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Customizing SMF => Building Your Community and other Forum Advice => Topic started by: nathansuchy on October 11, 2012, 10:48:48 PM

Title: Help with making forum,
Post by: nathansuchy on October 11, 2012, 10:48:48 PM
Dear SMF Support,

I setup my forum and now that everything is setup I noticed I don't have any members  :-[ and no matter what I do I can't get any members what should I do my forum is about Android and the link is http://www.ad-forums.tk/index.php what should I do?

(I am really concerned...)
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: Hj Ahmad Rasyid Hj Ismail on October 11, 2012, 10:54:45 PM
Well, I got a lot of members but I haven't got any post since I set verifiation for all newbies. Isn't that funny? ;)
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: nathansuchy on October 11, 2012, 10:55:29 PM
Yes it is, what is your forum about?
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: Looking on October 11, 2012, 11:05:37 PM
Think about your site like a restaurant and ask yourself... what are you serving that will make a person leave a restaurant they may already know and frequent to come to yours? You have to win them over.
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: Hj Ahmad Rasyid Hj Ismail on October 11, 2012, 11:27:04 PM
Quote from: nathansuchy on October 11, 2012, 10:55:29 PM
Yes it is, what is your forum about?
Nothing. Just a simple forum.
Quote from: Looking on October 11, 2012, 11:05:37 PM
Think about your site like a restaurant and ask yourself... what are you serving that will make a person leave a restaurant they may already know and frequent to come to yours? You have to win them over.
Well spoken. +1
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: nathansuchy on October 13, 2012, 10:09:57 PM
My forum is about Android I need a way to attract more members I also have a mod helping me by adding content...
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: Colin on October 14, 2012, 12:28:58 AM
Have you tried the local market at all?
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: ApplianceJunk on October 14, 2012, 12:47:33 AM
Quote from: nathansuchy on October 13, 2012, 10:09:57 PM
My forum is about Android

Good luck
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: Hj Ahmad Rasyid Hj Ismail on October 14, 2012, 12:29:07 PM
They are simply too much forum on android. You must do better than that. May be if you made some custom rom and your rom is very good and stable than the stock rom, you can have a good forum. Last time Darky use to do it after joining XDA. Then she left with her Darky team. Then now the team is forming Alliance after she decided to leave. (Sorry, she is actually he). Their forum is a good forum but with their own specialties.
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: nathansuchy on October 14, 2012, 10:54:01 PM
Your saying I need something to attract users right? (we are working on releasing a custom rom)
Title: Re: Help with making forum,
Post by: Hj Ahmad Rasyid Hj Ismail on October 15, 2012, 11:17:35 PM
Quote from: nathansuchy on October 14, 2012, 10:54:01 PM
(we are working on releasing a custom rom)
That seems to be a good start.