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How to Plan Your Discussion Forum
So, you want to create a discussion forum?
That’s fantastic! The benefits of having your own discussion forum are numerous. It can seamlessly integrate with your main website, brand, or business, enhancing customer satisfaction and lead generation.
But there are also many reasons why you...
Forum Tutorial
NodeBB install guide (Ubuntu)
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NodeBB install guide (Ubuntu) - Simple guide for installing NodeBB on Ubuntu 24.04LTS
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Management
Blog or Forum?
Should you start a blog or a forum?
If you have to choose between the two, which do you think you would choose? Tell me in the comments below which one you would choose and why?
In this article, I’d love to point out the pros and cons of each platform.
After this article, you should be able...
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Forum owners often have to rely on outdated and generic strategies to grow communities...
Marketing
The 3-C Forum Strategy
I'd love to tell you about my 3-C forum strategy.
Running a forum shouldn't be rocket science these days. After you get past the installation and initial setup, it should get a lot easier after that. However, many people struggle with growing forums and that is often the reason they quit...
You’ve started a forum and now you want to grow it, right?
In order to grow your forum, you have to get more members of your forum. That is easier said than done, right? Luckily for you – the forum owners of the world have been promoting their forums for ages and because of that, there are many...
Moderation
22 Tips on How to Onboard New Forum Members
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...
Many forum owners are likely noticing traffic dips. These dips aren’t just occurring on new communities; bigger communities are also likely to seeing them. It’s not a big secret that forums are hurting when it comes to organic search traffic.
Google is always updating it’s algorithms. You have...
Every forum owner loves their veteran members. These are the long-time member with big posts counts and typically years of experience on your forum.
However, after years (and sometimes decades) of membership, many of these veteran forum members vanish without a trace. It’s usually because...
Badges, ranks, and post titles have been the staple of forum gamification for many years.
However, these forms of gamification are almost laughable because they’re so old and they don’t motivate members enough to see the value in them that we once saw.
Forum gamification needs to evolve beyond...
Many forums are struggling with engagement and declining activity. But Discord and Reddit are thriving.
Forums are becoming stagnant because they ignore modernization and the evolution of the online community.
But forums don’t have to become Discord or Reddit to thrive. They just need to adapt...
In the old days, we just put up a premium membership and filled our forum with ads and sat back and made money.
That was fine until premium memberships got boring and members started using ad blocker technology. Then the money started dropping to a point to where many people don’t see forums...
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...
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...
Running a forum isn’t just a hobby. Oftentimes, it becomes a full-time responsibility. When it becomes that, it can turn into something different than that fun hobby you started discussing.
Many forum owners eventually experience burnout. After years of running a forum, creating content, and...