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
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
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
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
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