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Bama · 01-02-2011, 04:59 PM

I have domains for griping and I've been thinking of building a site but undecided if I should go the blog route and just post my own gripes allowing comments or set up a board and let everyone post their own.

I think going the blog route would allow for better advertising opportunities over a bbb setup. What do you guys think?

fatfoo · 01-02-2011, 05:09 PM

I think you should make a forum site. Try to get returning surfers by maintaining an interesting forum. Delete bot posts and spam. You could make a blog with options for users to leave comments. Forums offer the best feedback experience.

Yngwie · 01-02-2011, 05:13 PM

I would go with a forum style site. It would get everyone involved and make the site more active. A blog won't really do that.

If the forum becomes very active it'll make for good advertising ops.

Bama · 01-02-2011, 05:58 PM

I have several dilemma's on which route to go stemming from the domains themselves to a bbb style site.

Forums take ages to populate with users so it would look pathetic for quite some time but going a wordpress route, I could post my own gripes and have a "full looking" site in no time.

But, the domains are:
gripe-board.com
gripe-boards.com
gripeboard.com
gripeboard.net
gripeboards.com
gripeboards.net

so this kinda' implies a bbb type site and not a blog.

Vendzilla · 01-02-2011, 06:09 PM

I'm with JC on this, start with a blog and see how it grows, then turn into an forum, forums are a lot of work when they get busy

GayContentWriter · 01-02-2011, 06:18 PM

Definitely the blog first, and then once you have a dedicated following consider a forum.
A forum can really take a lot of your time, whereas a blog can be updated on a schedule.

Encouraging discussion on a blog is far easier than a forum.

Bama · 01-02-2011, 06:26 PM

I like the idea of a blog site so much more. I can control the topic's, control any/all ads and links and still allow comments to encourage a following.

djroof · 01-02-2011, 06:34 PM

forum for me ;)

DVTimes · 01-02-2011, 06:35 PM

what is gripe?

ottopottomouse · 01-03-2011, 05:52 AM

A forum with 30 topics looks shit - nobody would bother getting further than the index and definitely nobody would add to it for you.

A blog with 30 decent sized posts looks a lot better and people might actually read them. Easy to dump a load of fake comments to make it look like other people care too.

munki · 01-03-2011, 05:55 AM

What's all the bitching about...

candyflip · 01-03-2011, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yngwie

I would go with a forum style site. It would get everyone involved and make the site more active. A blog won't really do that.

If the forum becomes very active it'll make for good advertising ops.

I can post links to a TON of blogs that people post in the comments and carry on conversations, just as we do here in a message board format. So yes...a blog WILL do that.

CaptainHowdy · 01-03-2011, 06:45 AM

"gripe" as in "flu"??

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01-02-2011, 04:59 PM	#1
Bama Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 2,727	Give Me Your Opinion I have domains for griping and I've been thinking of building a site but undecided if I should go the blog route and just post my own gripes allowing comments or set up a board and let everyone post their own. I think going the blog route would allow for better advertising opportunities over a bbb setup. What do you guys think?

01-02-2011, 05:09 PM	#2
fatfoo ICQ:649699063 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 27,763	I think you should make a forum site. Try to get returning surfers by maintaining an interesting forum. Delete bot posts and spam. You could make a blog with options for users to leave comments. Forums offer the best feedback experience. __________________ Send me an email: [email protected]

01-02-2011, 05:13 PM	#3
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	I would go with a forum style site. It would get everyone involved and make the site more active. A blog won't really do that. If the forum becomes very active it'll make for good advertising ops. __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca Last edited by Yngwie; 01-02-2011 at 05:16 PM..

01-02-2011, 06:09 PM	#5
Vendzilla Biker Gnome Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cell#324 Posts: 23,200	I'm with JC on this, start with a blog and see how it grows, then turn into an forum, forums are a lot of work when they get busy __________________ Webair died? Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants think about that

01-02-2011, 05:58 PM	#4
Bama Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 2,727	I have several dilemma's on which route to go stemming from the domains themselves to a bbb style site. Forums take ages to populate with users so it would look pathetic for quite some time but going a wordpress route, I could post my own gripes and have a "full looking" site in no time. But, the domains are: gripe-board.com gripe-boards.com gripeboard.com gripeboard.net gripeboards.com gripeboards.net so this kinda' implies a bbb type site and not a blog.

01-02-2011, 06:18 PM	#6
GayContentWriter Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: England Posts: 27	Definitely the blog first, and then once you have a dedicated following consider a forum. A forum can really take a lot of your time, whereas a blog can be updated on a schedule. Encouraging discussion on a blog is far easier than a forum. __________________ Gay XXX Content Writer

01-02-2011, 06:26 PM	#7
Bama Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 2,727	I like the idea of a blog site so much more. I can control the topic's, control any/all ads and links and still allow comments to encourage a following.

01-02-2011, 06:34 PM	#8
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01-03-2011, 05:52 AM	#10
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01-03-2011, 05:55 AM	#11
munki Do Fun Shit. Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OC Posts: 13,393	What's all the bitching about... __________________ “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” -Oscar Wilde

01-03-2011, 06:45 AM	#13
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