Hey all, got my new wwwthreads forum up. Upgraded to the latest version and looking pretty styling []/w3timages/icons/wink.gif[/]. Check them out at WithAuthority.com. It's an online wrestling card game for WWF wrestling. We are still in Beta, but we've got over 12,000 registered on the forums and hundreds signing up daily. wwwthreads is taking a real pounding, but it's holding up nicely. I'm still working on the style sheets, i've only got the default version done, but I hope to get more up soon. Check it out and let me know what you think.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Geo<br /><br />http://construct.bc.edu/cgi-bin/chronx/wwwthreads.pl

Geo--<br /><br />Looks good--authoritative, even!<br /><br />:-Doug.<br />[]Doug@FootprintsintheWind.com[/]<br />www.FootprintsintheWind.com

Hundreds signing up daily? WOW care to say what your marketing consists of for the rest of us w3t users?<br /><br />Matt []/testimages/icons/cool.gif[/]

I second CarAddicts' request. How are you getting so many signups? []/testimages/icons/shocked.gif[/]<br /><br />http://www.yourvacationdreams.com

Don't know how they got so many at the beginning, but their post was make in February mentioning close to 12,000. Their number as of today is still under 12,000. <br /><br />

Ask Playboy how they get so many sign-ups. []/testimages/icons/wink.gif[/]<br /><br />It's all about who your audience is, how many potential visitors you have, how many you can get to your site, and from there how many will register.<br /><br />Putting a "register for free" notice in front of them in several places on your site can increase the sign-ups considerably, instead of just having the 'login' link there... at least change the "register" text on the main index to something more inviting, like "Register for FREE! Click here!" ... then on your newuser page, drop a few lines in there about the benefits of registering.<br /><br />_muhammad :: imc_

Thanks Muhammad, I'll give your suggestions a try. []/testimages/icons/smile.gif[/]<br /><br />vik<br /><br />http://www.yourvacationdreams.com

We post a note on the board every so often about the benefits of registering, etc. This works fairly well and those not registered have a tendency to actually read it. It then also gives them the opportunity to ask questions should they be concerned about registering for any reason.<br /><br />We have also found that this will occassionally get those that have registered but still not figured out how to log on (I know it is difficult []/testimages/icons/crazy.gif[/]) to be able to ask how to do something on the boards.<br /><br />

Yeah, that's certainly a good suggestion. []/testimages/icons/smile.gif[/]<br /><br />_muhammad :: imc_