On the internet you can find discussion forums for nearly every topic, from web design, to cooking, to entrepreneurship. Even with so many forum there are only so many people available to visit them which means that competition for visitors is usually stiff. It is not unusual to visit a forum that has been online for three years and only has 100 members. To keep membership at you forum growing daily follow the tips below. They will increase your chances of having a top notch forum that is always active.

1. Optimize your forum. Getting organic traffic from search engines is the best way for any website to succeed.

2. Be different and try to set yourself apart from other successful forums. Have articles, contests, or whatever else your competitors are not doing.

3. Have moderator for your forum. A lack of moderation will lead to an excessive amount of spam. Not only will spam make people reluctant to join it will entice members to leave.

4. Have a lot different topics. People will understand the layout and direction of the forum a lot better.

If you follow the 4 tips above there is no doubt that your forum will be successful.

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