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How much is too much?
11-16-2007, 06:51 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,013 Location: Michigan, US    Recent Blog: StarWarsMMO.net Exclusive Community Interview 
| How much is too much? Well in brainstorming for new forum topic ideas I think I found one I really like and would enjoy running. However there are 3 or 4 forums on this topic already with 250,000+ posts. So in your opinion how much competition is too much? Would you ever not create a forum because the competition is too large or would you go for it no matter the size? Or are you somewhere in between? Obviously you should have a unique idea or something you can offer that these others don't and I can't say I've come up with this yet but I'm looking for opinions if you were in this situation instead of mine.
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11-16-2007, 06:54 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,478 Location: Alabama
| When i started my Mustang Forum there were 3-4 with over 1 million posts.... so I think you are good  With forums there is no such thing as too much competition imo. | ||||
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11-16-2007, 03:15 PM
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| I feel the same as Bama, if you actually give a crap about the site, and make it somewhere where people want to be you'll have no problem getting members. I'm not saying I'll be competing with LS1tech 6 months from now, but I'm happy with my sites growth so far, and looking forward to more. Both Bama and my forum niches are pretty saturated, and I started mine almost a year ago and haven't failed yet.
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11-16-2007, 03:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 585 Location: New Delhi, India | Same here, I am also competing a niche which is heavily dominated by pretty large forums with good reputation. However there is always a way to make your forum special and offer people some thing that they can not find elsewhere. However do keep in mind that you will need to spend years before your forum actually reaches a respectable place. | ||||
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11-16-2007, 03:46 PM
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| Also, some people will join your site in the beginning because it is less hectic and more personable. That was one of the more common compliments I've received by members in the past year.
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11-16-2007, 05:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,246 Location: Athens, GA | The more competition there is, the harder it is going to be (durh)...It's always best to find a niche with little competition. If you can't do that, then 2 things need to hold true: 1) You must have a good plan and a unique idea 2) You must enjoy the topic If either of these don't happen, your odds of failing are pretty high...So, don't let competition scare you, but realize that you're going to have to work much harder to see success
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11-16-2007, 06:51 PM
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I guess the point I am trying to make is that the amount of competition depends upon your intentions. :/ | |||||
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11-16-2007, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,246 Location: Athens, GA | The niche is also important, AzH...You have hundreds of competitors, but that's okay, because you can tailor "general discussion" to just about anybody who uses the internet. AF only has a handful of competitors, but competition is still fierce because the number of people for us to target is very small...So, judging how competitive in nature things will be requires you to look at both # of competitors and the niche.
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11-16-2007, 09:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 585 Location: New Delhi, India | Another thing you need to look at is how professional the competition is. There might be a bunch of big board with hundred of thousands of posts, however if they are not properly moderated or SEOed, then they would be easier to tackle then say boards in the forum admin niche. | ||||
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11-19-2007, 06:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,013 Location: Michigan, US Recent Blog: StarWarsMMO.net Exclusive Community Interview
| I pretty much agree with most of you...I still have a good amount of planning to do but if I can come up with a unique idea or a unique angle then I might go with this. Thanks for the input.
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