Posting exchange is one of ways to freely add contents to your community from other forum owners. How it works is that you receive what you give to others. If you agree on 5/5 or 10/10 posting exchange, it means you'll make the same number of either 5 or 10 new contents in another person's forum for them to do the same on your own.

 

How often do you use posting exchange to add new contents to your board?

Post exchanges are something I frequently like to do with other forum owners. It’s a good way for both of us to build our forums and expand our content offerings. I’ve been doing post exchanges for a long time, and I do daily exchanges and weekly post exchanges with a couple of forum owners.

Post exchanges are something I frequently like to do with other forum owners. It’s a good way for both of us to build our forums and expand our content offerings. I’ve been doing post exchanges for a long time, and I do daily exchanges and weekly post exchanges with a couple of forum owners.

 

The best part of forum post exchanges is that you get organic content from each other with less pressure attached to it. I encourage a lot of site owners to take the path of post exchanges as it can be helpful.

Yes I am currently doing a post exchange with another forum right now. I should look into doing a bit more though, it really helps not only you out but other forum owners as well! I've done daily in the past, as well as weekly but with my schedule weekly is the best for me. I also don't mind doing one time exchanges, but weekly/daily work out better for both websites.

I don't do post-exchanges a whole lot, at least I generally don't go searching for them. I'll usually create a post-exchange thread on some forums and let people come to me. I don't often request post-exchanges from other users unless their board looks interesting to me.

Post exchanges are something I frequently like to do with other forum owners. It’s a good way for both of us to build our forums and expand our content offerings. I’ve been doing post exchanges for a long time, and I do daily exchanges and weekly post exchanges with a couple of forum owners.

It is one of the best ways for you to add contents on your community. It gives you a certain kind of guarantee that you will be getting something of a high quality because you are getting it directly from another community owner.

I do post exchanges as much as I can depending on how much time I have to dedicate to the post exchanges. They are a great way to be able to get content on your forum and to also help others with content on their forums in return and ideal for those who don't have the means to pay people to post on their forums for content.

When I was an admin I would use posting exchanges however I never felt like they would really work because though there would be someone posting on the forum they would only post for the exchange and then go MIA so it didn't really bring in new members though it would help with a bit of threads and posts. I would also find I would then have to spend time on someone else's forum instead of focusing on mine and working on my forum. I'm not saying that post exchanges don't work, they just never worked for me.

When I was an admin I would use posting exchanges however I never felt like they would really work because though there would be someone posting on the forum they would only post for the exchange and then go MIA so it didn't really bring in new members though it would help with a bit of threads and posts. I would also find I would then have to spend time on someone else's forum instead of focusing on mine and working on my forum. I'm not saying that post exchanges don't work, they just never worked for me.

Post Exchange is I post on your forum and you post on mine; I will make 10 post on yours and you will make 10 posts on mine. Apart from the person who is doing post exchange and apart from the number you have agreed, you will not get other people to post or more posts on your forum. Yes, I agree you end up spending more time on someone else's forum rather than yours. But a forum needs users and these users need to create posts, forum it is not like a blog where only the owner posts, forum needs user engagements. Therefore, if you do not have any one posting on your forums, post exchange can bring in activities. However, being depended on it will be boring and also tiring. I do post occasionally but I am not too depended on it.

Post Exchange is I post on your forum and you post on mine; I will make 10 post on yours and you will make 10 posts on mine. Apart from the person who is doing post exchange and apart from the number you have agreed, you will not get other people to post or more posts on your forum. Yes, I agree you end up spending more time on someone else's forum rather than yours. But a forum needs users and these users need to create posts, forum it is not like a blog where only the owner posts, forum needs user engagements. Therefore, if you do not have any one posting on your forums, post exchange can bring in activities. However, being depended on it will be boring and also tiring. I do post occasionally but I am not too depended on it.

I understand that some forums need users or posts but I feel as though post exchanges doesn't really resolve the issue, it's just putting a band-aid on it for a temporary fix. Most times once someone is done a post exchange they don't return to the forum unless they are doing another post exchange so I really don't see a lot of value in it. Yes, you do get more activity for a bit but the poster is only there because you are also posting on their forum, after that they don't really care about your forum. I'd rather have a genuinely interested forum user who posts because they want to not because we have agreed to do a post exchange.

As I've mentioned, it may work for some people but it's never worked for me.

[mention=98]InMyOpinion[/mention] I understand what you mean. Post exchange does not give you genuinely interested member, they will be posting as long as you are posting on their forums. These days there are a lot of platforms where people can interact, engage, and share. They have multiple options, so for a forum it is really difficult to get genuinely interested user. Therefore, just like you said, post exchange, or even buying posting packages from promotional forums is just a temporary fix.

I’ve never been a fan of post exchanges. More often than not, you don’t get what you expect - or anything at all. Unless there’s a strong reason to do it, like networking, advertising, or engaging with a forum in the same niche, it rarely feels worthwhile. If it seems like a waste of time, it probably is. That time would be better spent creating great content for your own forum instead.

When I was an admin I would use posting exchanges however I never felt like they would really work because though there would be someone posting on the forum they would only post for the exchange and then go MIA so it didn't really bring in new members though it would help with a bit of threads and posts. I would also find I would then have to spend time on someone else's forum instead of focusing on mine and working on my forum. I'm not saying that post exchanges don't work, they just never worked for me.

This is why I prefer long-term post exchanges over short-term ones.

 

 

They can be highly effective if you find the right people to collaborate with, especially when the exchanges benefit both forums.

 

 

 

Forum activity is essential for community growth, and the additional engagement from exchanges is always a plus—especially when partners actively contribute.

 

 

I’ve been doing exchanges for years, and they work quite well. However, I’ve also had my fair share of exchanges where the other person disappeared.

 

 

 

The key is to prioritize your own forum before posting on others, ensuring that the exchanges work in your favor.

This is why I prefer long-term post exchanges over short-term ones.

 

 

They can be highly effective if you find the right people to collaborate with, especially when the exchanges benefit both forums.

 

 

 

Forum activity is essential for community growth, and the additional engagement from exchanges is always a plus—especially when partners actively contribute.

 

 

I’ve been doing exchanges for years, and they work quite well. However, I’ve also had my fair share of exchanges where the other person disappeared.

 

 

 

The key is to prioritize your own forum before posting on others, ensuring that the exchanges work in your favor.

I've never really thought of long-term post exchanges but yeah it could definitely benefit both forums. I just find that if you're on someone else's forum you don't have time to concentrate on your own forum. I'd consider hiring staff to do post exchanges for you that way you can still focus on the forum while other staff can spend their time on the other forum(s).

 

I agree with you that forum activity is essential for community growth, but I just don't know how genuine that growth is if it's all just posting exchanges. Yes, it creates new threads and replies but if the person isn't going to stick around its only temporary activity.

 

On your comment about doing post exchanges for years and people disappearing that would be very disappointing and frustrating for sure, especially if you do your end of the deal and then you just never get anything in return.

 

I also completely agree with your statement of prioritizing your forum over posting on others and ensuring that the exchange works in your favour. I'm still not sold on forum exchanges though. Like I've done them, and I do sometimes post on other people's forums to help them with their activity but I also don't have my own forum where I need to spend my time and resources on.