Both Postloop and TheForumWheel were once pioneers in bringing quality engagement to your forums and blogs. It is a shame both disappeared.

 

I’m curious - what are your memories of these platforms? Did you use Postloop or TheForumWheel in the past? How did they impact your community or content strategy? Were there any features or aspects of these services that stood out to you, and do you think there’s still a place for something similar in today’s online world?

To be honest, I didn't think I had heard of either one until I saw them discussed on Administrata.

 

They sound like they were revolutionary for forums.

I had used Postloop a very long time ago and I think I only ever used it once. It's been so long that I honestly don't remember whether it was helpful or not ;/

I had used Postloop a very long time ago and I think I only ever used it once. It's been so long that I honestly don't remember whether it was helpful or not ;/

It was actually a cornerstone feature for helping forums get off the ground back then. You could order posting packages through a credit system, and writers would jump in to start new threads or reply to existing ones, it was super useful for building early momentum. It also gave freelance writers a way to earn a bit of extra cash on the side, so it worked both ways.

 

 

That was probably around 9-12 years ago. Postloop was really the first of its kind and ended up inspiring platforms like TheForumWheel. Both left a pretty lasting impact, people still talk about them, and a lot of forum owners genuinely miss what they brought to the table.

 

These reddit posts discuss the impact that Postloop had:

https://www.reddit.com/r/beermoney/s/I22WgqvXBs

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/beermoney/s/9OiTZ8guvw

https://www.reddit.com/r/beermoney/s/F1NYajt069

 

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/postloop-review.117300/

It was actually a cornerstone feature for helping forums get off the ground back then. You could order posting packages through a credit system, and writers would jump in to start new threads or reply to existing ones, it was super useful for building early momentum. It also gave freelance writers a way to earn a bit of extra cash on the side, so it worked both ways.

 

 

That was probably around 9-12 years ago. Postloop was really the first of its kind and ended up inspiring platforms like TheForumWheel. Both left a pretty lasting impact, people still talk about them, and a lot of forum owners genuinely miss what they brought to the table.

 

These reddit posts discuss the impact that Postloop had:

https://www.reddit.com/r/beermoney/s/I22WgqvXBs

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/beermoney/s/9OiTZ8guvw

https://www.reddit.com/r/beermoney/s/F1NYajt069

 

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/postloop-review.117300/

Yes. I remember I worked for Postloop for a bit and I had to submit a few samples of my writing/posts. It was very popular and I even used it on my forum but I don't remember if it really helped my forum long term, though most posting packages are only helpful short term.

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Are you guys thinking of collaborating together to revive one of these platforms?! I would love to see that! Anyways I never got a chance to try either platform myself, back when they were around I was working at Walmart living from paycheck to paycheck and barely had any money for bills.

Are you guys thinking of collaborating together to revive one of these platforms?!

No idea what your talking about....

Are you guys thinking of collaborating together to revive one of these platforms?! I would love to see that! Anyways I never got a chance to try either platform myself, back when they were around I was working at Walmart living from paycheck to paycheck and barely had any money for bills.

We’re looking into possibilities yes. But too early to tell details.

Today was the first time I heard about either of these two platforms.

So I purchased a domain a couple of days ago, and put a forum on it to spark some interest. You can read about my "plan" to bring back Postloop here:

 

https://postloop.net/threads/is-postloop-returning.6

Postloop is coming closer. :cool:

 

https://postloop.net/threads/postloop-roadmap-upcoming-features.24/

Postloop is coming closer. :cool:

 

https://postloop.net/threads/postloop-roadmap-upcoming-features.24/

I am so excited

This could be revolutionary. 😎

I never was around when TheForumWheel was active, but I was a big fan of Postloop. I do hope you bring it back. I will add my forum to Postloop if you do.

I first came across Postloop in 2017 and decided to join because I was curious.. However I left because the owner only paid people through PayPal...

I was a part of Postloop as well as The Forum Wheel. However, I was just a writer, I did not have forum when these post exchange sites were active. The Forum Wheel still exists. However, it is no longer functional. I tried to submit my forum but I couldn't. I wrote to the support and I never got reply. As a writer on these post exchange sites, I was earning $180 per month when they were in the height of their glory. Since I did not use them as a forum owner, I can't say how forum owners thought about these sites but as a writer, they were a great platform to make money. I was also hired as a writer by a few forum owners and made extra money.

 

I think one of the major reasons for the downfall of these sites was low quality posting. Most of the posters were only interested in money, and they did not care about quality of their posts. Some people even posted the same posts on multiple forums.

 

I am not sure if anyone knows about Devin Farmer, who once created a platform similar to Postloop. It was called Posting Bay but sadly it did not survive.

 

I believe something like Postloop and The Forum Wheel can certainly be brought back but a lot of care should be taken for for writer's approval.

I've said elsewhere previously that Postloop was a big game-changer at the time and really helped promote forum use. Many forget that Postloop was initially designed as an "exchange" platform - not necessarily a "content order" service. Of course, it was primarily used for content ordering rather than exchanging, but that certainly wasn't Ryan's initial idea with it.

 

I was a very active, early contributor to Postloop, as I saw quickly how the revolutionary (at the time) technology being deployed to make it all work (automatic tracking of posts etc) was a big game-changer in the area at the time. I made some decent money from Postloop too.

 

I started to tail off using Postloop in around 2015 and don't really have any knowledge of what happened to it after that, other than that I went back to find it in around 2020 or so (lockdown times) and it was still there but completely dead - all the time I used it it was a pretty bustling hive of activity and I'm sure Ryan made a fair whack out of the site too.

 

I'd be really excited if something similar were to be brought back, and it'd be something I'd definitely be interested in being involved in.

I used PostLoop back then. In 2009 or 2010 I think. I think they were up and running for a couple of years. Their end-to-end integration using forum software add-ons, plus their dashboard made things smooth and seamless.

 

I got a few good posters who stuck around even after the post exchange. Same for me, I remember discovering a couple of cool communities that I posted on for credits, and then stuck around.

Oh man, haven't thought about these two in some time. I used them at a few key times that I needed a boost (like around E3) and I did get some members out of it. Sad they both went belly up.