how do websites like offtopic.com get so friggin big?

[Tony G]

With off-topic forums, a helluva lot of luck and advertising.

[Chris M]

Noo tranquilisers make him hyper >_<

Satan

[yoyoyoyo]

above all else: luck, advertising, pron, etc. - it is a great domain name.

[bigcurt]

It is more than likely one of the best domain names you can buy , maybe other than ebay.com xD.



~Curt

[Pain86]

xD

how do you think my website is doing and do you think if i continue like this i will be up with with facethejury,gaieonline and offtopic.com xD

been up since feb this year

Threads: 4,567, Posts: 82,354, Members: 9,216

get anywhere from 30-70 members sign up a day xD

i also have a V.I.P membership going which i launched last month... so far i have e 43 V.I.P members... its $6.99 for a vip membership which lasts 3 months

43 vips = $300 wooters...

[Chris M]

I'm not a fan of the topic of it but it certainly seems an active community

Are you the main forum/site of your genre of site in the running or are there others of similar/bigger size/popularity?

Chris

[Pain86]

Originally Posted by Chris M

I'm not a fan of the topic of it but it certainly seems an active community

Are you the main forum/site of your genre of site in the running or are there others of similar/bigger size/popularity?

Chris

well the more popular fitness/bodybuilding sites are

bodybuilding.com - (Threads: 514,078, Posts: 6,084,299, Members: 117,609)
elitefitness.com - (Threads: 393,403, Posts: 5,059,805, Members: 102,441)

then you have my site
bodybuildingdungeon.com - (Threads: 4,568, Posts: 82,368, Members: 9,217)

theres no way i can catch up with them, but i went to be up there as the biggest fitness/bodybuiling sites..

i think both sites started in 1995..

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Pain86

well the more popular fitness/bodybuilding sites are

bodybuilding.com - (Threads: 514,078, Posts: 6,084,299, Members: 117,609)
elitefitness.com - (Threads: 393,403, Posts: 5,059,805, Members: 102,441)

then you have my site
bodybuildingdungeon.com - (Threads: 4,568, Posts: 82,368, Members: 9,217)

theres no way i can catch up with them, but i went to be up there as the biggest fitness/bodybuiling sites..

i think both sites started in 1995..

You must offer something the other sites do not if you are going to cover the same topic as they do. Find out what the members on their site want and if the owners have refused to do it or are taking forever you might get yourself a few converts.

As always content is king, good content is what reels people in. You hook em with the content and hopfully they sign up on your forum and become a long time member.

[Pain86]

thats the thing.. i do have something other sites dont have...

my main attraction is the bbing video clips my site has posted mainly by me and the co-owner.

that section only has 37,113 posts.. as you do have to reply to see the download link..

the Main Discussion Board has 7,802 posts
misc has 7,359 posts
and the adult section has 5,540 posts.

so i do have something others dont which is why bbd.com is gettin so many members.

but i am always looking for new ways to increase membership, and new ideas to make bbd.com a more unique site.

[MPDev]

Originally Posted by Pain86

well the more popular fitness/bodybuilding sites are

bodybuilding.com - (Threads: 514,078, Posts: 6,084,299, Members: 117,609)
elitefitness.com - (Threads: 393,403, Posts: 5,059,805, Members: 102,441)

then you have my site
bodybuildingdungeon.com - (Threads: 4,568, Posts: 82,368, Members: 9,217)

theres no way i can catch up with them, but i went to be up there as the biggest fitness/bodybuiling sites..

i think both sites started in 1995..

I'll add my site to the list, although our stats for posts is lower because we pruned topics every 90 days. We removed about 20,000 names from our member list for inactivity as well.

extremefitness.com
Threads: 12,027, Posts: 152,187, Members: 70,847