Okay, my turn…lollll
I also have a forum, only 744 members, and have been at it for two years. Iwas well know in the forum community before i started my own forum, and thought that would help, but it didn’t. I am not like….Bonus streak, or Daera, who have thousands of members. They have huge boards, and are growing, and don’t know how they do it! lol
But my advise from what i have learned is this.
1. you have to offer something that catches new members eyes, and you have to go out and promote it at other forums, and gambling communities.
like….A new free chip offer from a good casino, or a contest or two.
2. you have to get atleast one casino sponsor. With this sponsor, you can set up a contest or two, worth a free chip or two, or a nice deposit bonus for players. If you do not have any casino sponsors at your forum, then forget getting any members.
All members of forums are looking for some kind of bonus for thier money that they deposit at casinos, thats what we are there for, bonuses, advice, promotion updates, and free chips or contests.
if we do not offer this, all the members will go to the bigger b oards who do.
thats a fact.
So, if your looking to get busier, i first would suggest sending out sponsorship letters to some good casinos or pokerrooms, send out many!!…for you will only if lucky get a couple of responses.
My favorite to approach are…
Wager Profits…[ sci fi casino and breakaway.] very nice
Jackpot factory…[ all slots , first web…etc.]
Inetbet….[ everyones favorite rtg]
etc… also try to find a casino or two, that no one else has as a sponsor, go to other boards, and look in thier contest rooms to see who is sponsoring them, and try to find someone new…this will get members to your board.
and also, update everyday casino promotions, and bonuses. try to keep up with whats going on and keep new , news for your members.
Hope this helps, it helps me sometimes, but its still a long road.
Pat