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Originally Posted by LouiseLloyd
Lots of posting / fake members... make the forum appear active and that a community already exists, people are sheep.
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So true
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Originally Posted by sonofsam
Look up the story on how reddit.com started
The 2 founders created a ton of fake accounts and posted to make the appear the site was active. Nobody will post on a dead forum.
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Correct
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Originally Posted by XXXtrailers
start niche forum
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Agree or create a few niche sub forum categories
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Originally Posted by loreen
Unfortunately even much lower  |
Depends on the quality and quantity of the messages being posted.
.05 to .25c a post, and as little as .01 to .02c a word.
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Originally Posted by DamageX
If you have any leads where I can get posters at those rates, please let me know. And will they jus post mindless crap, or will it actually make sense?
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Craigslist, DP, here on GFY. There are tons of people offering up their writing skills.
One additional piece of advice, if you have a large enough lead list for whom you would like to see join your forum, consider it an "invite only" in the beginning. Everyone loves the idea of feeling special, and then assumes the room is thinner, because this is only open to smaller "members" group only. Make sense?