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How To Make The Forum For You

Started by Agent Z, March 01, 2008, 03:55:56 PM

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Agent Z

Welcome to my guide on how to make the forum for you

Chapters:
1. Learning the basics
2. creating the forum
3. tips

Learning the basics

Ok first you need to learn the basics of the forums, so i am going to give you some links and info to help you!


hxxp:www.mysmf.com/free-forum.php [nonactive]

My Smf is a great forum host because it is a short URL, has a brilliant support forum.

you need to read the TOS and rules.

If you are unsure PM admins or mods

Creating the forum

Setup your forum and make yourself a goal and try and reach it! dont just give up because you havent achived your goal after a few days, it takes time for members to find your forum/join. Members use there time wiesly mostly on there own forum.

tips

1. setup a poll and let members vote for what forum catagory they want
2. make your own theme to get members on your forum quicker
3. adivitise your forum in other forums (dont spam it or you wont get any members)
4.try to give the members what they want
5. reward your members carefully dont just sit there and give them admin because they joined let them have a good reward that you can trust them with
6. Post on your own to reach 40 -100 posts detaild posts and then advitise
7. try to make the forum default icons the ones you have made

More comming soon

(if you have any for me to add please say)

Free Town

very nice guide, but i use a free host for the time, its less restricting because free smf forums have restrictions.

Thanks,
GamerShare

lordtron

Free SMF Forums is restricting, good thing I didn't go with them then.

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