How I Scaled my Forum
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This document discusses 5 top challenges of managing forum growth: 1) Increasing traffic which causes more problems, 2) Users driving traffic but also finding ways to cause issues, requiring guidelines, 3) Moderating not being easy and good moderators being difficult to find, requiring guidelines for them as well, 4) Costs rising with traffic so advertising, affiliate links, or paid content is needed, and 5) Needing good, reliable hosting with uptime, performance, 24/7 service and specialization in the software.
How I Scaled my Forum
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- 9. Managing Forum Growth Top 5
- 10. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth
- 11. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Users Rule / Users Suck
- 12. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Users Rule / Users Suck All in moderation
- 13. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Users Rule / Users Suck All in moderation Someone has to pay for it
- 14. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Users Rule / Users Suck All in moderation Someone has to pay for it Good reliable hosting
- 15. Managing Forum Growth Top 5
- 16. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth
- 17. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Root of most problems
- 18. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Root of most problems Can’t stop the growth (sorta)
- 19. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Root of most problems Can’t stop the growth (sorta) Bigger = More Diversity = More headaches
- 20. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Root of most problems Can’t stop the growth (sorta) Bigger = More Diversity = More headaches Rising costs
- 21. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Root of most problems Can’t stop the growth (sorta) Bigger = More Diversity = More headaches Rising costs More of your time and resources
- 22. Managing Forum Growth Top 5
- 23. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Users Rule / Users Suck
- 24. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Users Rule / Users Suck users drive your traffic
- 25. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Users Rule / Users Suck users drive your traffic users will amaze you
- 26. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Users Rule / Users Suck users drive your traffic users will amaze you they are your customers 24/7
- 27. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Users Rule / Users Suck users drive your traffic users will amaze you they are your customers 24/7 users find new and amazing ways to screw it up
- 28. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Users Rule / Users Suck users drive your traffic users will amaze you they are your customers 24/7 users find new and amazing ways to screw it up users need guidelines/boundaries
- 29. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Users Rule / Users Suck users drive your traffic users will amaze you they are your customers 24/7 users find new and amazing ways to screw it up users need guidelines/boundaries users occasionally need to go
- 30. Managing Forum Growth Top 5
- 31. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 All in moderation
- 32. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 All in moderation moderating isn’t easy
- 33. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 All in moderation moderating isn’t easy customer service first
- 34. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 All in moderation moderating isn’t easy customer service first decent moderators are tough to find
- 35. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 All in moderation moderating isn’t easy customer service first decent moderators are tough to find moderators need guidelines/boundaries as well
- 36. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 All in moderation moderating isn’t easy customer service first decent moderators are tough to find moderators need guidelines/boundaries as well moderator/admin peer review
- 37. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 All in moderation moderating isn’t easy customer service first decent moderators are tough to find moderators need guidelines/boundaries as well moderator/admin peer review keep it in perspective
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- 39. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it
- 40. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it rising traffic = rising costs
- 41. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it rising traffic = rising costs think about advertising early
- 42. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it rising traffic = rising costs think about advertising early relevant advertising
- 43. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it rising traffic = rising costs think about advertising early relevant advertising market/target specific advertisers
- 44. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it rising traffic = rising costs think about advertising early relevant advertising market/target specific advertisers ad networks
- 45. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it rising traffic = rising costs think about advertising early relevant advertising market/target specific advertisers ad networks affiliate link programs
- 46. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it rising traffic = rising costs think about advertising early relevant advertising market/target specific advertisers ad networks affiliate link programs Post Release/paid posts
- 47. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Some one needs to pay for it rising traffic = rising costs think about advertising early relevant advertising market/target specific advertisers ad networks affiliate link programs Post Release/paid posts charging users
- 48. Managing Forum Growth Top 5
- 49. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Good reliable hosting
- 50. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Good reliable hosting uptime is critical
- 51. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Good reliable hosting uptime is critical decent performance and speed
- 52. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Good reliable hosting uptime is critical decent performance and speed solid, reliable service 24/7
- 53. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Good reliable hosting uptime is critical decent performance and speed solid, reliable service 24/7 specialization in hosting your software
- 54. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Good reliable hosting uptime is critical decent performance and speed solid, reliable service 24/7 specialization in hosting your software seek recommendations
- 55. Managing Forum Growth Top 5 Traffic Growth Users Rule / Users Suck All in moderation Someone has to pay for it Good reliable hosting
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