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"Pass the word around"

I have my forums running now but i need some people to join it so pass the word around, i also have a for sale part, will also be looking for mods.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/burtsilicon/


c.b.

Of course, maybe I shouldn't copy/paste links blindly. :)
The first one on the page has a typo. :P

Btw, also have the same problem as reported below. Seems to be random whether I get the forums or a 404 error.

AMD_MAN wrote:
> I see were your coming from garin but i really am expecting a wide
> range fo people to the site and if there are no topics they are
> interested in talking on they will leave, it's basically a matter of
> seeing what happens as it's my first forum, im there for people with
> computer problems and am trained in that subject, i havent started to
> advertise much yet either, so fingers crossed.
>
> c.b.

I didn't mean you should not cover topics, just not create a separate forum for every one.

I see were your coming from garin but i really am expecting a wide range fo people to the site and if there are no topics they are interested in talking on they will leave, it's basically a matter of seeing what happens as it's my first forum, im there for people with computer problems and am trained in that subject, i havent started to advertise much yet either, so fingers crossed.

c.b.

Just to say, you shouldn't have so many forums to start out with I dont think You'll find it much more difficult to build a community because
a) You fragment your community which is fine if you have lots of members but initially, you don't want to isolate people in their forums of interest.
b) It looks bad. Every forum has to start somewhere of course, but for a first time visitor, 15 or so forums of 0-2 posts each really gives a bad impression and makes people less likely to post.

My point being, I guess it wouldn't hurt to streamline your forums and expand as necessary.

Thats strange im having no problems, try this http://members.lycos.co.uk/burntsilicon and register, i have just posted a review and some other bits n bobs.

c.b.

I'm getting the same error as well.

:-(

http://members.lycos.co.uk/burtsilicon/ doesn't work, AMD_MAN. I've tried it loads of times. I always get an error from Lycos saying the file can't be found

Got it!

It's called Submit Wolf.

It'll submit you site to a lot of the succesful search engines around.

http://www.submitcorner.com/Software/Submitwolf/

You have to pay for the actual software, but there's always evaluations! :)

Or.. P2P!

I don't know how much this'll help because I've never tried it properly.
But I was watching over the shoulder of my dad, he submitted his site to a lot of them, including Google and Yahoo and the results turned up on the top of the first page. Good good!

Hope it helps.

cheers.

c.b.