasonp]

Re: Re:

Well my thoughts on this is that I don't think it's impossible to have a successful promotion forum now. It's just that most of the new ones are free hosted and/or the admins are noobs. Or alternatively, the admins give up after a while and the board closes down. I gave up on Forum Resources twice because of how difficult it was to manage the services and keep them up to date.

However I think if someone has passion, commitment, creativity and then puts money into a promotion forum they have a chance of succeeding. It's just most people don't do that and to be honest, I didn't commit/have much passion for Forum Resources the second time after the first few days and the same has to be said for the first time it opened, I lost interest after a while. It's mainly about commitment/being bothered. If people can do that, there IS a future for promotion forums. There is no rule defined saying only 2 promotion forums (FP/FA) can establish themselves and be successful.

basically what you didn't do on FR :lol:

Well done, your so observant. :shock:

was only messing with you man 😀

 

[Callum93]

Well I didn't have passion and long term interest for Forum Resources... so you were right with your initial post 😛

 

[ℓєσ gнσѕт]

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Well I didn't have passion and long term interest for Forum Resources... so you were right with your initial post 😛

So you didn't have the "resources" for Forum Resources? :rolf:

 

[Callum93]

Lol... I did, it's just so much time & effort to update the site.

 

[Callum93]

I thought now FA has closed, this thread should be bought back.

Do you think now FA is closed there is more chance for new promotion forums?

 

[Subz]

I think that FA closing hasn't really made a difference and FP has just gained a hell of a lot because of this.

I think its pointless starting a new promotion forum, where would you advertise? smaller promotion forums? the bigger promotion forums?

seems pointless to me

 

[speedjammer1]

it can easily be done. ive done it. more than once.
all it takes is advertising. these mother kudgers will join for nothin. its like givin a lion a piece of fake meat. they think they' gettin' somethin' but they aint'. its just the general attitude of dumb beginner forum owners, oh yeah, i'll be so that i want to join every ad forum out there!!"
ad forums dont work, but i could start one right now and it would far suceed, every ad forum out there in a year.

yep speedjammer sayin usual shit.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

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The current well established ones will surely survive, but new ones that are coming out are just ruining for the established ones. Soon the idea of creating a new promotion forum will die out, as long as the well established ones stay up.

Agreed ^

I mainly post on Forumpromotion anyways so new promotion forums are only for the basic ad.

ForumPromotion is my hangout spot for true advertising 😉.

Besides who here can't like Murder He Wrote 😛??

 

[Nebulous]

Do you think now FA is closed there is more chance for new promotion forums?

I think so. FP needs an arch nemesis in order to be FP. Who will step up to the plate? :lol:

 

[golfbunny]

People need to steer away from promotional services and start focusing on support and information. It's the difference between catching a man one fish or teaching him how to catch fish in the future. What some people fail to realize is that there are times when you've gotta do both.

A couple friends and I are in the process of launching a new 'forum about forums,' per se. We have laid out the plan for a site that successfully maneuvers away from the traditional platform. Our goal is innovation.

- A new take on the traditional promotion forum structure
- An emphasis on support and articles for both new and experienced administrators.
- Real resources for administrators such as pre-made sets of rules.
- A unique community atmosphere that we hope will set an example for and essentially inspire administrators.

Mind you, the purpose of this post is not promotional. This is, essentially, what I see as the future of 'forums about forums.'

 

[Callum93]

People need to steer away from promotional services and start focusing on support and information. It's the difference between catching a man one fish or teaching him how to catch fish in the future. What some people get is that there are times when you've gotta do both.

A couple friends and I are in the process of launching a new 'forum about forums,' per se. We have laid out the plan for a site that successfully maneuvers away from the traditional platform. Our goal is innovation.

- A new take on the traditional promotion forum structure
- An emphasis on support and articles for both new and experienced administrators.
- Real resources for administrators such as pre-made sets of rules.
- A unique community atmosphere that we hope will set an example for and essentially inspire administrators.

Mind you, the purpose of this post is not promotional. This is, essentially, what I see as the future of 'forums about forums.'

Will this site actually launch unlike that forumbunny/forumbuff the first time round...

 

[Rich Edmonds]

Will this site actually launch unlike that forumbunny/forumbuff the first time round...

For someone not knowing what Zane's previous forums are about, one could assume that you are talking about porn sbfc :lol: