Got any Ideas

[zachbaker]

I was thinking the other day and trust me that can sometimes be a scary thing for me to think. I realized that this board has somewhat died down since Marie passed and I cant help but notice that I have been the only one posting in the Bearded dragon section of the forum. Does anyone got any ideas of how we could get more people to come and sign up for this site? Maybe spread the word through other forums. Any ideas would help. I am very interested in being a moderator on this forum and helping out anyway I can. I also plan to give the web address to the kids at the school I work at so they can research and ask questions if they own reptiles. This is a great site and it has a wonderful layout which makes for easy navigation. I have been to several forums and their are some that I cant even believe they even exist due to the fact that they havent updated their formats in a long time. One thing I cannot do is help rescue iguana's that become homeless. I dont have room with all my animals but I would be willing to help find homes for these animals that are in my surrounding area. I do not want to ship any animals what so ever. feel free to email me or just send me a message.

[prismwolf]

Maybe spread the word through other forums.

Generally this practice is considered rude and not tolerated by a lot of the other groups. It means the possibility of losing their own members. It is not a bad thing to add it to a signature and just let people see it that way, however... ;D. Sometimes it's hard to keep a forum going...especially when there are so many reptile care forums. The one I moderate on has gotten very slow, too...but it is still busy enough to check it everyday.

One of the things I've noticed here is people not getting replies in a timely manner. I have seen as many as several days go by before I started popping in more regularly. No one will come back if they can't get what they need in a timely manner. Most people don't expect immediate answers, but more than a day's response is really pushing it for "being there" for those that need the help... .

That's my biggest offer of making this site work the way it had before. Just be there...they will come and pass the word. Adding a line in your signature on other groups will generate curiosity, too... ;D.

[ChamZilla]

Hey there guys/gals,

We are doing our best to keep this forum going. If I didn't take it over Patrick thought it would be best to shut it down, due to his hectic schedule. We can only do the best we can. And we are trying.

It has its ups and downs but as long as were here and help what animals we can, thats what counts

[zachbaker]

True but Im not thinking were completely dead but I think we should brainstorm and try and comeup with a way to bring more people to the site. Prism why would the other forums loose members because we looked for more members? Im one who has posted on several forums and I still come back to this one. I dont see a problem as long as those forums are nonprofit.
Cham,
I know you do your best and I am one who appreciates it greatly. So does Nana of course. But I think we can do more than just sit here and wait for members to join. I was without a PC for a long time and lost touch with you, Patrick and Marie. I missed sharing photos in that time frame. Do we still have picture contest? I think we can maybe even come up with our own forum tshirts and etc etc. I also think that we could even have drawings for prizes. I like the idea of our own shirts and posters. I know I would put on a Patricks iguana forum tshirt with several shots of iguana's on it. I dont know any kind of design we could come up with. Forgive me Im just motivated about this site and how much I like it. Tshirt Idea: a picture of Iguana on the front and when the shirt is put into sunlight it changes colors. I have a shirt that has a cartoon iguana on the front and it changes colors in the sun. Im not saying we sell these tshirts but give them as prizes for contest winners. Bumper Stickers are another idea we could go with. I dont know about anyone else but I would donate money for that effort. Let me know if we should talk about these Ideas more or not. Ask Patrick what he thinks.

[Patrick Kubeja]

Hi Zach

I been getting around here more often and Steph is right it has had its up and down and I was going to shut it down if she didn’t take it over. I been really busy doing all the thinks I have been doing lately and have not had time for the Forum too much. If it weren’t for Steph and Prism and all the member here posting and keeping it going I would have died a long time ago.

Prism is right most forums do not like you posting other Forum sites in their forum but in the signature is a different story. Most do not mind that and people will click on it. And they will come.

But the one main reason they will come is the information that is given here. If people get the information in a timely fashion then they will stay and have fun here. Information is the key and the key starts with the members here. The people at run the forum and the people that help the other people that just come in for a short answer or two.

I have noticed that most members do come back and I share my forum with everyone that wants to share a link. If there information is good! By the way I do this is there care sheets, first place I go. Then if they are good then I share a link.

We have tried a lot of contests on here but they have always gone by the way side because nobody wants to get in to the contest. I have give away bulbs, Mega Rays, Gift certificates, and other things but they never even made enough to pay for the product. So we quite the contests for that reason. Marie and Me lost a lot of money trying to get contest going and it was not worth it.

Not saying that I am not interested in new ideas, I will think about a lot of things. Matter of fact I have a New UV meter here that I was going to auction off. But it has to bring in what the UV Meter may cost. Which I Believe would be around 160.00 dollar. Which would go to the Vet care for Marie’s Dragon. She Bought them before she died and they been seating up in my bedroom ever since.

I have T-shirts with the Store on the back of them and the Forum on the front chest part. Steph has seen them and she gave me the lay out on how to do it. But they cost like a 150.00 for 8 of them. But they are Cool T-shirts and worth the Money they are Black with Gold Lettering with the store name and website on the back with Cleveland Ohio at the bottom and in the front a little Forum logo in the Upper Chest in aqua blue.

We use to have a couple of Breaded Dragon People here but they got out of them altogether but passing the word to kids at schools and to other people you may talk to is a good idea. Mod of the Breaded Dragon Board? Zack do you thing you could handle that? Let see What I can do, it is up to Steph to do it, she the one that is in control here.

So Ideas Are Good and this Weds. Will be Chat night you can give your ideas there or on here. But Lets here All the Members Idea, I am all ways looking for good idea to get the Forum Going and having Fun.

Patrick