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  1. nomad

    What is your favorite advertising platform?

    When it comes to running ads, what platform do you use, and what advertising network is your preferred choice for advertising? I have used multiple platforms and multiple ad networks, but my preferred way of advertising is through Facebook. I like using Facebook ads more than anything else. It...
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    Is your forum monetized?

    Have you monetized your forum, does your forum generate revenue? I am running three forums and all of these forums are monetized with adsense. I do not make a lot of money on my forums as they don't get huge traffic, but they make some money, something like $10-$15, which helps me in forum...
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    What is your favorite premium forum software?

    Do you use premium forum software for your forum? What software are you using for your forum? Well, I have not used premium software but I have worked on a lot of forums built with Xenforo and I think this is the best forum software available today. First and foremost, it is comparatively...
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    What is your favorite free forum software?

    Do you use free forum software, have you used free forum software? What is your favorite free forum software? Well, I am running three forums and all of these forums use free forum software. I am using SMF, phpBB, and MyBB for my forums. My favorite is SMF, it is easy to use and also has a great...
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    Do you have a blog section on your forum.

    Currently, I am running three forums and two forums have a blog section. One of the forums has a blog section within the main forum, however, another forum uses wordpress for the blog. The homepage is a wordpress blog and the forum is built on the directory. I built a blog in my forums in order...
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    What is your policy for duplicate for multiple accounts?

    Do you allow multiple accounts on your forums? In case you don't allow multiple accounts, what is your policy against users who create multiple accounts? Do you delete both accounts for violating rules, or delete all duplicate accounts of the users and keep just one account? Well, I don't allow...
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    How do you get early members?

    Once your forum is ready to be launched, how do you start building a member base? Generally speaking, I do two things, one, I engage in post exchange with other forum users, and two, I buy posting packages. While post exchange requires me to devote a substantial amount of time to other forums...
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    Did your parents read books for you?

    When you were a child, did your parents read books for you? Well, my father used to read books for his kids. Every evening when he came back from his office, he used to pick up a book of fables and read to us. We enjoyed the reading sessions. When we started reading on our own, he stopped...
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    Have you published a book?

    I have published half a dozen books, paperbacks and ebooks. Some of my books are available on Amazon. I have also a couple of manuscripts ready to be published. I have published poetry, short stories, and children's books. Have you published a book? What is the book about?
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    Staff Forums

    I do not have a staff section, however, on a lot of forums where I am a staff there is are staff forums. On these forums we mostly talk about site issues. Sometimes we do talk about nonsense things but that's very rare.
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    Take a break from forums?

    I did take a break from forums briefly. I started using forums in 2013 and between 2015 and 2018, I was very active on forums, I was even earning from forums. However, when my most loved forums started closing down, I took a break from forums in 2019 and started posting on forums again in 2021
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    Hidden Sections

    I do not have any hidden section on my forum, my boards are public. I have never felt any necessity of having a hidden section. That's because I do not have a lot of staff in my forum who might need a special forum, and I also do not have adult talk section that needs to be hidden.
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    Which should I pick?

    Well, I am not using any premium software, I am using open source platforms. I have used Xenoforo, vBulletin, and IPB as a staff on multiple forums and based on my experience, I think Xenforo is an ideal platform to run a community. But then it also depends on how much you are willing to spend...
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    How do you choose moderators?

    If you maintain an active community, I think you should choose moderators form your own community. You can check his posting quality, rule following, etc. to determine whether he will be a good moderator or not. However, when I hired moderator, I chose someone I knew from a personal life. I do...
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    Your earliest forum memory

    The first forum I ever joined was Hubpages forum, it was a forum for the writers of hubpages. I was using it until some people started trolling me. That was back in 2013. IN 2015, I joined The Form Wheel and Postloop and posted on a lot of forums through these post exchange platforms.
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    Cross-site punishments

    I would never do that. If someone gets banned, it is because of some major violation. However, this person could have learned a lesson and could be a good user on another forum, so there is no need to punish for past mistake. Having said that I would keep a close eye on this guy to see potential...
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    Does your forum offer a paid VIP option?

    I have not enabled VIP option on my forums. I have nothing special to offer for the VIP members therefore I have not tried this feature. However, I do want to monetize my forum through VIP subscriptions. However, before that I need organic activities on my forums.
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    How many forums do you own?

    I own three forums, however, I am trying to sell one of my forums and only keep two forums for myself. That's because running too many forums when you do not have a lot of money for marketing and cannot devote a lot of time on the forum, your will not grow. There is no point in maintaining a...
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    How many staff members is too many?

    It depends on how big is your forum (in terms of member base and daily activities). I run a forum where the only activities I get is when I buy posting packages, so I don't really need a staff, I don't have a staff. However, if I was getting 100-200 daily posts, I would have at least one...
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    How many pair of shoes do you have?

    I have two pair of shoes, one is a boot and another is loafer shoes. I use boots for casual occasion, traveling, and trekking, and loafer shoes for formal occasions, such as meeting, formal gatherings, evening parties. I also have a paid of slipper that I use for neighborhood stroll and evening...
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