06-11-2012, 09:19 PM
From experience, I've known forums either excel in that critical first year phase or struggle. Although my forum was closed for a few months, I've successfully managed to bring it back up and running. This was by far the hardest task and the most daunting one I had faced in my time as a forum administrator, but I never held back.
Anyways, so in one month G3F will be officially one year old. I think its a huge milestone for me and the community because there are so many other admins who would have given up at that point if they didn't get a hundred thousand posts or a thousand members. But I'm happy with the community, its members and the content, the fun we bring to the internet. In the end, that's all what its about really.
Ah, but my real reason for posting this is something other than just prattling on about how great one year old forums are. I need advice from experienced webmasters. How do I take my site to another level of activity? Right now we have roughly 50 posts per day and a couple of member signups, but I know the community can do way better.
Our number of uniques are okay and we get roughly 25 members on per 24 hours. With a total 22,370 posts and over 300 members, we're doing alright. But there might be something I'm missing. Maybe there's something I don't know about getting more members in?
Besides buying a HF sticky. Don't suggest that lol.
Anyways, so in one month G3F will be officially one year old. I think its a huge milestone for me and the community because there are so many other admins who would have given up at that point if they didn't get a hundred thousand posts or a thousand members. But I'm happy with the community, its members and the content, the fun we bring to the internet. In the end, that's all what its about really.
Ah, but my real reason for posting this is something other than just prattling on about how great one year old forums are. I need advice from experienced webmasters. How do I take my site to another level of activity? Right now we have roughly 50 posts per day and a couple of member signups, but I know the community can do way better.
Our number of uniques are okay and we get roughly 25 members on per 24 hours. With a total 22,370 posts and over 300 members, we're doing alright. But there might be something I'm missing. Maybe there's something I don't know about getting more members in?
Besides buying a HF sticky. Don't suggest that lol.