Poll: How Important are Forums?
Posted on April 9, 2007 by
Adie 
Polls 
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Sorry for the delay in updating the poll. There’s been so much going on with not just NBB but the case study as well (there will be a very delicious update this Saturday!) that I just haven’t had time to get around to changing it. Here are the results from the last poll:
The crowd has spoken - 63% of my readers don’t think I should be required to label my affiliate links. We’ve already had a discussion on this over here so I won’t go into it again. However, since I do aim to please I won’t be labeling my affiliate links from here on out. I think I will put a disclaimer in the About page just for good measure though.
Onto the next poll! This one should also spark a bit of debate: How Important are Forums? Since you’ve been a webmaster I’m sure you’ve heard time and time again “forums add value!” Now that we seem to be in a growing bubble forums are seeing price tags far above your typical website. But how valuable are they really? Does every website need a forum? You guys tell me.
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To be honest, I think forums overdo a good idea a lot of the time. Usually, very unnecessary.
Optional, of course. I don’t have any popular forums (any at all really) but I plan to start one soon for one of my established sites. It’s good to get a lot of extra pageviews and returning visitors with a forum, but they only suit specific sites.
Well I am a little biased here as my trade is developing online communities! I think forums can be a fantastic addition to a site, as long as you are willing to put the effort in to promote interaction and generate content.
Like blogs, forums require a lot of hard work and dedication to succeed - however the potential value they can add to a website is huge.
You can loose your whole day browsing by forum and mostly you won’t find anything good, that’s why i believe in paid forums like seoblackhat.com