How to start a forum?

[pipeten]

Is it to bolt on to an existing site or is it to create a whole new site around a forum?

[JennyRipley]

design, structure, idea is what you must know before creating the forum.
but the most important thing is to fill it (maybe with your friends) with interesting topics.
user will never write tot non alive forum

I agree with Pandadan absolutely,all these factors should be taken into consideration if you focus on building a great forum.These are indeed vital to the future of forum.

[logoonlinepros]

Well, i think you are absolutely right, some forum are totally same, their topics, structure, and style. I also need to know about this query. Any body can tell me more about that?

[angie828]

On the technical side, I suggest installing Wordpress. It's easy fast and very nice.

I have had great luck with wordpress. I use it all the time.

[nnbbwo]

wordpress is first!!!

[rsseosolution]

use vbulletin or phpbb and you will have your forum running soon.

[The Leader]

Put lost of quality content on it to attract viewers and then make sure there is some conversation about them. The more controversial the better as that prompts people to write something!

[hiseredman]

I have PHBB2 forum. But I want vbullient own forum. tell me how to find vbullient forum script.

[eUKhost]

Starting a forum is simple, but maintaining it and making others contribute is bit of a challenge. You really need to be smart with making people register and get involved in the discussions. Inorder to get things going, you may start polls, quizzes etc. on latest and interesting topics which would make people excited about posting their views.

If this discussion is about choosing a platform for forums then, you may choose between vBulletin and PhPBB as they are considered to be reliable and userfriendly platforms. You may choose an affordable web hosting package initially for hosting the forum, as the number of users and the size increases, you may think of upgrading it later. Since there are other users who would be participating in the discussions, it becomes crucial that the forum is hosted on a reliable and efficient server. So, make sure that you dont compromise on hosting.