Board index › Off Topic Discussion › Random Discussion

How Do Forums Become Successful?

Page 1 of 2 [ 24 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next

Previous topic | Next topic

Midna
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 22 Oct 2009
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 160

01 Aug 2010, 3:49 pm

Everytime I create a forums, and I created many in the past, only one had been successful. I'm lucky to get a few members.

I created a forum on naturism, a few on Zelda and some on autism.

What made this forums successful? How do I get members and what am I doing wrong?

I really admire how I go on different forum sites and see they have hundreds or even thousands of members, most of them active members.



Ferdinand
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Feb 2010
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,332
Location: America

01 Aug 2010, 3:59 pm

Usually by need and interest.



CockneyRebel
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 17 Jul 2004
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Posts: 121,252
Location: In my own little country

01 Aug 2010, 4:26 pm

There also needs to be a catchy colour palette.


_________________
The Family Schlager


Midna
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 22 Oct 2009
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 160

01 Aug 2010, 4:27 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
There also needs to be a catchy colour palette.


...???



Laz
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 8 Dec 2005
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,540
Location: Dave's Toilet

01 Aug 2010, 4:28 pm

Midna wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
There also needs to be a catchy colour palette.


...???


This board for example looks like water with bits of green phlem/mucus floating in it



Ferdinand
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Feb 2010
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,332
Location: America

01 Aug 2010, 4:29 pm

Laz wrote:
Midna wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
There also needs to be a catchy colour palette.


...???


This board for example looks like water with bits of green phlem/mucus floating in it


It makes me want to vomit. Light green and light blue. It's like a hospital.



Midna
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 22 Oct 2009
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 160

01 Aug 2010, 4:30 pm

Ya, I don't find it that bad though.



Ferdinand
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Feb 2010
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,332
Location: America

01 Aug 2010, 4:31 pm

Midna wrote:
Ya, I don't find it that bad though.


I do.



Laz
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 8 Dec 2005
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,540
Location: Dave's Toilet

01 Aug 2010, 4:32 pm

Ferdinand wrote:
Midna wrote:
Ya, I don't find it that bad though.


I do.


+1



Ferdinand
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Feb 2010
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,332
Location: America

01 Aug 2010, 4:34 pm

Laz wrote:
Ferdinand wrote:
Midna wrote:
Ya, I don't find it that bad though.


I do.


+1


If we can get Alex out of his hangover, maybe he'll stop interviewing random people on the street and fix it.



Midna
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 22 Oct 2009
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 160

01 Aug 2010, 4:43 pm

Or you can join mine, which is brand new.



Ferdinand
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Feb 2010
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,332
Location: America

01 Aug 2010, 4:44 pm

Which?



Laz
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 8 Dec 2005
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,540
Location: Dave's Toilet

01 Aug 2010, 4:44 pm

Ferdinand wrote:
Laz wrote:
Ferdinand wrote:
Midna wrote:
Ya, I don't find it that bad though.


I do.


+1


If we can get Alex out of his hangover, maybe he'll stop interviewing random people on the street and fix it.


I don't think he cares anymore TBH. Still at least he isn't reading people's PM's anymore (Allegedly)



Ferdinand
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 27 Feb 2010
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,332
Location: America

01 Aug 2010, 4:45 pm

Laz wrote:
I don't think he cares anymore TBH. Still at least he isn't reading people's PM's anymore (Allegedly)


Really? Just great.



Midna
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 22 Oct 2009
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 160

01 Aug 2010, 4:45 pm

My autism discussions are new, I had one like them before but I created a better one, it's in my signature. Autism Discussion.



superboyian
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 9 Sep 2009
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Posts: 14,718
Location: London

01 Aug 2010, 4:49 pm

I really don't know? I just ended up getting over 100 members, you could try submitting your website to on search engines. That would probably work? :)


_________________
We are a community and we are one in unity.