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Chris
05-13-2007, 07:29 PM
Well, about 3 weeks after TalkComedy (http://www.talkcomedy.net) opened we're fairly stagnant. It's just me and two others (both friends of mine) who post anymore. Over half of the members registered but haven't been back since, and I don't know what to do. We're indexed by Yahoo, MSN and Google, and are the #1 Google result for talk comedy. The forum is in my signature in every forum I'm on, but still we're not getting much traffic.

What else can I do? Are these sorts of results typical for forums or do they usually grow more quickly than mine?

Thanks guys. :)
SoftWareRevue
05-13-2007, 10:39 PM
I'd say many new forums go through these stages. There's bound to be quiet time. Use that time to create articles, forum upgrades and enhancements, go fishing, open a mom and pop store, and just post. Post like there are several visitors a day. It sounds like you're doing personal promotion fine. But you might want to reach out and buy a few links and ads.

You might want to consider paying someone else to post for you. There are a few members of this forum that are very good at that.

Maybe you want to send out a newsletter to remind your current members that you're still around. :readpb:
Chris
05-16-2007, 01:57 AM
I thought about paying someone on WHT to submit the site to directories and other sites, but it's hard to justify spending money on a hobby site that won't generate any income in return. I guess I really need to decide how valuable this new traffic is worth.
SoftWareRevue
05-16-2007, 09:30 AM
I thought about paying someone on WHT to submit the site to directories and other sites, but it's hard to justify spending money on a hobby site that won't generate any income in return. I guess I really need to decide how valuable this new traffic is worth.Then just take the slow and steady approach. Nothing wrong with just plugging along and taking it as it comes. :tread:
Chris
05-16-2007, 06:06 PM
Very true. Good point Dennis. :)
Then just take the slow and steady approach. Nothing wrong with just plugging along and taking it as it comes. :tread:
telegraph.hill
07-31-2007, 10:05 AM
You might want to consider paying someone else to post for you. There are a few members of this forum that are very good at that.



For what it's worth, I've done some of that for forum owners. It'll certainly stand me in good stead for when I get my own forum going!