forum
Forum: It is a place where people meet to talk and consult among themselves, and (electronic forum): It is an electronic site that brings together people, in order to discuss a group of different topics, and forum members participate in dialogue and express opinions.
The emergence of forums has contributed to the existence of a means of communication between people through the Internet. It has provided many matters and information of interest to people, such as medical, sports, literary, and artistic information, to form part of their daily lives. Forums have witnessed development in design and content, but with The emergence of social networking sites, and their spread among people, reduced the number of forum users, due to the capabilities provided by these sites, from sharing photos and videos with others, to various other applications, so those in charge of the forums are trying to work on finding solutions and ways to develop them continuously.
How to create a forum
It is easy to create a forum by following these steps:
- Naming the forum: It is important, before working on creating a forum, to choose a name for it, so that the name conveys simple information about the nature of the forum, and its name must be consistent with its content. That is, if a forum is created about the Arabic language, a name must be chosen that indicates that, and if it is... The forum content consists of several topics. An appropriate name must be chosen for that.
- Designing forum pages: Designing forum pages, especially the home page, is a way to attract people to it. The more appropriate the design is, the more it contributes to increasing the number of participants in the forum. There are two design methods:
- The first: The owner of the forum designs it and creates all its pages, sections, contents, and navigation links.
- Second: Hiring a website designer, who creates a special design for the forum and ensures it is attractive and distinctive.
- Obtaining hosting on the Internet: Hosting on the Internet means having an electronic link and a stored space for the site, such as: (www.000000.com). It is possible to obtain an electronic link to the forum in two ways:
- The first: obtaining a free electronic link. Some sites provide hosting for forums for free, and they are only required to add the extension of the hosting site, that is, the name of the site sometimes, linked to the name of the forum, or the end of the electronic link, such as: (com, .net.), etc. It is also possible for hosting to take place without any conditions, and free hosting sites provide options that help in the two previous steps of creating the forum, as they contain ready-made designs for the forum that enable its owner to choose the design that he finds appropriate.
- Second: Buying an electronic link on the Internet. This method helps in obtaining an electronic link to the forum, by paying its price to one of the companies that provides the feature of selling links, and which also provides the service of designing the website, and delivering it ready with its electronic link that was chosen by its owner, according to For a specific cost agreed upon in advance.
- Marketing the forum and attracting users: It is necessary to work on marketing the forum in order to attract users. It is possible to purchase advertising space within other websites, or through advertising exchanges between the forum and other forums, in order to obtain the largest possible number of interactive and active users. Which contributes to the better spread of the forum.
