I want to start a forum and eventually get enough traffic to sell ad space do any of you have experience with forums?
Technically its not that hard, but getting the traffic/user base is amazingly hard from my experience.
It's almost a catch 22, you need users but you also need users to attract users lol if that makes any sense
You can start a forum in 20 minutes. The tricky part is getting people to use it.
by David Livermore 10 years ago
Is it hard to switch from one mobile phone type to another?I am considering switching from an iPhone to a Windows phone. Technically I know I can do it, but is it a hard adjustment to make? I have been using an iPhone since they were first released. It feels like a big jump to...
by Carlos Santo 15 years ago
I've been researching and looking into starting a forum but I do not think that i will be very great at doing all the scripts and stuff. So if anyone wants to help me run/manage the forum I will be glad to have you on board.P.S I will be glad to fund the project so all you need to do is know how to...
by x 11 years ago
Just an idea I'm tossing out there. How about HP declaring on Monday a blanket forum amnesty for all forum-banned Hubbers?I'm saying Monday so that HP has the weekend to mull the idea over.I am not suggesting any changes to forum rules. If HP grants the amnesty, and a Hubber turns around and...
by Nizam Khan 10 years ago
How do I start a new thread in Hubpages forum ?
by mandybeau 15 years ago
You get the impression that people are making little calls to their Hub buddies, besides just posting........ So therefore, people sometimes gang up. In other words heaps of these posts are contrived.Oh and I love how some people write a totally boring Post and then tell others how boring...
by Susan Holland 13 years ago
Please let me know if I am right or wrong:1. Write hub and publish2. Post link without referral tracker to this forum3. Write 30 hubs in 30 daysMy questions: Can I share these hubs with other sites like SheToldMe, Blogger, etc?Can hubs be about any topic? (within rules of Hub Pages)Thank you!
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