In the past few blog posts, we’ve discussed the importance of forums and I hope by now you’ve taken the time to find some that are specific to your industry and start poking around in them. Once you’ve participated in a few forums and experienced the kind of connection and community that can be built you might be anxious to start your own. In our Web 2.0 world this is super simple to get started. Here are a few FREE applications that you can install (often with just one or two clicks from your hosting company)
With the exception of Yuku, I have set up and implemented all of the other types of forums for a variety of clients and I’ve found that the success of a community forum is in the strategy and implementation. If you want some guidance on this, please don’t hesitate to contact me for assistance.
Mande, I really like that you email the subject and information from your blog to me. I find it easier to quickly scan to see if I want to go to the blog to read more. I participate in two other blogs this way. I have such limited time, that when I start going to check out blogs and web pages I get sidetracked and start wasting time… Thanks for the emails!