Engagement How many threads do you need to make on a daily basis?

[Kyng]

I try to make around 5 each day - although, if other users have made several good threads that day, I might take the day off from it .

 

[fdk]

As a general rule, when first starting out, I'll want a minimum of 30 threads posted on the forum before I open it up for public access. Otherwise, the place just looks deserted, and there's no reason for any potential new member to view the forum and want to join. During the opening stages and the first few days or weeks, I'd be looking to create a minimum of 5 new threads daily - so if others weren't creating that amount of threads, I'd create however many needed to top up the number myself.

There needs to be a reasonable amount of activity and a reasonable diversity of topics to attractive new people to want to contribute, in my opinion.

 

[bennylava]

I'm pretty non-creative when it comes to thinking of unique thread ideas. Since I run a resource board the primary threads I want to create are resources. I usually depend on posting packages to bring fresh threads to the board for users to engage. How many threads you make daily can be dependent on your niche and how active your board is. If I owned a general discussion forum, for example, I would worry about creating more threads daily.

You could just focus on getting rid of the "ghost town" look that new forums have. Someone just replying "What a cute possum, I hope it finds a good home!" is enough to make the place look like it has users. The replies can be very simple like that, as long as they are varied and relevant to the topic.

For example, the next reply in that possum thread could be "I would consider adopting a possum and giving it a good home, but what is their personality like? Would I have to worry about it ever biting"?

That's non-committal. They didn't say for sure they would adopt it, only that they would consider it. But it also gives the impression that they would probably do it if they learned enough about posssums. That's the kind of engagement you want in order to kill the ghost town look and retain new members. (when it comes to reply posts)