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We understand that many entrepreneurs know how to implement their ideas successfully but don’t really have any ideas to get started. As a result we have developed a Niche Generator which offers a plethora of market and web data!

Markets tend to fail and pickup rapidly, it’s important to analyze these markets and be able to anticipate when the next big thing is going to hit. To cater for this we have included a simple market status tool, which will present to the user how the market has been performing on monthly and yearly  scale.

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First off I would like to apologize for the lack of posts that have been presented lately. As the rest of you guys I hope, there have been a few things coming up from time to time and my brief career with Watford Observer took some valuable minutes out of my day. For those keen readers, I did actually get fired from the blogger position, no clue why but we’ll cover that in another post.

Onto the slightly more exciting stuff. Judging from the success of my previous book titled “Torrent Traffic” I have decided to write yet another mind blowing tale of lust and adventure. In other words, domains intertwined with online real estate. Good news is, writing has officially begun and unlike the last one attempts will be made to get this book published.

The book will incorporate a non fictional tale of business with a technical How To piece of literature which will without a doubt aid you in earning anywhere from $1 to $1,000,000 of income online. Covering topics ranging from domain registration to selling for profit, it will consist of approximately two hundred enlightening pages.

Updates will be posted as development continues.

Kind Regards,
Eric

In the current age we live in, which is centered around communities both online and off it is crucial that you develop an online presence. For most people this may entail building a website, populating it with a few pictures and letting it sit there but to be honest, this won’t suffice and will by no means give you the satisfaction of having a real job.  Here is where the online community or a “forum” as it is known shows its face.

Being a forum creator  and community developer myself, I’m here to tell you that it really does make your life harder at first. The constant activity, maintenance, promotion and all round lack of sleep exhausts you. Now don’t take this on board as discouragement from establishing a social network because after all that is  not what this article is about.

Over the last five years, I have learned that there are a few essential things you must focus on during the early stages of your website.  Let me remind you that when I say “essential” I’m not just beating around the bush, your forum will FAIL if these things are not implemented.

Forum Activity

As I’m writing this article, I’m constantly checking up one of my forums and making sure I’m posting and contributing. This is potentially the most important thing you should place your time towards because otherwise it will die out before you can say “hey, where did my forum go?”. I cannot stress this enough, ensure that your members are as active as possible and post new topics as much as you can (controversial ones help). The more lifeless a forum is the less likely people are going to want to join it. You see, the reason behind this is that one usually joins a forum in order to interact with other people interested in the same topic, so if nobody is talking then what is the benefit of joining? The way you can workaround this is by creating a few other accounts from which you can post. I recommend about four or so as it will depict some kind of activeness. Keep those 4 members logged on as much as possible and posting a great amount.

If you are having trouble attempting to log in with all accounts you can use a proxy server or have another browser running in the background.

Treat your members nicely

Make your forum actually feel like a community, set up automated messages and send out constant “what’s going on?” type posts . When you see that a new member has joined instantly welcome him to the site and point them to any help they may require. If he creates a topic introducing himself use all your other accounts to welcome him to the site. Later down the track think about giving some members special perks, perhaps a few new features or even a minor payment if you have the funds available.

Constant Updates

The primary thing which you should try to center your development strategy around is progression, make it appear as if your forum is moving quickly, even if it’s not. This sense of progression can be achieved through constant updates which to be honest are mandatory in any business especially online communities. Updates can be as simple as a weekly email or as complex as a complete site redesign. Ultimately it’s in your discretion on how you decide to keep things moving forward.  Judging from the success of my own Skateboard Forum I recommend you install some type of new modification or template edit every month or so. In addition to this you should potentially manipulate the post, member and topic data, this encourages guests to become a part of the site and gives your members the illusion that it is growing faster.

Nobody enjoys slow development or a monotonous forum that remains exactly the same for five years. As a result, statistics show that this is one of the highest contributing factors to the demise of your website.

