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The simple answer to this would to be get into the user’s shoes and think what they would like. There has been a raging debate for years now on whether a mobile app is a must-have for the success of a forum. Forum owners have had vastly divided opinions. Some say that mobile apps play no role in...

Every forum owner dreams of their forum showing up on the first page of Google Search for at least one or two keywords. Imagine getting hundreds of new visitors pouring into your forum on a daily basis, wouldn’t that be great. While getting on the first page or rather anywhere in first 10 pages...

There have been highly divided opinions among forum users and owners regarding the future of community forums. While many continue to stick to their optimistic stand, the number of people with a pessimistic opinion seems to increase by the day. With the advent of social media and its takeover of...

Everyone knows how easy it is create and run a Facebook group. With the popularity of Facebook growing, a large chunk of the audience on community forums have shifted to Facebook groups. Now, the biggest question that arises is whether Facebook groups is as good as a community forums? Could...

App Store Optimization is crucial for forum owners to get their apps found in the App store by the right users. Like how your webpages need to be optimized for search engines, likewise your app page on the App store must be optimized, so that it appears in the right searches, gets more downloads...

As a forum owner, one of the biggest responsibilities to shoulder is keeping the forum free of spam. It can be quite a task dealing with human spammers and spam bots on a daily basis. Spammers try to come up new tactics to continue spamming without getting caught which is why forum owners can...

Forums are a place which are meant to have meaningful, healthy and respectful discussions. But sometimes the environment in the forum is spoilt by users who try to bully and be rude to others. While moderators are often there to monitor and correct this kind of behavior, sometimes it starts...

When it comes to monetizing a forum, there are numerous strategies a forum owner can use. Depending on factors like forum domain, forum size and forum users; a forum owner may decide on choosing a mix of options to optimize the amount of revenue that can be made per month. Apart from paying the...

Growing an audience for a forum is not as simple as it seems. After all, your forum is just a tiny particle in the internet galaxy. Relying on word of mouth is just not enough to bring in the numbers. First, the forum owner needs to know exactly who their audience is and where they are present...

The real indicator of a forum’s success is the consistent growth of its membership and activity levels. Many forums reach a certain growth and get stuck there. Forum owners often are clueless on how to get more users to their forum and this leads to a downward slide for the forum. New users need...

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