ses5909
07-27-2007, 04:47 AM
I've been a part of Forums and Communities for years now, at various levels of participation and moderation. The thing I haven't done yet though, is attempt to start my own community from scratch...until now.
I am a blogger and I love to blog. I've seen the current blogging resources and communities out there and just haven't liked what I've seen. So, I decided to build something myself.
My Goal: My goal for the website in its entirety is to really build a solid resource for both beginner and seasoned bloggers; those that do it for business and those that just rant.
The community, I think, will be the core to it. I decided to launch the community last week while I finish programming the rest of the site in my spare time.
My questions and review request are related to the content and to keeping the momentum. The site is only 8 days old, but seems to be doing well so far. I am curious if I have covered all of the topics without having too many forums so as not to appear dead.
I am slowly changing the icons to match the site's theme. I am considering holding a contest and wondering which would be the best to have.
1. Whoever can get the most number of referrals in a specified time or
2. Whoever can start the most threads in a specified time in a particular forum area.
I'd love to hear anyone's advice. Please review my Blog Forum (http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog-forum/)
I am a blogger and I love to blog. I've seen the current blogging resources and communities out there and just haven't liked what I've seen. So, I decided to build something myself.
My Goal: My goal for the website in its entirety is to really build a solid resource for both beginner and seasoned bloggers; those that do it for business and those that just rant.
The community, I think, will be the core to it. I decided to launch the community last week while I finish programming the rest of the site in my spare time.
My questions and review request are related to the content and to keeping the momentum. The site is only 8 days old, but seems to be doing well so far. I am curious if I have covered all of the topics without having too many forums so as not to appear dead.
I am slowly changing the icons to match the site's theme. I am considering holding a contest and wondering which would be the best to have.
1. Whoever can get the most number of referrals in a specified time or
2. Whoever can start the most threads in a specified time in a particular forum area.
I'd love to hear anyone's advice. Please review my Blog Forum (http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog-forum/)