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  1. Shawn Gossman

    Creative Ways to Promote a Blog

    What are some creative ways to promote a blog these days? How are you promoting your blog that's considered out the ordinary marketing tactics?
  2. Shawn Gossman

    Keeping loyal members loyal.

    How do you keep your most loyal forum members active? What are you doing to keep active members active on your forum?
  3. Shawn Gossman

    Blog Banning

    Aside from spam, have you ever banned a person or a comment from your blog? If you have, what did the person or comment do to get banned?
  4. Shawn Gossman

    Failing at Blogging

    Do you ever feel like you're failing at being a blogger? If yes, why is that? How do you overcome your feelings of blogging failure?
  5. Shawn Gossman

    Actively commenting on other blogs

    Are there any blogs out there that are not yours that you're active on? Meaning is there a specific blog that you constantly visit, read their posts, and make comments? What are they and why do you like them so much?
  6. Shawn Gossman

    Do newbies get too much abuse?

    We've all seen it... Someone new to the niche joins a forum, starts asking questions without using the search, and it's a lot of newbie questions. Then expert members come out and bash and abuse the newbie for not using the search because their question has been answered over and over again...
  7. Shawn Gossman

    Secret Admin

    Ever heard of a secret admin or moderator? Back when I did retail loss prevention, I would dress in normal clothing and follow shoplifters. I blended in and looked like I was a normal customer. Once the shoplifter attempted to depart the store, I would apprehend them in the parking lot...
  8. Shawn Gossman

    Username changes

    Do you allow username changes on your forum? If no, why not? If yes, do you leave the default settings or do you allow unlimited username changes anytime the member wants to change their username? What would be a good reason to even restrict that?
  9. Shawn Gossman

    Are Niche Forums Dead in the Age of Reddit and Facebook Groups?

    I agree. Platforms need a better way of serving mobile users. Responsive themes are better than nothing but they're not as good as what you get on social and that's why social will always stay ahead,
  10. Shawn Gossman

    Like system for blog posts

    As long as there is a quick text area form for the up or down vote to explain. Make that a requirement, too. The like system isn't about being a public like system like on here or Reddit but more for a feedback process for your blog.
  11. Shawn Gossman

    Logging into your blog

    Blogs are easy to stay logged out of. Forums demand our constant attention if we really want to be better forum owners that is. But a blog is pretty much at a standstill unless you post new content or occasionally get a new comment.
  12. Shawn Gossman

    Only organic growth

    It makes me wonder if setting your expectations to just doing word-of-mouth and relying on organic growth will help you enjoy forums more rather than putting a lot of work into marketing and getting very little results. Imagine getting that first member and you and them starting to community...
  13. Shawn Gossman

    Interviewed by Public Radio

    I'm somewhat of a local celebrity where I live because of my local hiking media brand. I got interviewed by WSIU Public Radio at: https://www.wsiu.org/athletics-recreation/2025-07-17/exploring-the-shawnee-with-hiking-with-shawn I've been on a few other of their radio shows, in the local...
  14. Shawn Gossman

    Are forum contests actually helping forums?

    Nice! How active did it get for those prizes? And based on the results, was it more about participation from people who actually get into the niche verses people who are just trying to win a prize if you know what I mean?
  15. Shawn Gossman

    Only organic growth

    Can a new forum make it on organic growth only? Meaning, no social media marketing. No intentional SEO. No paid acquisition, No marketing tactics being used at all. Just a forum being launches and people finding the forum organically or through word-of-mouth... Is this possible anymore? Why...
  16. Shawn Gossman

    Custom Blog Theme

    Have you ever created your own custom blog theme? If so, tell us about it? Or have you ever purchased a custom theme only you could use? How much was it? Are you still using it?
  17. Shawn Gossman

    Weakest Blogging Link

    What's your weakest link in blogging? What do you need help with the most? Is there anything you just can't figure out?
  18. Shawn Gossman

    Biggest Blog Traffic Sources

    Where is most of your blog traffic coming from? What are the 3 top sources of traffic that you're getting for your blog? Have you been actively marketing within these sources or has it all been organic and on its own?
  19. Shawn Gossman

    Blog Themes for the Holidays

    Do you ever use a specific theme for holidays on your blog? For example, do you change your theme, colors, or even your logo around Christmas, Halloween, or other holidays that you celebrate? Do you think blogs should be festive like this? Why or why not?
  20. Shawn Gossman

    How do you run a successful blog? (Wrong Answers Only!)

    Using wrong answers only, tell me how to run a successful blog? This post is intended to be for fun but also to show what not to do when running a blog!
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