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This is something I firmly believe in.
Our regular members aren't going to be SEOs and we should never try to force it on them because that will likely run them off.
But you the forum owner should always try to post great content that is search engine friendly as much as possible.
We have 6 members now. 1 is me and 1 is a test account. The other 4 are actual members. :)
I ran an ad on Facebook. I'm wondering if that is bringing in some members. Right now, they're not posting. I need to onboard them.
Updates:
Added a new logo and favicon
Added some custom read/unread...
Did your forum start out with a different domain name than what it has now?
If so, what was it? Why did you change it after all? Do you regret changing it?
Does the enormous amount of blog spam ever get to you?
Does blog spam ever make you want to give up blogging altogether? Have you ever turned off comments because of it?
If you have figured out a way to combat it, what steps have you taken to do this?
Are any of your blog posts ranking on page one of search engines?
If yes, what search engines are they ranking on?
Have you figured out a good process for getting your posts ranked on page one of SERPs?
Do you think changing the term "Register" to "Join" could have an increase of membership to your forum?
The word "register" isn't used much on communities and member-based websites of modern day. The term "Join" could be one of those terms people are more used to seeing and may automatically...
Member onboarding is the process of encouraging new members to become active members on your forum.
Most forums simply let new members join and then do nothing. They assume the member will become active on their own terms. However, many times the new member doesn’t know what to do next and...
It sure has.
It was like that with vB when XF was born. Now it's like that with XF. It's like that with all the free platforms, too.
Fan-boys are everywhere.
100%
It's the best practice to use as few plugins as possible. I keep mine under 8 plugins. I'm really picky about what I add.
There is not only a security concern but a general bloat concern that will slow your blog down.
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