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Ok, i need your idea's
Topic Started: Apr 8 2005, 03:42 PM (363 Views)
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I want YOUR idea's on how to get my forum back on its feet, it was active and now its really inactive, can someone come up with something really catchy that will keep the members satisfied and make them stay, ive read all the things on other forums eg, ive got new skins, ive started a monthly quiz with prizes and i need some ides fast
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Nir
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You are the one that should be doing the thinking. Take some time to list the things that happened at your forum and the things that were found at your forum both before and after it became inactive. Then see what you need to improve/change. :)

Competitions are always a great way to get activity, and work best if they are well thought out and the prize is something your users would be willing to work for. One of the things you could try doing would be to contact a new hosting company and see if they would offer you a small account in exchange for a competition sponsored by the company.

Members want something from the sites they go, it can range from a good read, to a nice debate, or even a few skins. Make sure your forum offers that. If you need to, do some research on-line and write a long interesting topic on your forum that will make your users want to post their opinion.

Forums don't grow fast, in fact it takes a lot of time and energy. If you take the time, and you gather an even small amount of dedicated members and maybe even a few staff members, your forum will start growing again and eventually it will grow on its own.

Good luck. :)
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Act as if you were a completely new forum. :/
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Das
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Read the forum promotion ideas topic
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alamir
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Bulk email them telling them you have a new horror flick review or movie sample...or make avatars and say you got new ones to give out.


Just Bulk email them.
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I wouldn't suggest bulk mailing more than once a week or so, or people like me will put you on our block lists. :)
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alamir
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you're only allowed bulk emailing every 5 days anyway. But yeah even once a week could get a bit annoying for ur less common users.


I do it every month or 2 months...if the news is big they'll come back.

I once even advertised how we were banned in Iran.. lool ...people came back just to see if its true! (which it was, all invision was banned for some reason)
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my forum was inactive until I Bulj-emailed them saying that i got a video of me setting a revolution in school and they came back! Huzzah! So, I say, get cool content.
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alamir
April 9, 2005 01:52 AM
you're only allowed bulk emailing every 5 days anyway.

Ooh, I never knew that. :lol: :$
Or maybe I forgot.
Either way, thanks. :)
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