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  1. Shawn Gossman

    Slow Growth = Healthier?

    Do you think slow growth is actually healthier for most forums? Fast growth doesn't give you (forum founder) time to build and relationship and connect with your members. Slow growth makes relationship building, networking, and connection easy. What would you rather have for your forum? Fast...
  2. Shawn Gossman

    Paid Posting: Good or Bad Idea?

    Is paid posting a forum growth hack or a long-term trust killer? Paid posting is a great way to get fresh content on a new forum or one struggling to attract new activity from its current members. However, some people feel that if members realized people were being paid to post, it would seem...
  3. Shawn Gossman

    When to quit...

    Is there a point to when you need to quit trying to make your forum work? Reflect on this subject deeply. You've tried and tried to grow your forum. You've been posting regularly and trying to get new members. However, nothing works and it will not budge. At what point, do you just give up...
  4. How to Get Your Forum to a Big Board (10K Members and 100,000 Posts)

    Marketing How to Get Your Forum to a Big Board (10K Members and 100,000 Posts)

    Building a successful forum that grows into a "big board" (10,000 members and 100,000 posts) takes strategic planning, community engagement, and consistent effort. Here are actionable steps to take your forum from its infancy to a thriving online community. 1. Choose a Niche with Depth Your...
  5. Reigniting a Dying Forum: Strategies for a Fresh Start

    Marketing Reigniting a Dying Forum: Strategies for a Fresh Start

    Running a forum can be incredibly rewarding, but even the most active forums can experience a lull in activity. If your forum is showing signs of stagnation, don’t lose hope—there are plenty of ways to breathe new life into your community. Here are some proven strategies to reignite your forum...
    • Shawn Gossman
    • Article
    • 3 min read
    • forum growth forum marketing forum promotion
    • Category: Articles
  6. 10 Forum Growth Hacks You’ve Probably Never Tried (But Should!)

    Marketing 10 Forum Growth Hacks You’ve Probably Never Tried (But Should!)

    Growing your forum is important. Today, it seems that it is getting harder and harder to grow a forum and come up with new tactics for growth. Forums are still a good way to build niche communities online. Forum owners often have to rely on outdated and generic strategies to grow communities...
  7. How to Start, Promote, and Monetize a Blog

    Revenue How to Start, Promote, and Monetize a Blog

    Thinking about starting a blog? You should do it. It allows you to be creative, build your niche authority, and expand your knowledge in related industries. You’ll need traffic though. And you’ll probably want to make some money. I’ll show you how to do all of that using a proven framework and...
    • Shawn Gossman
    • Article
    • 4 min read
    • create a forum forum growth monetization
    • Category: Articles
  8. 5 Reasons Why Your Forum Isn't Growing (And how to fix it!)

    Marketing 5 Reasons Why Your Forum Isn't Growing (And how to fix it!)

    Is your forum stuck at growing? It's okay. This happens to a lot of forum owners, including me. It's especially the case nowadays as forums get harder and harder to grow. But never fear, forums are still here and they're still being used. And I'll share with you what has worked for me and...
  9. Shawn Gossman

    Daily Habit = Forum Growth

    What’s the One Daily Habit That’s Helped You Grow Your Forum? For me, for AAF here, I feel like it's been me posting at least one really interesting topic in each section of the forum. This is an example of one of those topics. I'm trying to post things that are a little more original and not...
  10. Shawn Gossman

    Article 5 Reasons Why Your Forum Isn't Growing (And how to fix it!)

    This thread is for the general discussion of the Article 5 Reasons Why Your Forum Isn't Growing (And how to fix it!). Please add to the discussion here.
  11. Shawn Gossman

    How did you realize how to grow?

    When it comes to growing your forum or blog, how did you first find out the ways to do it? Did you figure out about growth tactics on your own? Did a friend tell you? Did you check a certain website?
  12. Shawn Gossman

    2025 Forum Growth Tactics

    What is working for growing your forum in 2025 that you hadn't tried before or simply didn't work in the past? Do you look for new ways to grow your forum at all?
  13. Shawn Gossman

    Forum Traffic Growth Strategies

    Have you changed your forum growth traffic strategies over the years? Think about when you first launched your forum. How did you grow traffic and membership to it? Are you still using these same methods or have your diversified and moved on to better tactcs? Do you think some forum owners...
  14. Shawn Gossman

    How big?

    How big do you want your forum to get? Why is that?
  15. Shawn Gossman

    Article Reigniting a Dying Forum: Strategies for a Fresh Start

    This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Reigniting a Dying Forum: Strategies for a Fresh Start. Please add to the discussion here.
  16. Shawn Gossman

    How do you get your forum to grow?

    We've all seen methods of how to promote and market a forum. However, what methods have you used to successfully grow your own forum? What has worked the best for you, and why did it work so well?
  17. Shawn Gossman

    New Member Each Day

    Are any of you getting at least one new member a day? If you are, how are you accomplishing this? Is it a general growth factor or are you doing some sort of marketing technique to be able to accomplish this? How many days straight have you been getting 1 member a day for? Do you try to track...
  18. Shawn Gossman

    Guest Welcome Messages

    Do you create a custom guest welcome message for your forum? Or do you keep what is default? Some would say that using persuasive messaging like copywriting in your welcome message would be beneficial in helping to get more members. If you do this - tell us what you have done to maximize the...
  19. Shawn Gossman

    Article How to Get Your Forum to a Big Board (10K Members and 100,000 Posts)

    This thread is for the general discussion of the Article How to Get Your Forum to a Big Board (10K Members and 100,000 Posts). Please add to the discussion here.
  20. Shawn Gossman

    Growing your forum

    Starting a forum is one thing, but growing an engaged community is another challenge altogether. Let's share our best tips and strategies for attracting new members and keeping them active. What has worked for you? Any unique promotional tactics or community-building activities? Let's...
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