BeastToast?

[Mr Chad]

<a href="http://www.BeastToast.com" target="_blank">http://www.BeastToast.com</a>

:P

Its as random as it gets.

[Freesteyelz]

You got some interesting yet entertaining discussions going on there. ;)

[Mr Chad]

lol, thanks :P

my servers crappin out tho -_- shared hosting is gay...

[Freesteyelz]

I'm actually amazed at your active members in relation to the post count. :)

[Mr Chad]

I'm actually amazed at your active members in relation to the post count. :)
lol the sites only been up for 2 months. thats why such high active members and so little posts.

[Paul M]

Nice colours. :)

[Freesteyelz]

That's what I had initially thought. My second guess would have been that you've recently pruned your posts/forums. The fact that you've managed to gain that many members in a short amount of time you either have some pull or a good marketing/PR strategy. Whatever you're doing is working.

May I suggest that at some point you can list some tips for members here who are looking for ways to increase their community population. :)

[Mr Chad]

Advertise on other sites (its better if you have other sites of your own running).

And if you have a general community running use myspace to your advantage.

One thing i need to do is give my members a walk through, alot of them are forum virgins (I havent added a nice walkthrough after they register... Its needed.)

[Freesteyelz]

Hehe...Not to put you on the spot or anything. ;) I've just noticed recently there have been many discussions of members asking how to increase their community size. So I'd thought of posting on their behalf. :D Advertising on MySpace is a good strategy for an open community forum. Maybe you can post a new thread in the Tips forum. :)

For mine I pruned more than 2/3 of posts and tons of forums. I've also removed registries. For a gaming clan, however, I think having 2,429 registries (after pruning) is not bad; we've been up since 2000 (forum up since ending of 2001). Most of our registries were from word of mouth. :)

[Mr Chad]

Word of mouth is very good, also another good way would be investing on scripts like these guys:

http://www.fastcreators.com/products.php

I bought 4 of them, and integrated them into VB, so when it emails the contact list it looks like a professional invite. (also uses referal link)

[Freesteyelz]

Word of mouth is good because it says something about the reputation of the site/organization.

I've seen similar products such as the one you gave as an example. It's these details that can make a difference. :)

[Mr Chad]

this week there will be alot more activity :)

[Freesteyelz]

It is growing at a fast rate.

[Mr Chad]

Yep, Just need to make the idea of a forum and the process a little more simple to people that are new.

[Roms]

I like the colors and the layout of the main page. :)

[Mr Chad]

:) thanks,

I really want to make different color schemes, have no time tho :(

[Mr Chad]

all is well :)

bought a dedicated server.

[Oddjob]

lol the sites only been up for 2 months. thats why such high active members and so little posts.

you got 10,000 members in 2 months?

[Mr Chad]

yea. Im avging at 200+ members a day.

I prune my members alot.

[Mr Chad]

of course the avg has settled down now :D