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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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Have you had an idea for a forum but been too scared to start it?
Started by Resting Witch Face ·
Have you had an idea for a forum but been too scared to start it?
Over the years, I had so many different ideas for forums, but then I would overthink them and then would be scared to start them, believing they would flop.
This past year, though, I decided to move my BTS blog from WordPress to Xenforo and kept adding news to the site, but I a...
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Forum Spark
Started by Gizmo Borden ·
Forum Spark
Have you ever come across Forum Spark? What are your thoughts? I think it's the greatest free forum software and love using it,
ForumSpark
ForumSpark - the community platform you actually...
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What is the best forum software to use for a new online community?
Started by Uptrend ·
What is the best forum software to use for a new online community?
I have try different options like phpBB for free but my forum look like it was designed in the dial-up era, and the mobile experience is like a torture. Then, also you have XenForo that is so beautiful but the license fee is something else, very expensive. What do you recommend?
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But are the new forum members just spammers and/or spambots?
Started by Jason ·
But are the new forum members just spammers and/or spambots?
I’m getting a steady stream of new members to one my forums - but I doubt if it’s really music lovers. 🤔
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How long did it take for your website to get fully indexed by Google?
Started by Uptrend ·
How long did it take for your website to get fully indexed by Google?
This is like a waiting game that can make someone lose their mind. You go through stress to publish content, you submit sitemap and still Google ignores you like your site didn't exist at all. Some people say it will take 2-3 weeks for google to start showing yours site in searc...
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How soon until you make someone staff?
Started by BatHairDay ·
How soon until you make someone staff?
How soon do you wait after a member joins your forum before you'll make him/her staff?
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Exchanges, spread out or stuck in one forum?
Started by BatHairDay ·
Exchanges, spread out or stuck in one forum?
When you do a post exchange with someone, do you try to spread your posts throughout the entire forum, or do you concentrate on one specific area?
What do you expect from the person doing an exchange on your forum?
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How much do you pay your staff?
Started by Heatman ·
How much do you pay your staff?
If you employed any staff in helping to run and manage your community, how do you pay them?
Do you pay them weekly or monthly or yearly or you doing pay them at all because you only hire free volunteers?
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Finding trustworthy tech help?
Started by BatHairDay ·
Finding trustworthy tech help?
How do you find people who have tech knowledge to help on your forum that you can trust?
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Affiliate Buttons
Started by Senkusha ·
Affiliate Buttons
Earlier this week, I set out to design my first Affiliate Web Button. You know, those little buttons that are 88x31px, and I have to say that in the process of designing my first one, I've learned quite a bit. I'm not 100% happy with what I created, but it's a start. It simply...
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Criticism about your forum that was true?
Started by BatHairDay ·
Criticism about your forum that was true?
Have you ever received criticism about your forum, that eventually you realized was actually true? What happened? Did you change things because of that criticism?
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Do you take part in post exchanges to help build your forum content?
Started by Resting Witch Face ·
Do you take part in post exchanges to help build your forum content?
Another great way to help build up content and also engagement in your forum is to take part in forum post exchanges with other forum owners.
This is something that I have done quite often in the past, and as much as it can help with content and engagement, a lot of the time, t...
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How many websites or domain names do you own?
Started by Bawse ·
How many websites or domain names do you own?
I have four websites, two of which are still under development. How about you?
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How often do you promote your websites?
Started by cpvr ·
How often do you promote your websites?
How often do you tend to promote your websites? Do you delicate a few hours per week where you do nothin but promote your websites, or do you promote every other week?
What's your go to tactic in regards to promoting your websites?
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Who is your favourite hosting provider?
Started by Resting Witch Face ·
Who is your favourite hosting provider?
Over the years, I have used many different hosting providers, and I remember the first one I ever went with was BigWetFishhosting, which was until I found out that when using their shared hosting, you were sharing with around 200 - 300 others, which caused slow loading and a lot...
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