New ideas for the site..

Discussion in 'Site News' started by Shaggy, Feb 24, 2015.

  1. ak_cowboy

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    I don't know how to get anyone to stick around, we get ppl to sign up, post 10 times, then dissapear
     
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    Or like me, have a boring ole 95 that rattles down the road. gets me where I need to go, but no excitement unless I driving next to a prius..... and their all pissed off because they can't peddle fast enough to pass me
     
  3. Darth Bama

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    Yeah, I'm not sure it's any one thing the site is lacking or doing that causes that. Forums in general seem to be on the decline now that everyone is on some sort of social media site, whether it be Facebook, Twitter, etc. Or at least all the forums I'm on all seem to be in a slight decline. That includes sports, movies comics, cars. I'm a member of at least one or more or those kind of forums, and they all seem far less active than they were 4-6 years ago. I'm not sure how I would address the situation to be honest.


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  4. cbramsey5898

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    I am more of a lurker here than I am a poster.

    I do happen to own my 2013 F-150.

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    Not sure what could help with getting eyeballs here. This forum has a huge audience ranging from F-150's through F-350's and beyond.
     
  5. TheJoker

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    I think that Full Size Fords is such a hugh segment. It's difficult to be all things to all people.

    On FRF, it's Raptors, Raptors, and more Raptors, from 2010 to 2014. Each mod, problem, new product, etc, is focussed on one thing. It is more of a family, we have meets and group gatherings which are based on a common interest. I personally have traveled from ME to PA to attend some of these events, all of which were organized through the forum.

    We also have a ton of vendors who are all focused on improving our vehicle in some way. Many of these vendors own Raptors themselves and also participate in the daily banter, and also our many events.

    I guess it's just hard to stay interested when there's so much going on. One post may be about a 94 f-150 and the next one deals with a 13 f-350. I hope this makes sense. Just my 2 cents.
     
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    I like everything exactly the way it is... easy on the eyes and easy to read. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I wouldn't change a thing. Ford FullSize Rocks!:)
     
  7. Shaggy

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    Its still on the to do list. My skin guy vanshied on me so I am in the mix of finding another one. This forum was doing really well for awhile until a few things happened. One was that FB has taken a few people away, but I think they biggest thing was that for some reason, google decided to punish the site and drop it from the top pages. When you would search Ford truck forum, or f150 forum, FordFullsize.com would be on the first page everytime. All of a sudden, the site tanked and wasn't even found on the 8th page. So no new users to populate the forum for like 6 - 8 months. Killed the momentum of the site. Now this page is back on the first page and hope to get it moving again.

    The new skin will still happen when I find a new skin guy(which I think I have someone) and will throw another giveaway to hopefully spark some more interests into the forum again.

    The other thing I notice was that alot of the active members that were here have left. Not sure what caused them to move on, but would like to know how to get at least some of them back. :D
     
  8. Pity7700

    Pity7700 oh umm...uhh?

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    was wondering the same thing. quite a few original members vanished.
     
  9. ak_cowboy

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    I know some of the guys got new trucks (not Ford) and some moved or got relationships. Hard to say for sure though, I'm still around :D
     
  10. Shaggy

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    That's a good thing your still around. ;)
     

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