New MB Community Site

[Guybrush]

Originally Posted by Dr.Seussicide

The major problem I have with this is this: When you run a google search on simply "music forum" MB is, I believe, the 2nd top requested search. Now, if we move to a new site, we'd lose this wouldn't we? I don't get how that will help expand our community.

This is definetly a concern and also one I've covered in the first post. A new site would require participation, basically people to fill it with content, so that it starts generating backlinks and so on and eventually appears visibly in a google search. Only at that point should one expect it to get new members in a way which is sustainable.

To be fair, there is stuff we could do to help somewhat. Perhaps we could put some cash together to run a google ad and we can of course promote the site ourselves on facebook and so on.

[TheBig3]

Originally Posted by tore

This is definetly a concern and also one I've covered in the first post. A new site would require participation, basically people to fill it with content, so that it starts generating backlinks and so on and eventually appears visibly in a google search. Only at that point should one expect it to get new members in a way which is sustainable.

To be fair, there is stuff we could do to help somewhat. Perhaps we could put some cash together to run a google ad and we can of course promote the site ourselves on facebook and so on.

Take it from a guy who markets in two different jobs. Word of mouth is cheaper, smarter, and with enough status posts, and twitter'd tweets, you can gin up enough support to move ahead with anything. What matters is not recruitment but retention. Not to mention you can still, i believe, googlebomb things.

I'm for the idea. I have a modicom of web design skills if you need anything. Let me know.

[Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra]

The advantage of a forum is that everyone has even access, and equal say. A community site would have to have it's content controlled by whoever is moderating it, taking away the communal feel of the forums.