Growth How Much Content Should You Have Before Launching a New Forum?

[JennyorAlice]

How much content do you think a new forum needs before it’s ready to launch?


I wouldn’t feel comfortable opening the doors with anything less than 100 solid topics/posts—enough to spark discussions and give new users something to engage with right away. A quiet, empty forum can be a dealbreaker, but a well-seeded one? That’s inviting.



What’s your magic number? How much content do you think is just right before going live?

I agree with this. I think you should start with this much, at least. You can't start with nothing and expect someone else to create content for you.

Then, once you start then you can add a few people to you community that you can exchange with to make it look like your community is active to potential members.