How to promote discussion forums

**Shanu Gulati** · Nov 26th, 2007, 8:31 am

Hi All,
I have just launched new Discussion Forums:
I don't know the ways to promote them. So, would
you please share your knowledge with and advice me
that how can I promote them?

Thanks

Shanu Gulati

**Autumn** · Nov 26th, 2007, 12:10 pm

What sort of forum is it? If it is one that is very unique you might have a better shot at populating it than one that has been done to death. Offer something that no other offers, give them a reason to want to use yours above others.

**Shanu Gulati** · Nov 27th, 2007, 1:11 am

Well these are dicussion forums where people can discuss on various technical topics (list is huge). As my domain of working is technical i.e. Software Development etc. I think this is the reason I just think about technical issues. Anyways thanks for your reply but I was finding just the way to promote them. I know that there are several technical discussion forums are running already but I don't think that there are more options for me.
My Forums are:
tekforums(dot)com
anasp(dot)com

**Autumn** · Nov 27th, 2007, 2:22 am

You can try putting it in your signature at forums you belong to. Also think of a contest to get people joining. If you can afford it, something of a techie nature would get people in. Some forums allow you to advertise a contest you are running. You might also consider getting a few feeds into different threads to build up some content if your software allows it. InfoWorld - Information Technology & Software News, Business Intelligence is a good one.

tekforums.com doesn't appear to be resolving so I can't see what software you chose.

**Shanu Gulati** · Nov 27th, 2007, 3:02 am

Oops sorry I misspelled the domain names.
Here they are:
tekforums(dot).net
anasp(dot).net

And I have installed Simple Machines Forum Software and for
AnAsp(dot).net I used the software called YetAnotherForum.