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Discussion in 'Managing Your Online Community' started by Okenyon, Jul 9, 2009.

  1. Okenyon

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    Ok so heres my site - Manly Stuff - Women - Beer - Sport. - Powered by vBulletin

    everything going well, only been open around a month but i get depressed when i see no posting going on and loads of guests but no new members

    so i need you to tell me what i can do to improve the site and what im doing right and wrong

    im so determined to make this a big success i just hate feeling like this....:(
     
  2. kev

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    Move that sidebar on the right hand side - the one that says "connect" and then has the facebook and myspace logos - its breaking the frame.

    Do you have the automatic media embedding modification installed?

    And its going to take a LOT longer then a couple of months before traffic picks up.
     
  3. FullMetalBabe

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    Haste makes waste~

    It's only been open for one month.
     
  4. Okenyon

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    just keep at it?
     
  5. FullMetalBabe

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    Well if you don't keep at it means that you give up, no?
     
  6. Okenyon

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    true....i just get down days when not much goes on, i guess we all get them?
     
  7. FullMetalBabe

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    I think, yes.
     
  8. Soliloquy

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    I still think the dude holding the beer in your logo is crudely drawn; to me it looks more childish then manly. But I'm not qualified to review your forum here, so for all I know it might appeal to your audience. :)
     
  9. Ryan

    Ryan Regular Member

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    I know how you feel. Just keep going. That is the only way :P
     
  10. FullMetalBabe

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    I kind of don't like the skin, gradients do not go at all in my eyes, but as Michelle said, I'm not qualified to say, it might appeal your audience.
     
  11. Kakeru

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    Manly people don't join forums. They hardly use the net.
     
  12. FullMetalBabe

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    You'd be surprised....
     
  13. Okenyon

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    how would you make it better?
     
  14. Okenyon

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    i'm averaging like 100 uniques and 300 page views on my forumhome alone

    surely thats good for a month in?

    Just lack of sign up's!
     
  15. FullMetalBabe

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    Well, in my opinion, your site looks like a confusion between light and dark colors. Stick with one, develop from it the other color, what I mean with that is stick with one hue [dark or light] and then develop from it the opposite, for example if you chose dark at first, develop the same skin in a light way. A logo that really emphasizes manly would be nice.
     
  16. Okenyon

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    make me one? ;)
     
  17. FullMetalBabe

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    One what?
     
  18. Pamela

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    HEYS OKENYON hows U DOIN? well i just had a review of your site well it seemed okay but i guess u need to market it well that would surely generate traffic to your site...best of luck buddy!
     
  19. Okenyon

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    ^please explain?
     
  20. FullMetalBabe

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    Translation: Hey Okenyon, how are you doing? I just took a look at your site and it seemed ok, but I guess you need to market it well, that surely will generate some traffic to your site... Bext of luck, buddy!

    Better? She's basically saying you have to advertise a lot.
     

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