revitalizing TFP - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

EventHorizon · 11-07-2010, 07:45 AM

Not long a go, in a galaxy really really close by, we were told that we as members of TFP need to step our game up when it comes to getting discussions and whatnot to make to forum worthwhile. its a legitamate concern; who would want to pay for space on the internet if nobody's going to visit?

i think TFP could benefit from a massive influx of members, and what better way to attract hundreds of people daily than....
StumbleUpon.

i dont know if TFP is already on stumbleupon, but if it isn't i think we should continue to promote the homepage.

What suggestions does TFP have for a massive influx of members?

FuriousAvatar · 11-07-2010, 12:07 PM

I'm not really sure I personally want to see a HUGE influx of new members-quality over quantity, and all that. But I do like your idea about promoting the forum elsewhere, be it Stumbleupon or whatnot.

Willravel · 11-07-2010, 12:31 PM

TFP stuff has shown up on Digg, Reddit, and other such sites before, but really Reddit's BS meter is too high now. They'd recognize it as an attempt at marketing and downvote it accordingly.

amonkie · 11-07-2010, 02:17 PM

We do log quite a bit of visitor traffic. The problem isn't neccessarily getting people to see the site, it's actually getting it from visitor to poster to active member.

Part of that transition requires there to actually be enough consistent activity on the board for it to feel like an alive place. One thread alone isn't going to make someone stay once they've had the 5 minutes reading what brought them to TFP in the first place.

Cynthetiq · 11-07-2010, 04:29 PM

actually what gets us best traffic are posts that are original and get picked up by bloggers and go viral from that point.

but like monkie said, it's a matter of conversion to have people want to stay from visitor to poster.

EventHorizon · 11-07-2010, 10:12 PM

well TFP members have to know some bloggers that might have writer's block and need something to post. lets give them TFP

Plan9 · 11-07-2010, 10:55 PM

If you're subtle about how you work a TFP post into your Reddit / Digg / SA / Fark / porno forum post... you can bring decent traffic.

I know for a fact that Google brings in a load of people. The Skinny Jeans thread has like 20k+ hits. I'm guessing that's mostly Google.

The_Jazz · 11-08-2010, 05:48 AM

It's an interesting idea, but we've tried very similar things in the past without much success - success being defined as getting members that stick around and post.

9er's right, it can be done, but I think that it's more of a one-off than anything else. As soon as those in charge figure out that you're trying to drive traffic here, they usually stomp on it pretty quickly.

Plan9 · 11-08-2010, 06:01 AM

Okay, so why hasn't TFP stopped me? I've been linking to PENISPUMPDELUXE.COM since 2008.

The_Jazz · 11-08-2010, 06:12 AM

Mainly because you link to that back to here and you drive traffic of the sexually frustrated to our doorstep. Thanks, by the way.

11-07-2010, 12:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
FuriousAvatar Crazy Location: Juneau, Alaska	I'm not really sure I personally want to see a HUGE influx of new members-quality over quantity, and all that. But I do like your idea about promoting the forum elsewhere, be it Stumbleupon or whatnot. __________________ “Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” -Pope John XXIII

11-07-2010, 02:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	We do log quite a bit of visitor traffic. The problem isn't neccessarily getting people to see the site, it's actually getting it from visitor to poster to active member. Part of that transition requires there to actually be enough consistent activity on the board for it to feel like an alive place. One thread alone isn't going to make someone stay once they've had the 5 minutes reading what brought them to TFP in the first place. __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

11-07-2010, 04:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	actually what gets us best traffic are posts that are original and get picked up by bloggers and go viral from that point. but like monkie said, it's a matter of conversion to have people want to stay from visitor to poster. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

11-07-2010, 10:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	If you're subtle about how you work a TFP post into your Reddit / Digg / SA / Fark / porno forum post... you can bring decent traffic. I know for a fact that Google brings in a load of people. The Skinny Jeans thread has like 20k+ hits. I'm guessing that's mostly Google. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

11-08-2010, 05:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	It's an interesting idea, but we've tried very similar things in the past without much success - success being defined as getting members that stick around and post. 9er's right, it can be done, but I think that it's more of a one-off than anything else. As soon as those in charge figure out that you're trying to drive traffic here, they usually stomp on it pretty quickly. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

11-07-2010, 12:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	TFP stuff has shown up on Digg, Reddit, and other such sites before, but really Reddit's BS meter is too high now. They'd recognize it as an attempt at marketing and downvote it accordingly.

11-08-2010, 06:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Okay, so why hasn't TFP stopped me? I've been linking to PENISPUMPDELUXE.COM since 2008. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

11-08-2010, 06:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Mainly because you link to that back to here and you drive traffic of the sexually frustrated to our doorstep. Thanks, by the way. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo