Do what do not do forum

Because of bad writing, so seldom write, only look. I do not know how many webmasters have done forums, the success of how many. Now often see people say what they want to do forum forum, and I think of "forum" two words, I have a little shudder. Not otherwise, the construction process is really simple, the installation of a successful moment, It does bring a sense of achievement, eager to do the webmaster of the forum, you are really ready?

Brief introduction: 2006 I and many people like, with DZ set up a forum, to 2008 5-June, the forum Average daily Online 2-3000 people no problem, the number of posts is also 2-3000. The number of members is 20.3 million, but it was then that I closed the forum. Oh, is it stupid? Allow me one by one ways, these are definitely personal experience.

First, the direction of the forum, planning.

I'm more or less, and the reason for shutting down the site has it. Once the planning of the Forum is inaccurate, it is difficult to make changes later. Planning includes, the division of the plate, the classification of posts, membership hierarchy (especially important, the division of membership and permissions directly affect the enthusiasm of the Forum members)

Second, the Forum content accumulation

Before the forum is no one, also did not post, can only be their own to post, my original approach is in addition to their own hair and invited a backward person to pay the hair. Such a time I have at least 3 months, the post has accumulated a lot of vests countless. hahaha, I remember giving that old brother a day at least 10 vests. .

Third, the Forum's publicity

The way I advertise is nothing special, but it's all done. Personally think or go to the same industry website propaganda most effective. Because the target user group is clear. I have always felt that the site itself has not done well, to publicize. Such stationmaster is a waste of time. Since the people who come here can't stay, publicity is meaningless.

Well, there are a few people, moderators also recruited a few, seemingly small famous, the problem came. There are so many problems, I'll list several important ones.

1, put your personal energy

I think a lot of people will not be a station webmaster, there are n stations. I always thought that when the forum came to a stage, I could give it to someone else and do something else on my own. So the early days of the pain and tired, I expected, but still this later. As the founder of the Forum, you are the soul of the Forum, No one knows your forum better than you, and no one is more than willing to be responsible for the rise and fall of your forum. The intangible prestige a lot of things except you personally fencing, no one can replace. This is like the A5 of the King of the Forum, the same as the outdated fish, they have no place in their respective forum status. Unless you've been behind the scenes in the forum. The forum is inseparable from you. Don't fantasize about quitting. Unless you give up forum development.

2, hardware input and output ratio

I use the DZ Forum, the Forum every day IP2 million, PV30 million, server on the dual-line hundred megabytes exclusive room. Running this forum is no problem, But there are no other sites on this server. Especially when it comes to the peak. So I was just a standalone server dedicated to the forum. But the webmaster who did the forum know that the forum really does not make money, is no way to earn money. Google 2-3 dollars a day, alimama a few dollars a day. The sum of one months will be 2000 fast. Server's Money + managed money + is it worth the effort? But to be clear, I don't like to open ads flying websites, and I don't do that kind of site.

3, Forum Sustainability

After a stage, the IP forum will be fixed again a stage, it is difficult to have a breakthrough. Need to innovate. This time there will be the problem of planning, membership level system this series of problems. Including a more step-by-step to attract people to modify the plan I will not say it carefully, but the difficulty. Encountered n Many moderators grandpa's objections, lest they lose their jobs. Let me just say something about my activities for this purpose. What is the original award, the post prizes and so on , the prizes are U disk, mp3,q coins and the like. Activities are indeed effective. but not last. At the end of the event, the diving dive, what to do. The period of activity is too long, others are not enthusiastic. It's expensive. When I realize that it's not going to last, I don't do any activities.

4, the balance of the forum

Forum is composed of members, members in the forum has a hierarchy, which is unavoidable, because the forum wants to manage. My forum has 3-40 moderators. This time the problem arises. I don't know how many forum administrators can understand the difficulties of coordination and balance between moderators. I was too experienced. In fact, it is not incomprehensible, and did not take you a penny, Why should I be angry with you? The so-called doormat is nothing more than moderator A and moderator B chat Tone blunt point Ah, big District moderators buckle a moderator's points ah, super Moderator deleted a large area moderator AH. These issues are not a lot of moderators, but there will always be a few. Make a scene to solve, once two times even, many times, There is a diaphragm. Some people will not want to manage, or make a withdrawal, then the administrator I will go to speak. Persuade Ah, appease, generally is to face. But Jiabuzhu often do this. Sometimes I get mad in advance. Forum of the Untouchables good to do, but who can do 100% fair? The world is right and wrong. As with the company's inter-departmental cooperation, the cost of communication is too high. Time is spent on dealing with internal friction. A moderator unhappy left, the second moderator unhappy left, the third ...... I once justly said: Iron of the camp plate of water and, let him go. Although the words are true, but for a forum, time has not been a new feeling, the attraction is not as good as before, plus walk a few moderators ... In short, the human heart dispersed, the team is not good. This is the biggest difficulty that I think the forum is bigger and stronger.

5, potential risk

No special Beian closed and so on and so on. Do forums have received the notice of the network supervision bar. Delete the post that is a small matter, the big thing does not say also know. The forum belongs to the more free place, the people wants to say the reactionary, the pornography you is impossible is the first time discovers. Don't pay, get a subpoena or go straight to the station.

After the combination of n torture, I am determined to close the forum (everyone may say Fox to come out, haha ha), I made a homemade mobile theme download website [q theme,], this site resolutely without forum, It embodies its core value through the theme of online homemade handsets. Independent research and development cycle for several months. And because there is a considerable technical threshold, it is not afraid of being copied. haha.

If it is not because the forum is closed, this [Q theme, www.qzhuti.com] may not be present, and I may still be consuming the forum as usual. But in a blessing in disguise, who knows?

I write so much, is to tell determined to do the forum's Friends, the Forum development is not so simple, it requires considerable management art and a lot of energy. If you are not sure if you can do a good job of the forum, it is better to do without the forum first. It will be much easier.

Good luck to you!