How to promote a forum based site.

rambo6376 · Post #1 (**permalink**) 10-29-2003, 12:11 AM

Hello!
I wanted to find out what people think is the best way to advertise or promote a forum based site? Rewards for people, banners, what to do???

Artashes · Post #2 (**permalink**) 10-29-2003, 12:39 AM

Very hard to offer an empty forum to public, so ask all you friends and family members to sign up, make at least 5-6 posts.

This will be a good start. Then you can start maybe advertising on content-related sites? Submission to search engines is always good.

But start with more members and more posts. That'll be the greatest help in promotion you'll get.

Also a way to promote your site is to organize a post-for-prizes contests.

AsianGirl · Post #3 (**permalink**) 10-29-2003, 03:12 AM

i must say it's very hard. Probably because there are like millions of forums out there

Ours has only 233 posts and 55 register members eventhough i get about 100 unique visitors each day....i even paid for advertising but it hasn't helped ...oh well... will see where it will lead.

bright-host.com · Post #4 (**permalink**) 10-31-2003, 03:40 AM

this isnt advertising but i can help you by putting your baner on my webhosting site?