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Forum revamp to restore activity
Submitted by Prince, 24-12-2020, 03:50 PM, Thread ID: 191503
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We've all seen it; we've been apart of it. NulledBB has been decreasing inactivity consistently for a while now. Users are moving from fora to social media. There's one exception, marketplace activity and 'leaks.' Leaks are great to lure new people to the platform; that's their purpose in the beginning. They're just leeching and don't care about any other activity on the forum. This is also the most significant drawback for a platform like NBB. Users are only there for leaks, not for a conversation or buying/selling. That is why still: the most activity comes from people leeching content and then disappearing.
What we see on competing fora is that they are now more focused on a marketplace-style platform. Of course, the content is still there to leech so that new people register and join the site, but on the other hand, a lot of activity is also gained in the Lounge and marketplace section because people stay and buy/sell their stuff. Yes, we have a "marketplace" on NBB, but it's more starved out than a Sahara desert. We have one "Premium marketplace" and one "Normal marketplace." What could work is to promote the marketplace more on NBB, adding more sections to the main categories. Such as:
What we see on competing fora is that they are now more focused on a marketplace-style platform. Of course, the content is still there to leech so that new people register and join the site, but on the other hand, a lot of activity is also gained in the Lounge and marketplace section because people stay and buy/sell their stuff. Yes, we have a "marketplace" on NBB, but it's more starved out than a Sahara desert. We have one "Premium marketplace" and one "Normal marketplace." What could work is to promote the marketplace more on NBB, adding more sections to the main categories. Such as:
- Moving 'services' to both Premium Marketplace (Premium services) and Normal Marketplace (Services)
- Adding sub-sections to the Premium Marketplace: Premium Services, Products, Accounts, Refunding, etc
- Also applying this to the Normal Marketplace
- Actively promote the marketplace more throughout the forum
- Allow sales tags such as 'HOT SELLING' 'AMAZING', example here:
- Move Discord chat activity towards the on-site activity. (Perhaps an on-site chatbox in V4?)
There's also another issue that is probably restricting major activity boosts towards the platform. The simple fact that the biggest competing forum has literally the same name as us and is much higher ranked in terms of SEO. Even if people think about NBB, they'll search it up and get directed to the wrong one. A name change for the forum would be impossible but making more use of the literal name Nulled'BB' could be a small solution.
Is there anything publicly known about 'V4' coming up? Are there notable changes compared to 'V3', and what would those be? I might be blind, and this has all already been pushed through :/
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