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Table of Contents
Table of Contents .................................................................................................. 3
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5
Forum Software ..................................................................................................... 6
Initial Posts ............................................................................................................ 8
Getting Traffic ...................................................................................................... 10
Moderation .......................................................................................................... 12
Avoiding Problems .............................................................................................. 14
Making Money ..................................................................................................... 15
Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 18
Resources ........................................................................................................... 19
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Introduction
Pretty much everyone on the internet has visited at least one forum,
and most have visited many of them. Although Facebook has replaced
forums for some users, a lot of people still prefer the standard forum
format.
Reddit is one of the world’s biggest online forums. For years, they have
been receiving millions of unique visitors per month, and they have
consistently been in the world’s top 100 websites. They are just one
example of how much traffic and money there is to be had from
forums.
The trouble is, if you’re not careful, you can do something that can
cause irreparable harm to your forum. Running a forum successfully is
not the easiest thing. In fact, even Reddit has learned this the hard way.
A combination of politicking, ham fisted moderation, and server
problems, has recently caused Reddit to drop from over 15,000,000
unique visitors per month to around 6-8,000,000. It was a sudden,
massive drop, and it could have been prevented.
In this guide, you’re going to learn how to run a successful forum, from
choosing a platform and setting it up, to populating the site with posts,
to getting traffic, and preventing the loss of that traffic.
So let’s begin!
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Forum Software
The first thing you must do is decide which forum software you’d like to
use, and there are a lot of options to choose from.
One website has a wizard that will help you choose which software to
run by answering a few questions:
> http://www.forummatrix.org/wizard.php?d%5Bgo%5D=1&x=72&y=8
The site also has comparisons and information about most of the
popular forum platforms, so you can choose the one that is right for
you.
Some of the most popular forum platforms include:
>> https://www.phpbb.com/
>> https://www.mybb.com/
>> https://vanillaforums.org/
>> http://www.simplemachines.org/
If you use one of the popular cPanel hosting companies, they will often
have an installer program that will make is easy to install your forum
software with just a few clicks. Ask your hosting company if they have
something like Softaculous.
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You could also hire someone to install the software for you if you don’t
feel like you can handle it yourself. Search Fiverr or another freelance
website for script installation to locate someone who can do this for
you. Just keep in mind that if your host offers something like
Softaculous, you can easily do it yourself.
You may also want to hire someone to create a logo and theme for your
forum if you can’t find one that is right for you. Most forum packages
have some free themes available, but a custom theme will go a long
way toward making your forum stand out. People prefer visiting sites
that have good layouts and are easy on the eyes, so that is one way you
can attract more users.
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Initial Posts
Once your forum is up and running, you need posts.
No, not traffic. Posts. Sound odd that you need posts before you even
get traffic?
Just imagine going to a forum with no posts. Would you want to be the
first one to start a conversation, not knowing if anyone will ever even
see the post, much less respond?
Most people wouldn’t want to do that. They prefer to jump into
threads that are already active rather than start a new thread,
especially if they see very little activity on a particular forum.
The biggest attraction to get people to sign up to a new forum is
activity, so you need a few users posting on a regular basis in order to
get others to join the forum and participate.
The best way to accomplish this is to hire people to post for you. You
could do that on a place like Fiverr, or you could use a service that
specializes in forum posts, such as PostLoop.com.
> http://www.postloop.com
PostLoop.com is a broker that has a large number of people ready and
willing to posts on your forum for pay, and it really doesn’t cost much.
Most of the users are students, disabled individuals, stay-at-home
parents, etc. They really don’t need to earn a great deal of money, so
you can get posts very inexpensively, and usually very quickly.
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The site even screens applicants to be sure they can post intelligent
discussions and use proper spelling and grammar. They don’t have to
be perfect, but they have to be at least as good as the average forum
user, so don’t worry about getting a bunch of incoherent posts from
people who barely speak English or just paste a bunch of translated
nonsense.
You want your forum to look busy, so it’s a good idea to have at least
10-15 individuals posting, and to have at least 10-15 different topics in
each area of your forum, as well as several posts in each thread. You
want the forum to look as busy as possible.
