Increase Traffic...

Hi

You don't need meta tags these days. If you open your forum to guest viewing, web crawler bots will index it and that in turn, will help to bring visitors and potential members. If you decide to use them, they're best placed at the top of your global header. However, google's webmaster tools, is not compatible with Proboards.

You can advertise your board, in your signature, then, participate in the chats on General Talk board. Do the same on other forums you may be a member of (provided of course, it's allowed.) Best to link directly to the forum, rather than your website.

Prior to adding to your signature here, check the Signatures and Advertising section of the forum rules.

Affiliation is a popular way to go, too.:

"Affiliation - The reciprocal exchange of links between ProBoards forum owners, usually in the form of a small banner which is displayed in a table on the board's main page, used in an effort to generate traffic between forums."

If you'd like to do that, and you find likely places, we can point you to codes which allows you to easily make a little ad' banner.

There's a thread on affiliation here. You'll find more useful topics there, too including one about word of mouth, for getting visitors.

We also have advertising boards. Simply find the section your board fits under and place your ad'. However, as with all the boards, be sure to read the rules/criteria before posting there.