CommunityTalk.co.cc needs some ideas and help!

**KMRock** · 08-18-2008, 04:58 AM

Okay, I have recently opened a general chat board 'communitytalk.co.cc' using paid IPB. We have reasonable activity and great free services, but I realize we are not majorly unique. I need as much help and suggestions as possible to turn this board into something unique and exciting. All help appreciated.

**soundboy** · 08-18-2008, 07:00 AM

heh, good luck. Hope you find some members from the 1,000,000,000 other general chat forums

Also.. you need a real domain..

Pick one up for $5 at name.com

**KMRock** · 08-18-2008, 07:48 AM

Okay, I will work on that then, thanks.

**KMRock** · 08-25-2008, 05:26 AM

Does anyone else have any ideas to make this place work?

**lafsunlmtd** · 08-26-2008, 12:17 AM

few things i notice that i think would really help. just looking at the front page:
do a horizontal nav on the top to make it easier to get to your main places like the forum.
maybe put some actual posts on the front page instead of just the announcements which don't seem to have a lot of content
i would put a little welcome message or an about us message on the forum that lets people know what the site is about

looking at the forum page:
see ifyou can condense the size of the recent topics. maybe just compress the size of each row. there is a lot of space above and below the text and it pushes the meat of your site down.
i have a huge monitor and for me, the text is really small. maybe increase the size of the description text

on the bottom, you have a lot of stuff like bday, upcoming bday stats etc. maybe you can move them to all be on one line or remove them completely. they take up a ton of room. its a cool site, but it needs some stylistic tweaks

**lafsunlmtd** · 08-26-2008, 12:18 AM

i would def get a regular domain name too

**KMRock** · 08-26-2008, 12:38 AM

Okay, we are in the process of getting a domain. Thanks for the tips.

**Poysian** · 09-07-2008, 10:51 PM

I recently started a contest on my new webmaster forum to attract members, hoping to get good response.

**KMRock** · 09-13-2008, 10:27 AM

Okay, what prizes are giving?

08-18-2008, 04:58 AM	#1
KMRock Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: http://www.FantasyFooty.co.cc Posts: 66	CommunityTalk.co.cc needs some ideas and help! Okay, I have recently opened a general chat board 'communitytalk.co.cc' using paid IPB. We have reasonable activity and great free services, but I realize we are not majorly unique. I need as much help and suggestions as possible to turn this board into something unique and exciting. All help appreciated. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Get 20 FREE High PR Links at-- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. How Long Till Your Web Hosting Expires?--Special Offer at *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-18-2008, 07:00 AM	#2
soundboy Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 379	heh, good luck. Hope you find some members from the 1,000,000,000 other general chat forums Also.. you need a real domain.. Pick one up for $5 at name.com __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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KMRock Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: http://www.FantasyFooty.co.cc Posts: 66	Okay, I will work on that then, thanks. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Get 20 FREE High PR Links at-- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. How Long Till Your Web Hosting Expires?--Special Offer at *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-25-2008, 05:26 AM	#4
KMRock Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: http://www.FantasyFooty.co.cc Posts: 66	Does anyone else have any ideas to make this place work? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Get 20 FREE High PR Links at-- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. How Long Till Your Web Hosting Expires?--Special Offer at *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-26-2008, 12:17 AM	#5
lafsunlmtd The OLD Site Owner Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 505	few things i notice that i think would really help. just looking at the front page: do a horizontal nav on the top to make it easier to get to your main places like the forum. maybe put some actual posts on the front page instead of just the announcements which don't seem to have a lot of content i would put a little welcome message or an about us message on the forum that lets people know what the site is about looking at the forum page: see ifyou can condense the size of the recent topics. maybe just compress the size of each row. there is a lot of space above and below the text and it pushes the meat of your site down. i have a huge monitor and for me, the text is really small. maybe increase the size of the description text on the bottom, you have a lot of stuff like bday, upcoming bday stats etc. maybe you can move them to all be on one line or remove them completely. they take up a ton of room. its a cool site, but it needs some stylistic tweaks __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. -- Free to Air Satellite Helper Forum To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-26-2008, 12:18 AM	#6
lafsunlmtd The OLD Site Owner Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 505	i would def get a regular domain name too __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. -- Free to Air Satellite Helper Forum To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-26-2008, 12:38 AM	#7
KMRock Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: http://www.FantasyFooty.co.cc Posts: 66	Okay, we are in the process of getting a domain. Thanks for the tips. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Get 20 FREE High PR Links at-- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. How Long Till Your Web Hosting Expires?--Special Offer at *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-07-2008, 10:51 PM	#8
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09-13-2008, 10:27 AM	#9
KMRock Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: http://www.FantasyFooty.co.cc Posts: 66	Okay, what prizes are giving? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Get 20 FREE High PR Links at-- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. How Long Till Your Web Hosting Expires?--Special Offer at *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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