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    Have you ever ran a forum contest?

    I have had a couple of contests. One had a great response. Some others we a bust. I now have a contest mod for my site. I pick with user...
    Post by: Flexin, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: SEO, Traffic and Revenue
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    Do you make or lose money from your forum?

    My forum does not make any money. I have sold some ads but not two many. I have been open for a year and a half. I sold enough to cover about 5...
    Post by: Flexin, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    Why are so many forum admins scared of links to other forums?

    I think the big issue is competing forums. I think because of that they just don't allow any. If they are posting quality then I don't have a...
    Post by: Flexin, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    Do you do anything about members with zero posts?

    I check them. I delete the Russian ones after having a rush of them come in with just spam. Most I leave for a b it to see if they will post. If...
    Post by: Flexin, Sep 1, 2012 in forum: Member and Staff Management
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    Would You Ditch Your Current Software?

    My first forum uses Xenforo and I have no plans to change that any time soon. I want to build one or two more forums this year. At least one and...
    Post by: Flexin, Sep 1, 2012 in forum: Community Forum Software
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    What are your Forum goals?

    My short term goals (1 year or less) are... Award all 30 "Founding member" banners to members over the next 2-3 months Grow to 1000 members....
    Post by: Flexin, Sep 1, 2012 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    Minimum character limit

    I don't think I have a set limit. If I do then I want to remove it. I want good posts. Sometimes you are going to get short replies. I want...
    Post by: Flexin, Sep 1, 2012 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    Do you ask members to create threads?

    I don't normally ask them to start threads. My site is on cars so if they mention that they did anything to their car I do let them know about my...
    Post by: Flexin, Aug 12, 2012 in forum: Member and Staff Management
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    Should you even care about people who aren't fans of your niche?

    I care about all my members. One thing I noticed over the years being a part of many sites is that there are times were people just want to talk...
    Post by: Flexin, Aug 12, 2012 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    Posting: do you find it easy or hard?

    Some days its very easy. Other days I want to grow my hair so I can pull it out. I would sometimes think of threads while driving at work and...
    Post by: Flexin, Aug 12, 2012 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    How and Why did you start your forum?

    I was searching for info years ago. The first couple of links were forums. This happened many times. If they had good info and traffic I would...
    Post by: Flexin, Aug 12, 2012 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    I have a deal for you! FREE TRAFFIC to your FORUM

    Your RSS feed: http://www.gearheadcentral.com/index.php?forums/-/index.rss Hash tag you want added to the updates: #Gearheadcentral Your "real"...
    Post by: Flexin, Aug 12, 2012 in forum: Admin Talk News
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    As the forum grows, do you remain active?

    I plan on staying active. If I have the staff to keep things rolling then I could spend less time but I plan on being active. Thats part of the...
    Post by: Flexin, Jun 26, 2012 in forum: Member and Staff Management
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    Google or facebook or twitter?

    I use all three of them. They all have their pros and cons. And now with a forum I use all three to try to promote my site. The site is still...
    Post by: Flexin, Jun 26, 2012 in forum: SEO, Traffic and Revenue
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    Users able to edit thread titles - yay or nay?

    I will have to check mine but I don't think they can edit a title. Not sure. I would rather they didn't. I know I gave a short time limit for...
    Post by: Flexin, Jun 26, 2012 in forum: Member and Staff Management