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**thevirtual** · 04-23-2008, 06:59 PM

Hello

I am starting a TV Forum at www.TVforum.tv

Development is not yet completed. I would like to hear any feedback on the site.

Any helpful tips would be appreciated.

thanks

**DDC_Cyn** · 04-23-2008, 08:42 PM

It's fine, but wow, hard to get another TV forum going. What are you offering that they can't find at TV.com or any one of hundreds of fan related boards? Not trying to be negative but you need to think about that. TV is my niche. I'm on TV boards all the time like TWOP and TV.com.

If you want to attract users you'll need to find a way to make yourself stand out.

**thevirtual** · 04-23-2008, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DDC_Cyn

It's fine, but wow, hard to get another TV forum going. What are you offering that they can't find at TV.com or any one of hundreds of fan related boards? Not trying to be negative but you need to think about that. TV is my niche. I'm on TV boards all the time like TWOP and TV.com.

If you want to attract users you'll need to find a way to make yourself stand out.

Thanks for the feedback. Have you seen the Videos section?

I don't think any of the few big sites or any other sites are offering a TV related forum with a wider range of categories. I can see many many people using my forum to discuss any TV show and I have just started adding features. I may add support for different languages on my forum as well.

If you have any Constructive comments that would be nice aswell

**Vinternatt** · 04-24-2008, 06:58 AM

Nice design. You should create some threads that will take interest of your visitors. Try to fill your site with useful and unique content. Also a non-english forum would be nice (according to the visitor stats you get from other countries - may be spanish). Good luck.

**james2002** · 04-24-2008, 01:31 PM

Look good and clean . I think logo might need improvement.

**thevirtual** · 04-24-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by james2002

Look good and clean . I think logo might need improvement.

Thanks

I will be getting a new logo, this logo is only temporary.

VTEC · 04-25-2008, 06:20 AM

looks good, but the sponsors field on the right is a bit to big IMO

**Jeffreyw** · 04-25-2008, 09:57 AM

The design is good. Get a good logo. You may start a contest, but do it in your forum to attract more members.

**ComScout.com** · 04-25-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by thevirtual

Hello

I am starting a TV Forum at www.TVforum.tv

Development is not yet completed. I would like to hear any feedback on the site.

Any helpful tips would be appreciated.

thanks

Great site and even better name! Congrats and goodluck!

**MikeK** · 04-27-2008, 07:30 AM

I can't see it taking off with all the competition you got going in your field, you'd def have to cough up an arm and a leg to go into a marketing budget.

The onsite SEO is poor, design is ok but to any new member all those ads will def put them off. You don't even need them to start off with, not like you have an active forum with return visitors and potential ad clickers. Focus on building you community first and not as much on ads and making chump change for now. Get 15-25 people/friends/paid posters to fill the forum up with good decent content for like a week or so, that way it wont look empty.

Design wise, it's ok, the logo is a bit ick but it's not gross looking.

Good luck.

**thevirtual** · 04-27-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeK

I can't see it taking off with all the competition you got going in your field, you'd def have to cough up an arm and a leg to go into a marketing budget.

The onsite SEO is poor, design is ok but to any new member all those ads will def put them off. You don't even need them to start off with, not like you have an active forum with return visitors and potential ad clickers. Focus on building you community first and not as much on ads and making chump change for now. Get 15-25 people/friends/paid posters to fill the forum up with good decent content for like a week or so, that way it wont look empty.

Design wise, it's ok, the logo is a bit ick but it's not gross looking.

Good luck.

I haven't done any SEO yet, and the ads on the right are not staying. Also I will be adding more features and more content to the front page and right sidebar.

Mind explaining what you think is wrong with the logo? I already mentioned the logo is temporary.

**MikeK** · 04-28-2008, 07:01 AM

You want a logo that your users or those that have come across your forum once remember when you market your site. Something TV related. You can make a very simple logo, something subtle but that stands out.

I don't know, this is a quick mock up of what I mean but def not what you should aim for, keep it simple with your template but something you can market your forum with you know?

Hope this helps ma man

**DDC_Cyn** · 04-28-2008, 03:32 PM

Mike, that's nice and it shows what a big difference a small change can make. Just adding that logo instead of just the title helps brand the site and I believe it will make it easier to remember.

**thevirtual** · 04-28-2008, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeK

You want a logo that your users or those that have come across your forum once remember when you market your site. Something TV related. You can make a very simple logo, something subtle but that stands out.

I don't know, this is a quick mock up of what I mean but def not what you should aim for, keep it simple with your template but something you can market your forum with you know?

Hope this helps ma man

I will be getting a new logo soon and will consider your advice. thanks

I have added some features to the site and changed a few things. I think this site can offer more than competing sites, including TV and Movie forums, blogs and social community as well as a video sharing community and more.

cheers