Launch method?

[Brentnauer]

So you've got a forum, a tasty theme, a few threads in each category for starter content... What's your next step?​

Going by past experience, what have you done (or what WOULD you do) to get things going after you open the doors?​

 

[flame]

Get on postloop. Get on admin forums and promotion forums and promote promote promote. Start at least one new thread in every category every day. Make sure you respond to every post by someone else. Welcome all new members. Jump on any trouble from spam or whatever fast. Promote promote promote.

 

[Sam1]

A few things:

• I would always start with a small cash or domain competition i.e. a first to 200 posts/ points wins.
• I would create promotion topics on as many forums as possible: WebGurubb, ForumPromotion, AdminPeak etc.
• I would post on other forums to gain postloop points to use to promote my forum.
• I would post on other forums that are similar with my signature link in it.
• I would find a couple of good staff members to help activity.

That's basically the first few days...

 

[Brentnauer]

I'm absolutely starting with a cash prize for posts, but I need to figure out a way to make sure the things people post are not filler.

How effective do you guys think posting on sites like this, AdminPeak, AdminZone, etc are at gathering organic traffic that are actually interested in my subject? I would imagine the traffic I'd get from these kinds of sites would non-potential members.

 

[Sam1]

I'm absolutely starting with a cash prize for posts, but I need to figure out a way to make sure the things people post are not filler.

How effective do you guys think posting on sites like this, AdminPeak, AdminZone, etc are at gathering organic traffic that are actually interested in my subject? I would imagine the traffic I'd get from these kinds of sites would non-potential members.

They are the best way to get real members i.e. ones that are not on your forum because of a competition, being staff, or postloop. The other methods are just activity gainers, so that you can encourage the real members!

 

[Brentnauer]

They are the best way to get real members i.e. ones that are not on your forum because of a competition, being staff, or postloop. The other methods are just activity gainers, so that you can encourage the real members!

You're like my own personal Santa tonight Thanks man!

 

[Sam1]

You're like my own personal Santa tonight Thanks man!

No worries but I should be doing my homework

 

[flame]

The way I have done my competitions to encourage proper posting not fillers is doing it as poster of the week (no cash prize) and poster of the month (prize) because people then know that I am looking for quality as well as quantity.