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Fan Club for those who enjoy using the Forum Spark hosted platform.
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If you could change anything about Forum Spark, what would you change?
Latest by Lunelle ·
If you could change anything about Forum Spark, what would you change?
I have noticed that Forum Spark is becoming very popular in the forum world, and I will admit, from what I have seen, it does look like an amazing forum option for those who wish to start out a new forum, which I am currently looking into. I have seen so much about what people en...
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What is the most unsuccessful forum niche?
Latest by Jigsaw ·
What is the most unsuccessful forum niche?
The niche isn’t a problem as there’s fans of everything, it’s whether the owner can keep the community active by posting, new additions, etc etc.
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What feature could you not run your website without?
Started by SparkPlug ·
What feature could you not run your website without?
Hey everyone! 👋SparkPlug here! ⚡When you're building or managing a website, it's easy to get caught up adding new features, tweaking the design, and trying out different tools.But if you had to narrow it down, what's the one feature or tool you couldn't imagine running your web...
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Forum or Blog? Which would you choose today based on the internet today?
Started by Lunelle ·
Forum or Blog? Which would you choose today based on the internet today?
Forums and blogs are still thriving on the internet, but many will say that blogs tend to do better than forums as it stands in 2026, despite forums still being widely used by many on the internet, even now. If you were given an option to open either a blog or a forum today, and...
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How often do you create content on your own forum?
Started by Lunelle ·
How often do you create content on your own forum?
No forum can thrive without new content being posted on a regular basis. When first creating and opening a new forum, many find it best to ensure they have a range of topics available for new members to respond to, and have said that has helped kick-start their forum after openin...
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How Often Should You Publish New Blog Posts?
Started by Cool-writer ·
How Often Should You Publish New Blog Posts?
There are many people who regularly publish blog posts on their website. This is actually a good thing because your website really needs fresh content. If you do not publish fresh content, your website will not rank well in searhe engines. I believe that you should publish conten...
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What should the homepage of a forum look like?
Started by Glitch ·
What should the homepage of a forum look like?
How do you feel the homage of any forum should be? Very simple, or going all out?I think that the homepage design of a forum needs to be simple and not overwhelming. Too much put into it can turn people away who are looking for a good forum to join. There are forums that I've see...
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Is blogging a good hobby?
Started by Cool-writer ·
Is blogging a good hobby?
Making money should not be your only goal when it comes to starting a blog. Unfortunately, many people start a blog because they want to make money. Many people start a blog just for fun. Many people are enthusiastic about blogging and they are the ones who become successful blog...
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Do You Regularly Update Old Blog Posts?
Started by Cool-writer ·
Do You Regularly Update Old Blog Posts?
I reckon that many people believe that you should be publishing latest and updated information on your blog. This is one of the most crucial things, as updated information is something people actually love. However, I have read hat updating your blog posts on a regular basis coul...
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How much revenue can a Forum make
Started by ShadowGhoul ·
How much revenue can a Forum make
I’m curious to hear from experienced webmasters: what’s the typical range of earnings you can get from ads and other revenue streams on your forum? Is it more like a few dollars, hundreds, or beyond? Also, what are some ways to boost your revenue?
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How do you handle those that keeps breaking the rules?
Started by EerieTwilight ·
How do you handle those that keeps breaking the rules?
Every forum has their rules and regulations that guide the activities on the forums. But there are some members that must surely break those rules. How do you handle these ones in your community?
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How often do you issue the ban hammer?
Started by EerieTwilight ·
How often do you issue the ban hammer?
Every community owner does not want to reduce their members by banning the ones that misbehave. Banning a member just means there will be less interactions. But it gets to a point where they are left with no choice. To what extent does it have to go before you ban members?
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What do you dislike about blogging?
Started by Cool-writer ·
What do you dislike about blogging?
There are many people who actually love blogging. They regularly update their blogs and they post engaging content on their blogs. However, there will always be something about blogging many people actually hate. For example, I really dislike competition. SEO competition is one o...
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How to start a blog in the horror niche?
Started by Cool-writer ·
How to start a blog in the horror niche?
I am really fascinated about the horror niche. It is one of the most mysterious niches out there. You can write about spooky stuff such as ghist, big foot, UFO, etc. There are just various different things you could write about. Having said that, starting a horror blog is not tha...
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What is one thing you wish you knew before you started a community?
Started by Resting Witch Face ·
What is one thing you wish you knew before you started a community?
Each of us, as community owners, had to start somewhere, and along the way of learning how to build up and run a community, we have made mistakes and even not been aware of some things we were doing wrong, or even missing out on doing when we started our first community. What is...
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What made you start your first site?
Started by Bawse ·
What made you start your first site?
I started my first website about 20 years ago. I was inspired by @cpvr when I joined https://virtualpetlist.com in its early days, which eventually led me to start coding my own site.I learned a lot from a virtual pet site that had been hacked, and its code was released publicly....
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How do you deal with "toxic regulars" who are otherwise active posters?
Started by Midnight Gremlin ·
How do you deal with "toxic regulars" who are otherwise active posters?
Every forum webmaster eventually runs into that one member who poses a genuine dilemma for the mod team. They’ve been around forever, they account for a huge chunk of your daily post count, and they often start great discussions - but they’re also argumentative, passive-aggressiv...
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