I’ll go over what it really takes to be a successful forum owner and how you should go about building your empire in the following weeks. I have a few people that I’ve already mentioned this blog post to, and they are very interested in being showcased. If you’ve built a successful forum and would like me to do a blog post on you, please contact me via email and I’ll consider adding you to the list.
Some of the topics I’ll highlight will be.
- How you can easily build backlinks and traffic to your forum.
- What you should consider when building your community (members point of view)
- What topics/threads should you start up on your forum?
- Should you use a CMS?
- Types of sites you can build to support your forum.
- What forum script I would suggest.
- Check out the competition.
I’m looking forward to writing these reviews, I’ve had the privilege of watching these forums grow up while I ran vBulletin Setup and I’m honored to have known these admins.
Here is my first article in the series. (I’ll update this list as the articles get published)
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Cox_Will
November 30, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Very interesting, I will be looking forward to reading this when you get it done!
Cox_Will
November 30, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Very interesting, I will be looking forward to reading this when you get it done!
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Seamless Guttering
December 11, 2009 at 3:19 am
Thanks for the post, I been thinking of starting a forum within a niche that I currently have good stead in. The only down side I feel is the extra work its going to cause me to keep things ticking over.
Seamless Guttering
December 11, 2009 at 11:19 am
Thanks for the post, I been thinking of starting a forum within a niche that I currently have good stead in. The only down side I feel is the extra work its going to cause me to keep things ticking over.
How to run a successful state niche forum
December 14, 2009 at 1:42 pm
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Greg
December 16, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Your Email Updates link isn't working.
I'd really like to subscribe and keep up to date with your blog!
Brandon_Sheley
December 16, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Hi Greg,
What did you do to say it isn't working?
It's setup with feedburner, so it should all be automatic. I'll test it out when I put out my next article, but AFAIK it works fine.
Thanks for letting me know
Greg
December 16, 2009 at 3:55 pm
hi Brandon i clicked on “email updates” in your sidebar and it doesnt show a way of subscribing via email. are you sure you have it activated on feedburner to allow email subscriptions?
Brandon_Sheley
December 16, 2009 at 4:13 pm
ah I see now what you mean.
Sorry about that, I just activated it so you should see a link to enter your email.
Thanks for letting me know
Greg
December 16, 2009 at 4:23 pm
That's it now i see it
“Get Brandon Sheley delivered by email”
No problem, glad I could point that out and be of help!
I've signed up… Look forward to your posts!
I saw on DP you've had quite some experience with forums…
Greg
December 16, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Your Email Updates link isn’t working.
I’d really like to subscribe and keep up to date with your blog!
Brandon_Sheley
December 16, 2009 at 11:44 pm
Hi Greg,
What did you do to say it isn’t working?
It’s setup with feedburner, so it should all be automatic. I’ll test it out when I put out my next article, but AFAIK it works fine.
Thanks for letting me know
Greg
December 16, 2009 at 11:55 pm
hi Brandon i clicked on “email updates” in your sidebar and it doesnt show a way of subscribing via email. are you sure you have it activated on feedburner to allow email subscriptions?
Brandon_Sheley
December 17, 2009 at 12:13 am
ah I see now what you mean.
Sorry about that, I just activated it so you should see a link to enter your email.
Thanks for letting me know
Greg
December 17, 2009 at 12:23 am
That’s it now i see it
“Get Brandon Sheley delivered by email”
No problem, glad I could point that out and be of help!
I’ve signed up… Look forward to your posts!
I saw on DP you’ve had quite some experience with forums…
Brandon_Sheley
January 10, 2010 at 5:33 am
I have a good amount of experience running forums and helping others build traffic, but I’m always interested to hear what others have done to achieve the same goals.
Thanks for subscribing to the blog and pointing out the email link
Greg
December 16, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Your Email Updates link isn't working.
I'd really like to subscribe and keep up to date with your blog!
Brandon_Sheley
December 16, 2009 at 11:44 pm
Hi Greg,
What did you do to say it isn't working?
It's setup with feedburner, so it should all be automatic. I'll test it out when I put out my next article, but AFAIK it works fine.
Thanks for letting me know
Greg
December 16, 2009 at 11:55 pm
hi Brandon i clicked on “email updates” in your sidebar and it doesnt show a way of subscribing via email. are you sure you have it activated on feedburner to allow email subscriptions?
Brandon_Sheley
December 17, 2009 at 12:13 am
ah I see now what you mean.
Sorry about that, I just activated it so you should see a link to enter your email.
Thanks for letting me know
Greg
December 17, 2009 at 12:23 am
That's it now i see it
“Get Brandon Sheley delivered by email”
No problem, glad I could point that out and be of help!
I've signed up… Look forward to your posts!
I saw on DP you've had quite some experience with forums…
Amjad
December 29, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Interesting read!
Amjad
December 29, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Interesting read!
Anonymous
January 5, 2010 at 4:04 am
hmm, from this i can tell that you definitly like vbulletin and the joy it brings in configuring it and managing it. Giving advice on what it takes to be a successful owner takes a successful owner at first to do it.
Josh112
January 5, 2010 at 4:04 am
hmm, from this i can tell that you definitly like vbulletin and the joy it brings in configuring it and managing it. Giving advice on what it takes to be a successful owner takes a successful owner at first to do it.
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Brandon_Sheley
January 10, 2010 at 5:33 am
I have a good amount of experience running forums and helping others build traffic, but I'm always interested to hear what others have done to achieve the same goals.
Thanks for subscribing to the blog and pointing out the email link
Anonymous
January 17, 2010 at 4:59 am
I am new to forums and find it a lot of work with a fair share of drama. I am committed to building the best fun and educational remodeling site and to make some money from it eventually.
My site is 6 months old and is growing at an OK rate, of course I’m not sure what an OK rate is.
Remodel Crazy is the name of my blog and forum.
Good information here, I bookmarked you and will visit.
Thanks
Paul L/ Remodelcrazy.com
paullesieur
January 17, 2010 at 4:59 am
I am new to forums and find it a lot of work with a fair share of drama. I am committed to building the best fun and educational remodeling site and to make some money from it eventually.
My site is 6 months old and is growing at an OK rate, of course I'm not sure what an OK rate is.
Remodel Crazy is the name of my blog and forum.
Good information here, I bookmarked you and will visit.
Thanks
Paul L/ Remodelcrazy.com
Dappealia
May 6, 2010 at 12:48 am
Hi there!, my name is David.
I just want to say that I’m happy to be on this great site!
I’ve gotten exposed to quite a lot of information here and just wanted to
give my 2 cents. I’m about to write a great article for this forum and
I’ll publish it soon.
If anybody need some help, please PM me.
Thank
you.
cheers
thathappen
August 20, 2010 at 7:37 am
sir, my friend build a forum now, i hope he will be a success one
BrandonSheley
August 20, 2010 at 10:18 am
I hope so too, what's your friends forum URL?
The Ministry of Rum forum
September 22, 2010 at 12:21 pm
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