Customizing SMF > Building Your Community and other Forum Advice
How to build a successful forum
Ricky.:
--- Quote from: anteater on August 12, 2011, 12:47:07 AM ---Thanks guys,
This topic was extremely helpful! I've figured out basic rules of user engagement, now it is time for fine tuning.
Would you have a minute to review my forum? Here it is: forum.therfblog.com
The forum is an extension of my blog about Russian fashion (in English).
I've been blessed with a large Russian followership on Twitter lately, and they don't seem to bother to read or write in English... So:
1. I've created one board for Russian-speaking visitors. Is it enough or should I open a whole different forum in Russian? I guess this board can confuse English-speaking visitors. And for Russians to see only one board allotted to them... they will think I don't respect them.
On the other hand, it would have been great if this forum became a cool place where people from all over the world could meet.
2. Do you think it makes sense to allow unregistered people to post, with a captcha? Only in the beginning.
3. My current topics are: Russian fashion/culture and fashion blogging. Do I need to expand to fashion in general?
Any other ideas will be hugely appreciated!
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In short / brief..
1, You should make it Russia specific as whole and add only single section for English speaking people, once you see if there is sufficient activity from English speaking people then add more boards. But in short it all depends upon your traffic, if its mostly non-english then you know it what to do.
2. Ya, it does make sense but only for a while, I had done this and this is for who are in real hurry but they can give you real good discussion start point. Only problem is that you will have to deal with lots of spam.
3. I already answered in first one.. if your majority of traffic is Russian then make only single section in english rest in Russian and later expand on the basis of activity.
Good luck !
Er.mehulpopat:
hello friend i am new here...
i am a member on so many forums which r provided by SMF...
but i want to know that what is my benefit if someone post on my thread...
please help me...i want to open a new forum from here.....
Ricky.:
You can't open a forum here, but you can download forum software ie. SMF and then create forum from it on a webhosting server.
Benefits ranges from donations, paid memberships, support to other product to ads revenue.
derby:
Please i own a job vacacnies forum but i dont know if there is sumtin i nid to add or sumtin i nid to do to make my forum successful..check it out @www.derbhotjobs.com
klaaskv:
i great way to get people to sign up on y form is join a Competition price pack on a other form
Y have alot of forms where they have Competitions and mostly they ask for people that whant to give money for the 3,2,1 place and in return your lik is the ron her form and people need to sign up on y form as a rule to join the Competitions
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