2012-03-09, 01:02 AM
Today we reached 100,000 posts.
It's a big deal for me because this is the farthest I have gotten on my own, by my own SEO and marketing efforts. I learned a ton along the way, including these valuable lessons:
It's a big deal for me because this is the farthest I have gotten on my own, by my own SEO and marketing efforts. I learned a ton along the way, including these valuable lessons:
- Don't install too many plugins! Later, when you have to start streamlining, it's no fun trying to "cut" features. No one will like it.
- Don't promise ANYTHING to anyone! I made an offhand comment to a member once, and later on he was under the impression that I promised he could be a mod :facepalm:
- Don't use any plugin or feature that takes daily manual work. I did this at first but later on had to abandon because it got too busy.
- It's possible to succeed in a small niche that already has a major competitor. You just have to do things better and be nicer. People notice.
- Be nice to EVERYONE at ALL times. We set a standard of friendliness, civility, and good humor. After people started talking about it and the thanks literally started to roll in, we realized that people crave this kind of relaxed, friendly interaction. Flames, arguments, bad mods, and cliques are poison to a forum.