need help!!!

renegade-a · 10-05-2008

hey for those of you who wet, can ya'll show some luv and just post a couple of things on my (brand new) incon forum

its a non *b/dl forum
but thats cuz the goodnites forum sux
plz help me boost activity

itz at
http://wtrz.freeforums.org

Pojo · 10-05-2008

I think you should know by now, that it's not too great to advertise on here...

renegade-a · 10-05-2008

that site isnt targeted to most of the ppln this site
i just need to boost some activity

Martin · 10-05-2008

It takes years to get activity onto a forum. Especially forums that are made on a (any) freeforum site.

Secondly... You need to have a look at it as guest. As guest it doesn't have any appeal what so ever so you'll have trouble getting members.

And the "member's area" is visible to guests"

This all looks very unprofessional and not something I'd sign up to (if it were aimed at a me)

Trevor · 10-05-2008

Renegade-a, you posted this same thing within another thread, which is pretty much like having a commcerical turn up. Why not just throw the link and some description into your sig and leave it at that?

ayanna · 10-05-2008

The ADS The ADS!!! *hurts my eyes*

Seriously, if you want to be serious about starting an incontinence forum, you need to GET serious about it. Free sites don't usually cut it.

You also need your own graphics (not the default phpbb image(s)).

You say guest don't have access but as a guest I could have posted to your board (although I didn't).

Bad-mouthing another site (even if you don't like it) is no way to entice people to come to your site.

You also need to look at your own post structure. Capitalisation, punctuation, and grammar DO matter! Especially if you're the administrator!

I would direct you to all the advice Moo gave in another thread, but that thread seems to have disappeared. *shrugs*

diapeybabybrian · 11-05-2008

if everyone is so upset that he is trying to get some users to his site...then how about you don't post in this topic so it simply drifts down to the bottom and vanishes unless he bumps it?

Martin · 11-05-2008

I'm not upset. I'm just giving some tips.

Zyph · 11-05-2008

As has been said, if you are serious about it, then it needs to look more professional. It needs something to make it not just seem like some run of the mill forum that anyone could make. It's a good cause it just seems to need a better effort.

Mandi · 11-05-2008

You should buy a paid domain.

From experience, I was running my site off of a free server for about 6 months. I hardly got any visitors, and made no sales. I went with a paid domain and hosting, my traffic spiked up and I've been doing great ever since.

At least for me, free sites don't appeal at all.

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renegade-a Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: somewhere out there Posts: 176 Threads: 18 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 4	need help!!! hey for those of you who wet, can ya'll show some luv and just post a couple of things on my (brand new) incon forum its a non *b/dl forum but thats cuz the goodnites forum sux plz help me boost activity itz at http://wtrz.freeforums.org

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10-05-2008	#2 (permalink)
Pojo 1000+ Posts more than you Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cow-Land, VA Age: 18 Posts: 3,777 Threads: 62 Gallery Uploads: 6 Wiki Edits: 98 Blog Entries: 19	I think you should know by now, that it's not too great to advertise on here...

10-05-2008	#3 (permalink)
renegade-a Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: somewhere out there Posts: 176 Threads: 18 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 4	that site isnt targeted to most of the ppln this site i just need to boost some activity

10-05-2008	#4 (permalink)
Martin What's up doc? Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 17 Posts: 1,934 Threads: 34 Gallery Uploads: 127 Wiki Edits: 86 Blog Entries: 23	It takes years to get activity onto a forum. Especially forums that are made on a (any) freeforum site. Secondly... You need to have a look at it as guest. As guest it doesn't have any appeal what so ever so you'll have trouble getting members. And the "member's area" is visible to guests" This all looks very unprofessional and not something I'd sign up to (if it were aimed at a me)

10-05-2008	#5 (permalink)
Trevor Man, that's Grapefruit! Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 518 Threads: 10 Gallery Uploads: 5 Wiki Edits: 7 Blog Entries: 1	Renegade-a, you posted this same thing within another thread, which is pretty much like having a commcerical turn up. Why not just throw the link and some description into your sig and leave it at that?

10-05-2008	#6 (permalink)
ayanna Regular Historical Donor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,013 Threads: 23 Gallery Uploads: 9 Wiki Edits: 40 Blog Entries: 3	The ADS The ADS!!! hurts my eyes Seriously, if you want to be serious about starting an incontinence forum, you need to GET serious about it. Free sites don't usually cut it. You also need your own graphics (not the default phpbb image(s)). You say guest don't have access but as a guest I could have posted to your board (although I didn't). Bad-mouthing another site (even if you don't like it) is no way to entice people to come to your site. You also need to look at your own post structure. Capitalisation, punctuation, and grammar DO matter! Especially if you're the administrator! I would direct you to all the advice Moo gave in another thread, but that thread seems to have disappeared. shrugs

11-05-2008	#7 (permalink)
diapeybabybrian Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Boston Mass Age: 22 Posts: 208 Threads: 20 Gallery Uploads: 1 Reputation: 4	if everyone is so upset that he is trying to get some users to his site...then how about you don't post in this topic so it simply drifts down to the bottom and vanishes unless he bumps it?

11-05-2008	#8 (permalink)
Martin What's up doc? Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 17 Posts: 1,934 Threads: 34 Gallery Uploads: 127 Wiki Edits: 86 Blog Entries: 23	I'm not upset. I'm just giving some tips.

11-05-2008	#9 (permalink)
Zyph RAWR! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 263 Threads: 9 Gallery Uploads: 10	As has been said, if you are serious about it, then it needs to look more professional. It needs something to make it not just seem like some run of the mill forum that anyone could make. It's a good cause it just seems to need a better effort.

11-05-2008	#10 (permalink)
Mandi Step 1 + Step 2 = Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Windsor, ON, CA Age: 18 Posts: 2,096 Threads: 86 Gallery Uploads: 35 Wiki Edits: 124 Blog Entries: 11	You should buy a paid domain. From experience, I was running my site off of a free server for about 6 months. I hardly got any visitors, and made no sales. I went with a paid domain and hosting, my traffic spiked up and I've been doing great ever since. At least for me, free sites don't appeal at all.