You, as an owner, should also be active. Make sure users see you
posting often, because they want to know you care about the forum
before they invest their time into it.
Once you have a good number of posts and your forum looks active,
you can start looking for real users for the forum.
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Getting Traffic
Okay, your site is running, and you have a good number of initial posts
to get the discussion rolling. What next?
It’s time to find some people to come post on your forum, and that can
be easier said than done. Not only do you have to find people who are
interested in the subject of your forum, but you also have to find a way
to convince them to start posting!
One of the easiest ways to start doing this is to raid other similar
forums. Look for people who post often and seem pretty
knowledgeable on the subject, and people who rarely, if ever, have
conflicts with other members. The last thing you want is a bunch of
rude personalities chasing off other potential members!
NOTE: Before you do the following, be sure to check the forum
rules to be certain you won’t get banned for it!
Send those people a private message and let them know you have
started a forum, and that you are extremely impressed with their posts
and you would be very pleased to have them post on your forum in
addition to their current forum.
You might also set up a gamification system in which top posters are
given prizes each month or are entered to win a nice prize. This is a
great way to encourage users to stay active!
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Another way to get traffic is to create a blog in your niche and link to
your forum from as many spots as possible, potentially mentioning your
monthly prize(s) in order to get more people to click.
Ads are a near sure-fire way to attract new posters. Facebook ads are
particularly effective if done correctly, and you can even mention your
prizes in your ad to attract attention. Ads are easy to target in most
niches, so you can locate the people who are most likely to be
interested in your forum.
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Moderation
Moderation is a critical element of running a forum, and it can be very
time-consuming if you choose to do it all yourself. You don’t necessarily
have to read every single post on the forum every day, but you need to
be ready to act quickly if you receive any complaints about a particular
post or user.
What type of complaints are you likely to see?
Arguments, name calling, and other personal attacks
Spam
Pornography or other offensive or illegal content
Hate speech or threats of violence
Plagiarism (yes, it can happen on forums)
In order to keep your visitors happy and returning, it’s important to
take care of any of these issues quickly. Allowing tempers to flare
further will only end up in the potential of additional members
becoming involved and taking sides, and even more users possibly
leaving the forum.
You should institute a clear policy for repeat offenders. You might, for
example, give three warnings before a ban, unless the user commits
such a bad offense they must be banned immediately. Always consider
the severity of the issues before deciding whether or not to ban a user.
Every member is important unless they are causing nothing but
problems.
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If you find you cannot keep up with moderation on your own, you have
two choices. You can hire one or more people to moderate the forum,
or you can ask for volunteers from your member base.
Before inviting someone to be a moderator, there are a few things you
should consider:
Are their posts always helpful?
Are their posts always fair and kind?
Do they get along with other members easily?
Have they been posting long enough to be trusted?
You want your moderators to be fair and impartial at all times, and you
want to be sure you can trust them not to make decisions that could
hurt the forum, or worse, to damage it on purpose. For this reason, you
might want to avoid volunteer moderators until your forum has been
active long enough to have members who have enough history on the
forum to be trusted.
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Avoiding Problems
Forum members can be very quick to abandon a forum if there are a lot
of problems, so it’s vital that you keep a close eye on potential issues so
you can cut them off before they chase away your key members.
Moderation is one of the essential keys to avoiding problems, but there
are a few other issues to be on the lookout for.
First, make sure you keep your forum software updated. Hackers are
constantly looking for new ways to exploit different software, and they
could find a way to hack your site. If you keep your software updated
with the latest patches, you’ll be less likely to suffer such a breach.
Also, be sure you use a good hosting company. If your server goes
down a lot, users will grow frustrated and abandon the site. This is one
reason the traffic at Reddit has declined, because the servers have had
issues and people have grown tired of the downtime.
It’s important to listen to your members and give them what they want
whenever you can. If you make changes to the forum that upset a lot of
users, be sure to apologize, politely explain your position, and then
reverse your decision if you can. If you aren’t able to, you should
explain why, and let them know you’d have preferred not to make the
change, but it was absolutely necessary. Communication is essential if
you want to keep members happy!
