How To Create More Relevant Forum Posts
Have you ever wanted to reply to a forum topic/thread that has caught your attention? Maybe that particular forum has strict rules regarding on-topic/off-topic topical discussions. Forum posts/replies are every bit as important as forum topics. Forum topics generally start the flow of a on-topic conversation by the thread other while the subsequent forum posts that are replied to the original topic are what keeps the natural conversation flowing at a constant rate. There are many forum owners and their fellow staff members who employ the warning meter and ban hammer to often…with those particular forums you are going to want to tread lightly when it comes to replying to a forum topic. Especially if you enjoy that particular forum. You wouldn’t want to create a simply one lined reply to a topic if it means that you enjoy the forum. That is what is great about user-generated content. The flow of conversations in forums is set forth by the topic creator and kept in motion by the topic posters. Members who reply to a topical thread pertaining to the overall general niche category within the forum should try and focus on how their particular reply to the topic will benefit not only themselves, but also their fellow forum members. Successful forums are not grown overnight and successful forums with numerous off-topic discussions not related to the forum niche are even harder to run and grow. Sure…chatting about random subjects are all fun and games, but there is a time for this and a time for that. Your reply to a topic should include a brief single sentence detailing the idea in your post, a one or two paragraph subject content, followed by any closing remarks that you have. In outline form, it might look something like this;
– Introduction(one-two sentences)
– Content(one-two paragraphs)
– Closing Remarks(one-two sentences)
In general…100+ words in an on-topic post is a good start as far as word count goes. Forum staff members should definitely have the most longest, detailed, and on-topic replies in topics than non-staff members on the forum. Always keep your entire post structure on-topic and formatted in such a way that it will be easily understandable and readable by other forum members using various electronic devices such as desktop computer screens, laptop/netbook computers, mobile devices, smart phones, tablet pc’s, etc…Try and keep in mind when creating your forum reply in post form to a topical thread where you should post your reply, when to post your reply, why you are going to post your reply, and how exactly to format your reply so the fellow forum member readers can understand the original subject matter of the original idea in the opening first post is key to helping an off-topic forum grow into an on-topic forum. Knowing where, when, why, and how to create more relevant forum posts can help keep topical threads on-topic.
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