Should you try to get backlinks from other blogs (blogger.com) in the comment section? Or, how would you use Blogger to get backlinks to your own blog?
I've been advertising my newest blog for awhile but still can't find many backlinks for my site. Where are all the backlinks from the sites where I've been posting my links?
Do you still try to get a link even if it's no follow, even if it won't help your page rank? Does it help your position in the search engines for SEO purposes?
Do you get backlinks from article directories? If so, which directories are the best for backlinking?
Can you get high quality backlinks from Yahoo Answers? Do these provide traffic or SEO benefit?
Can you get a backlink from a high page rank, respected site like Wikipedia? Or, do these links get deleted fast?
Do you backlink to specific blog posts or pages on your site? Or, do you only build backlinks to the home page?
Do forum profiles provide a good source of backlinks? Or, do they get deleted easily?
Have you ever seen (or used) link spamming on a site to get a backlink? What's your version of link spamming? For instance, what is link spam to one person might be legitimate backlinking practice to another.
What's a good example of link bait? And, is this a good way of getting backlinks?
Do low quality backlinks have any value to your site, since the Penguin update? Is a link a link when it comes to link building? Also, what would you consider a low quality backlink?
Should you aim for 100 backlinks gained daily? Is that too many? How many backlinks is too many to get every day?
Do you ban by IP or email or username? What ban triggers do you use when banning a spammer?
What would you do if one of your best forum members (who had contributed many discussions/responses), suddenly started spamming links/ads or added too many links in their signature line? Would you ban that person? What...
Sometimes this is called necroposting, where you bump a really old thread (usually older than a year). Is bumping of old threads allowed on your forum?
Or, do you restrict avatars to the ones available in your database?
Is it possible to earn money from a forum? Have you earned any money yet, from Adsense or selling ad space?
Was there a specific reason you chose your current forum software? Did you make the choice after careful review? Did you ask opinions of other forum owners before choosing a forum software?
Do forums need a site map as you might find on a traditional HTML based forum?
Have you tried a portal for your forum? Does this help your forum? Or, does it provide a distraction?
When a guest is signing up to be a forum member, do you require that they confirm their email address? And, does this cut down on spammers and automatic registrations?
More well established forums have the advantage of many thousands more posts than newer forums. But then again, some older forums are very inactive, even with all that content. Who has the advantage, a very new forum w...
For instance, do you have member only forums (for posting videos and photos) that is hidden to guests? Do you tell your guests what they are missing? For instance, 'register to see our video gallery!' What's your idea...
Have you ever been so desperate for new posts on your forum (as forum owner) that you opened fake accounts and posted discussions/responses just to stimulate forum activity and get forum members involved? Did this idea ...
Some forums offer revenue sharing with members, such as splitting Adsense or even paying members who post. Have you tried this option?
What could a forum member do to justify being banned? Is spamming enough justification to ban a member?
Does your staff get a special avatar on your forum?
Do you ever find that new members use fake signatures on your forum? If so, how do you deal with this? Do you ban the member?
What should you do about a staff member who is perpetually disrespectful to forum management/ownership or rude to forum members?
Can you earn a decent income from a forum just using Adsense? Or, are there other clever and creative ways to earn money off a forum?
Is it worthwhile to buy a forum that has many thousands of posts already up? Or, do you prefer to start a forum and build your own community? Which is easier or more worthwhile, from a financial point of view?
Do you let forum members link to sites using their affiliate link?
Do you put the advertising on the home page, above the menu links? Or, do you place ads in the footer? Where do ads go on your forum? And, which place works best for ad placement?
Some forum members rush around posting one or two word responses to boost their post count so they can earn signature line privileges. Do you you tolerate this type of activity on your forum? How do you deal with low q...
What are the attributes of a quality forum post? For instance, do you consider length of the forum post or just content when judging the forum post quality?
What's the best kind of forum contest that you can run? Also, how can you ensure the forum contest is fair so there are no cheaters?
I love visiting a forum where Youtube videos are allowed to be posted. It's always fun to share Youtube music and tutorials. But some forums don't allow this. Does your forum allow Youtube videos to be shared?
If you were going to hire a forum moderator, what traits would you look for?
Which forum software is less likely to be hacked? And, what type of security measures does it use?
If a forum goes inactive with no posts daily, is it ever possible to recover the forum and make it look active again? I'd really be interested in hearing your thoughts on how to make an inactive forum look alive again.
