| 6. Marketing Your Forum to Build a Community
Now that you've created your forum and you're ready to go, let's start marketing! One thing to make a note of, is before you even think about marketing your community, you should have at least some interaction going on; otherwise people will come and just leave. That's one of the many tips you'll learn in this video series. It's often easy to go all out and try all types of marketing methods, but the secret is to start small. Go to places where people are already interacting in your niche and build from there. |
| 5. Building Your Community Content: Content Content Content
We all know when you initially build your community you need interaction. But to even get to that point, there are several things you need to do, such as publish some basic content in your threads. It's been known that people usually don't respond to empty threads, but respond to content or posts that are already there. You'll learn how to plan your categories and forums so that you don't overwhelm yourself. You'll also learn how to motivate your members, which keeps the interaction moving. |
