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

[Shawn Gossman]

Most forums are niche, right?

But aside from forums about forums and really specific niches that don't exist on Facebook groups or Reddit, do you think most niche forums are dead because of these platforms?

If not, why not? Do you think they are thriving on social/Reddit?

 

[Cpvr]

Most forums are niche, right?

But aside from forums about forums and really specific niches that don't exist on Facebook groups or Reddit, do you think most niche forums are dead because of these platforms?

If not, why not? Do you think they are thriving on social/Reddit?

Some niches, yes. However, many niches may have subreddits set up on facebook groups and/or reddit, but these particular areas are dead in the water. These platforms are a lot bigger than ours, but we can still thrive even competiting against them.

For example, there are 3-5 different subreddits that cater to the same niche that VPL does, and we're a lot bigger & more active.