How to Drive Traffic to a Forum - Your Guide
Want to drive traffic to a forum
Forums are online communities. Most forum sites are highly vertical and focused on a topic. There are a couple of things to keep in mind when starting a forum. First, it takes consistent effort to get them off the ground. Second, they're highly transient communities for the majority of users with a staple of a few passionate and frequent users.
How to drive traffic to a forum
- Start with knowledgable people. People that know the subject matter very well and have them seed the forum.
- Be patient. Communities grow over time. Just, consistently post new content.
- Link development. People need to know that your forum exists. Post links in your blog, and other appropriate places.
- Build more content.
- Submit to a few key directories.
- Recruit people to post.
- Post on a topic and then email people you know that will have commentary.
- Maintain the forums
- Reward people for posting
- Contest to promote forum posts
The power of $17.50 to drive traffic to a forum through a contest. Could work. Activity is what makes a forum successful.
Comments
I think it's better to start with a blog. Build a community of readers that can contribute through comments. Then, if it makes sense, add a forum.
Yes, but it is too late for him. I guess he needs to start a blog now and then add the forum to that blog when it is populated.
I have another question. Is there any way you can make a wordpress blog which looks more like a regular website?
Thanks for the info. I have launched a forum today for our website QatarVisitor.com and am feeling quite nervous about whether it will be successful or now. I have started a hub on what we are doing with the forum: http://hubpages.com/hub/Starting-a-Forum so I'd be really grateful if anyone has any hints or tips for me!
Thanks for this information - it really does take time to get all the knowledge necessary for running a successful Hub - I am a long way off - but trying very hard - I am trying to focus on good quality writing rather than posting Hubs for the sake of it.....thanks again....I wil get there
thanks for the information mate!
For how long should a person wait to get that high traffic? I have had this forum running for over an year now. Traffic is not getting boosted that much.
i agree, i have just started mywebforums.net , how can i do some serious SEO?
Nice Man....
Very handy tips. :)
Hey nice advice my friend. It is a long slow process but with regular posting, Google will start to take you seriously and rank your posts. Its worth the effort.
perfumer 4 years ago
Hi Paul,
Thank you so much for the hub. It's more than I expected. Launching a forum on your blog is a brilliant idea!