How do you get people to submit article

[RebelRose]

How do you get people to submit articles, themes or anything that will add to the content of your forum. I am trying to build mine now, it is added to my main site, offering free resources. What is the best way to get articles, themes, anything web related?

[TheGamer]

Well, first I coded a cool script for the post template (with help from winrules... he rules! ) anyhow, example: http://www.gamerunlimited.com/smf/index.php?action=post;board=85.0

See how at the bottom it says Source: and stuff? That helps guide users to posting a correct article.

Then I wrote a detailed guide, read about how the Source: thing works in the guide here: http://www.gamerunlimited.com/smf/index.php?topic=2356.0

THEN, I created a contest with the prize being 400 bucks worth of templates, plus 35 additional dollars via paypal. There's an ad for the contest in my signature.

[RebelRose]

I do thank you for your reply it has been insightful.

[Isaac]

Yes well not all of us can code a script. Thanks for the reply

Yes well not all of us can have a successful forum.

One thing to do is offer incentives, such as money, or a link back to the persons website.

[RebelRose]

Yes well not all of us can have a successful forum.
One thing to do is offer incentives, such as money, or a link back to the persons website.

yes well a link back is a given in my way of thinking, and it is not just for my forum but for my main site as well, the forum is a support area for the main site.

[TheGamer]

Well, anyway... We're just listing ways to make people submit articles, as the subject of this thread states.

Incentives would be the best thing, money, prefferably. T-Shirts don't do too well. Years ago I had a contest on my site for  Gamer Unlimited t-shirt and a couple bucks. The winner said he'd "just take the two dollars".

[RebelRose]

Thank you, your advise has been helpful.

[ashwelljames]

i have smf v1.0.7 and cant seem to get adwords or adsence into the forum . any tips please

[RebelRose]

Do you have the ads mod installed?

[TANDIONO.COM]

It's depend on luck factor