Promoting a forum

ShaneUK

Hi all

Need some advise please.

I have just started a support forum for people with the same medical condition as me (neurofibromatosis). I have posted details of it on a couple of Facebook groups, but am wanting to know what I can do to achieve results on a Google search?

Total novice when it comes to putting together something like this - so please, be gentle!

Shane

crazyguy

is there not a charity that you can piggy back on

paddyrg

Getting people to your website over somebody else's means giving them a reason to come, and keep coming back - what do you discuss on a single-issue forum? How do you make it more relevant than say an NHSDirect page? You could blog about it, but it is somewhat niche and not going to attract passing trade. For instance, why would people in those facebook groups leave their facebook groups with friends/conversations in progress to come to you with no history or community already?

chunter

Yeh totally agree with paddyrg. If you're going to beat the Facebook groups, you're going have to provide something better than the Facebook groups offer.
Forums suit a certain amount of anonymity. That could be a starting point.

googler

Read up on Search Engine Optimisation or SEO.

Funnily enough, I recommend you Google it.

Sooler

ShaneUK wrote: »

but am wanting to know what I can do to achieve results on a Google search?

fill the forum with lots of useful and interesting content

googler

Sooler wrote: »

fill the forum with lots of useful and interesting content

...and add/change the content often to give Google something to chew on...