First Year Forum Report
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:23 pm
It has been a full year since this new site was formed!
We did a soft start on this day, one year ago. It was several days before the word started getting out and it was a couple of months before Google and other search engines started to pick us up. Growth was slow at first but picked up once people could find us again.
Today we have 484 registered users and there have been 1,640 posts. The vast majority of posts are in the Acoustic Guitar section with the Instruments For Sale coming in a distant second.
The site took in $30 from the sale of instruments and accessories. Thank you to those who contributed.
I have seen a few comments here and on other forums that our present forum is not as lively as the previous forum. That is not all bad as I think this site is more harmonious overall than some of the highly spirited discussions on the past forum.
Some have also said that all that could be discussed has already been discussed. I am not buying into that as even the luthiers do not have It all figured out. There is plenty of room for discussions here especially for the new people that come to the forum. The old timers have much to teach and discuss. Sending somebody off the site with a link to some information is not generally what people are looking for on a forum. They have search engines for that.
A forum is a place to discuss topics and information. Engage the new people. Engage in discussions of items that you may be quite versed on. Get other opinions. Throw other things out there and start some threads and discussions. You may just find that the spark is still there but it needs to be struck and kindled and tended.
I look forward to another good year!
Best to all of you!
Frank Sanns
We did a soft start on this day, one year ago. It was several days before the word started getting out and it was a couple of months before Google and other search engines started to pick us up. Growth was slow at first but picked up once people could find us again.
Today we have 484 registered users and there have been 1,640 posts. The vast majority of posts are in the Acoustic Guitar section with the Instruments For Sale coming in a distant second.
The site took in $30 from the sale of instruments and accessories. Thank you to those who contributed.
I have seen a few comments here and on other forums that our present forum is not as lively as the previous forum. That is not all bad as I think this site is more harmonious overall than some of the highly spirited discussions on the past forum.
Some have also said that all that could be discussed has already been discussed. I am not buying into that as even the luthiers do not have It all figured out. There is plenty of room for discussions here especially for the new people that come to the forum. The old timers have much to teach and discuss. Sending somebody off the site with a link to some information is not generally what people are looking for on a forum. They have search engines for that.
A forum is a place to discuss topics and information. Engage the new people. Engage in discussions of items that you may be quite versed on. Get other opinions. Throw other things out there and start some threads and discussions. You may just find that the spark is still there but it needs to be struck and kindled and tended.
I look forward to another good year!
Best to all of you!
Frank Sanns