| RE:INPUT NEEDED. C4GURU.COM |
Subject: RE:INPUT NEEDED. C4GURU.COM by Shadow on 2008/3/1 15:14:23 At the risk of repeating many of the things said here, you need several things to make this site grow. Advertising-It doesn't matter HOW you do it, just do it (sorry NIKE). Remember brand X before it went supernova? They had gatherings regionally pretty regularly. People who wanted to would put a windshield banner or sticker on thier car. T-shirts were made for various reasons (The Misfits, etc) with the forum name on them. When there was a show or big event, Brand X would have a table or booth set up with a big damned banner that read...brand X!  Throw enough mud at a wall and some of it's bound to stick Links...whenever and wherever possible. T-shirts-Make 'em available. If you want one, buy one. POLOS- I wear a lot of polos. They're comfortable, semi-professional enough that I can wear one to a meeting or gathering without looking like I just left the shade tree  The site: Make it bolder and more interesting. As some have mentioned, it's pretty white bread right now  Just no flash or eye appeal. It doesn't have to have rotating heads and bouncing pencils and you mentioned, just some eye appeal The boxes around the posts...dump them. It get's a little confusing with the quotes and such and just doesn't look quite right. A move more toward Brand X's format might be a good thing Make it easier (via a button or tab) to find new posts, a user CP to find replys to your onw posts and make the other forums more visible. When I check in here, I hit new post and find a handful (maybe) of new posts. I totally miss anything in the other forums and have trouble finding things I've posted in before. It may be there but it needs to be K.I.S.S. for a lot of us. I don't have the time, energy or interest to have to dig for shit! I spend my days digging for information, I'm NOT going to spend my free time doing it...I'll move on...as will others. Better emoticons! These blow... And finally as said previously, we need NEW BLOOD! Having a site with a lot of answers is great, but not for an active forum You need a lot of traffic...posts, threads, etc. to keep it lively. There's another site I visit occasionally. I like the format and eye appeal, but the traffic is so slow there that I hardly go back anymore There's a lot more to be done, but lets start with the simple stuff first |
