How do you keep activity levels up during the weekend?

Discussion in 'Managing Your Online Community' started by Soliloquy, Jun 20, 2009.

  1. Soliloquy

    Soliloquy Regular Member

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    I've noticed that my forum activity levels dip during the weekend; I guess everyone is off doing other things. Is there any way to get them up? Have you tried anything that works?
     
  2. 50calray

    50calray Grand Master

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    Weekend traffic...what is that? Just about everyone on my site is local and they all own a hotrod or three. It doesn't matter what the cost of fuel is either, race gas was running 12-15/gallon back when oil was up and these people was still racing. Then today they starting filming a new hotrod TV show...think it airs on Fox. So I can forget weekend traffic for a while awww.adminaddict.net_data_MetaMirrorCache_d693a3ab819e80eb04fa414ed860c3c9.gif
     
  3. Ryan

    Ryan Regular Member

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    I wish.

    I am busy on the weekends, dead in the week.
     
  4. Soliloquy

    Soliloquy Regular Member

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    It sure is different for every site; my Google Analytics graph looks like the path of a bouncing ball, coming back to earth on Saturdays :) :(
     
  5. Abomination

    Abomination Zealot

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    It is a normal cycle, and I think it is healthy. If they are always sitting in front of their computer 7 days a week they tend to get irritable eventually.
     
  6. Nick

    Nick Regular Member

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    I don't think it's an issue with every site. Our activity here usually dies on Wednesday and picks up on Saturday. Monday is the big-bang (usually) and activity is flourishing until Wednesday again.

    Weekends are usually pretty active here. :)
     
  7. 2dub

    2dub Regular Member

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    Same here but I expect most amateur baseball umpires are out calling games over the weekend.

    Besides forums are best for sitting at your desk and looking busy while not really working. Weekends I don't have that problem.
     
  8. lyco

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    AMEN OMG SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH ME lol
     
  9. Velocity

    Velocity Newcomer

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    I agree. I do toss in some single-player puzzle-type games for the weekends, just in case someone is bored enough to stop by, but overall I think it's good that people aren't doing something online 24/7.

    Sure - because our own forums are all empty on the weekends, this is our chance to blather on somewhere else. :D
     
  10. FullMetalBabe

    FullMetalBabe Zealot

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    x.x Dip levels on weekend!? So backwards on Pisoga. It's more active on the weekends. We are waiting for a spike during the summer!
     
  11. Nick

    Nick Regular Member

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    :lol: That's actually a good hypothesis. You're probably right!
     

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