Savage X
01-30-2008, 08:52 PM
A technique to help pull your forum off the ground at launch that I have found to be useful in the past is to tell people about your forum before it opens.
That's right, let people know what is coming. Convince them that this community will be a place they will like, before publicly showing it. Do this with juicy news, sneak peeks, and whatever it may be that you think will create anticipation.
If you can successfully pull it off and follow through with the plans, you should have a handful of people waiting to join the forum the second it opens. Sure, some people may not want to join regardless, because it is still an empty forum, but you're bound to get some.
That's right, let people know what is coming. Convince them that this community will be a place they will like, before publicly showing it. Do this with juicy news, sneak peeks, and whatever it may be that you think will create anticipation.
If you can successfully pull it off and follow through with the plans, you should have a handful of people waiting to join the forum the second it opens. Sure, some people may not want to join regardless, because it is still an empty forum, but you're bound to get some.