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Making Money
Once the forum is running and has a decent number of active users,
you can consider monetization methods. I wouldn’t even worry about
making money with the forum at first, because ads and other
monetization methods may slow the forum’s growth. Instead, keep the
forum mostly ad-free until its growth has begun to slow.
There are many different methods you can use to make money with
your forum. Some monetization methods may work well with one
forum and be disastrous on another, so it’s important to test various
methods.
The most common form of forum monetization is advertisements such
as Google AdSense or other ad network placement. The majority of
forums use this as their main (or sometimes only) monetization, but
this is not usually the most profitable form. Eventually, visitors will
become banner blind, and will begin to ignore the ads. (And most
people are already banner blind to some extent.)
You could also sell advertising to individual buyers. You can do this on a
flat-rate basis, charging a flat monthly fee for each ad spot, or you can
charge by the impression, click, or even sale.
You could also market affiliate products to your users. This could be
especially lucrative in niche markets where there are a lot of passionate
users. For example, golfers are extremely avid, and are likely to buy a
lot of products over the years, such as balls, gloves, clubs, bags, tees,
and how-to products.
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Amazon is a great place to start. While it may seem like they don’t pay
much, purchases can really add up. Plus, even if you only sell a $6
fishing lure through your affiliate link, you’ll also earn a commission on
anything they purchase for the next 24 hours. That means if they
decide to purchase a $500 fishing raft, you’ll get commission on that
item, too! Their cookies used to last much longer, but 24 hours still
gives you time to cash in on multiple purchases.
Amazon has a massive number of products you can promote in just
about any niche you can think of, so they’re a very good place to start.
ClickBank and JVZoo also hold a wide variety of products, and because
they are all digital products, the profit margins (and thus commissions)
are typically high. If you can find a product that would appeal to your
members, you can potentially make a lot of money with information
products.
Another good option for some forums is charging a small fee for
membership. This could be a monthly fee or a yearly one, and it could
be for the entire forum, or just a section of it. You could also make
membership optional, giving members that pay some kind of special
benefit.
The Warrior Forum (http://www.WarriorForum.com) has a number of
ways they make money. They charge for a membership, which is
required if you want to access certain areas of the forum and if you
want to post ads on the site. They also charge for posting an ad in their
Special Offers section.
Dirty Discourse (http://www.DirtyDiscourse.com) has a forum that
charges a small monthly or yearly fee for access. Members must pay if
they want to use the forum. Because their market is relatively small,
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they don’t have a lot of good competition, and members feel they need
to access the forum’s information in order to be successful in selfpublishing,
they are successful with this model.
Keep in mind that not every forum is well suited for a membership
model. If there are a lot of active forums in your niche, you may find
that people will just go elsewhere if you decide to charge for access.
You must find a way to get your members to see the value of paying for
membership without upsetting them, and without making them flee to
another forum.
If there are plenty of forums in your niche that offer what your
members are looking for, you might want to keep most of your forum
free for public access and have a separate paid area for in-depth
discussions, or perhaps have a membership level that is voluntary, but
offers some kind of benefit, such as a forum rank, or the ability to post
advertisements.
Finally, there’s the option to sell the forum once it has a decent number
of active members. Sites with large user bases have the potential to sell
for thousands of dollars on a site like Flippa.com.
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Conclusion
Running a forum is no easy task. Although the initial setup is relatively
simple, it’s the daily maintenance in the form of seeking new traffic,
managing ads, and moderating the forum that takes time.
Despite the effort required, running a forum has the potential to be
extremely lucrative. If you’re willing to put in the time and effort, you
could end up with a forum that makes you a significant income each
month, and that could potentially sell for thousands of dollars down the
road.
In fact, WarriorForum.com was acquired by Freelancer for a whopping
$3.2 million in 2014, so you can see that active forums can sell for a lot
of money!
Once you have some trusted moderators to handle most issues, you
really won’t have to invest a lot of time in your forum anymore and it
will practically run itself. All you have to do is update the software
regularly to ensure the forum stays secure, and be sure to keep in
touch with moderators to be sure they’re doing their jobs correctly.
Good luck with your new forum! I wish you much success!
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