Staff Members

Nine times out of ten, anyone interested in the subject of your forum will be happy to moderate for free. It provides them with a feeling of power and singularity from the rest of your members and results in them caring for the site as well as helping it succeed. Hiring staff members is virtually essential when running a forum, simply because it is almost impossible to build it from the ground up in a timely manner otherwise.

Unfortunately it isn’t all that easy, there are a few important things you must bear in mind when electing your staff.

Niche Specific

As mentioned above, people who are genuinely interested in the activity your site revolves around will undoubtedly make better staff members. They will contribute more posts and inform you of any possible suggestions they may have in regards to the production of the site.

Maturity Level

Simple enough, make sure they are old enough to drive and act like at least somewhat educated adults.  Potential staff candidates may also need to have some prior knowledge of the forum software you are using if it is considerably complicated.

Power Abuse

Make sure that the staff employed will not be abusing their powers to make themselves feel better. This may include doing things like banning unnecessary members, editing posts and so forth.

Activeness

Again we return to the issue of activity, it is compulsory that the staff remain relatively active on the site in order to monitor the behaviour of members and deal with any possible spam attacks.

Promotion

Another crucial step in the development of your forum, promotion. Throughout the life of the site you must attempt to promote it in every which way, seriously, whatever it takes. There are hundreds of promotion techniques available on the internet which will aid you in spreading the word. Here are a few that I believe stand out the most in the potential success or failure of your website.

Related site advertising

There is absolutely no point in spamming up unrelated websites with links to yours, mainly because it’s going to be pointless traffic. You are not going to be targeting a profitable demographic, these people may visit your site, browse for about ten seconds and then never let you bask in their company again.  Instead you should aim to leave comments on websites which contain viewers who are interested in what you have to offer. Perhaps comment a blog about cooking if that is your niche.

Unorthodox methods

Of course for those who are not fond of the traditional advertising strategies there are some which are on the other side of the ethical spectrum. These may include things like black hat search engine optimization, buying links and advertising through torrents. For those who are interested in harnessing the power of torrents as a form of promotion I have written a book titled, Torrent Traffic which may help you.

And there you have it folks a relatively easy to read guide on how to build up a successful online community. Obviously there have been a few minor things which I haven’t mentioned, simply because I didn’t want to bore you with 5000 more words. If you have any questions or requests don’t hesitate to ask.

In my opinon the number one rule to follow in any business endeavour is to NEVER limit yourself to only one area of the business. By limiting yourself to a specific region you are limiting profit and therefore hindering your business from growing. The basic prinicipal which you should live by is the “I have to try it at least once, because who knows whether it will work” theory. 

When I first started trying to make a living online I found myself only focused on doing so through Google Adsense, which I later on learned was a big mistake. I had read stories of people earning thousands upon thousands of dollars each month from just running a fairly successful website.  So as you would have thought my Adsense efforts failed quite quickly and I found myself dishing out more money for PPC (Pay Per Click) than I was receiving from actual ad clicks. 

A few months passed and I realized that what I was doing wasn’t working so after some thorough research I came across affiliate marketing plans and other CPM networks. More time went by and my income started to increase so I figured I would incorporate all of what I had learned and see how it pans out. Easier said than done so don’t stress if you are reading this and are still dumbfounded as to how it all happens. 

To cut right to the point more time went by and I started targeting larger areas of internet marketing, ergo slowly but steadily increasing my daily revenue. The thing to take away from this story is that whether you are running a barber shop or an ecommerce store you should always try to expand your horizons, think ahead and attract a wider audience. In order to acheive you sound make an attempt to try every new business opportunity AT LEAST once. 

In conclusion even if you are happy with current income you must not stop there, but instead search for other ways by which you can increase that revenue stream. Something to remember however, is that if you see that a technique or method isn’t working for you, drop it. You shoudn’t wait half a year and put yourself in debt, set out a “deadline” for each method you’re using and if you are not making a profit by then, abandon the project and move onto something else.