Why I Like WordPress Forum

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Isaac Yassar in WordPress

wordpress-loveI love WordPress Forum, I really do.

I joined the famous forum about three weeks ago, as I followed my program of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. I started by asking a few technical question there. I also broke the forum rules once because I was so newb ;-)

Afterward, I realized that there were so many people asking help there, and only a handful part-timer and volunteer helping. As WordPress is a free publishing platform that I enjoy much, I felt like returning the favor back to WP society. That’s why I am active there now.

What I do there

I actually don’t know much about WP, but I still can contribute positively. How? I give people feedbacks, usually in “Your WordPress” section. Sometimes I crawl in  “Miscellaneous” section as well. Everyday, many new WordPress users ask for feedback in building their blog / website. I visit their web addresses and then give them some constructive comments / suggestions.

It also synchronizes handsomely with my blog concept, ‘GoBlogger: Tips to Helps Blogs Go Better’. Help + blogs + better = feedbacks.

What I get

Being active in WP forum is not without reward, it gives me a few nice things:

1. Satisfaction

I feel satisfied when I can help someone, even though I can give only a small help. It feels good.

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ~ Winston Churchill

2. Traffic

Most of my traffic comes from this forum. It is about 30% of my total monthly traffic. Usually comes from my threads where I ask for feedback for my site. I ask for comments / suggestions every time I have a change on my theme / blog.

3. Link

WP forum rules do not allow link signatures, but after posting some number of comment / thread, I got my name as a link to my blog. Afterward, every comment I leave there will contains my link. Sweet!

4. Recognition

The more I help people there, the more recognition I will reap. All I need to do is genuinely try to help people there and if they recognize it, they will usually be grateful to me. Good for branding.

You can also get those four if you like. We always need more active volunteer there, you know ;-)

Btw, do you like the WordPress Forum? Why?

Tags: forum, WordPress

17 Responses to “Why I Like WordPress Forum”

  1. earningstep

    21. Aug, 2009

    nice . you suggest me a great traffic source i think . lol .

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    • Isaac Yassar

      21. Aug, 2009

      Welcome to the forum then. I know that you personally design your site using ThemeFrame, and your site is quite impressive. So I guess you have some technical skill to help people there ;-)

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  2. Jim Hardin

    22. Aug, 2009

    Issac!
    I enjoy using Wordpress also. It is relatively user friendly for even a guy like me :) . It is always great to give back even if it is just a little. I never even thought of going on that forum. Thanks for pointing it out!

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  3. earningstep

    22. Aug, 2009

    actually i use atahualpa theme with more than 200+ option . but i love your theme too

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    • Isaac Yassar

      22. Aug, 2009

      Thanks. Yes, I have also downloaded Atahualpa theme, but I haven’t tried it yet. The ‘200′ is quite a big number for options, I’m not sure if I won’t get overwhelmed ;-)

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  4. Jared P Little

    22. Aug, 2009

    Sound like a good new place to visit. Will have to check out if I get some time today. Free feedback is always good.

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  5. KPerrone

    23. Aug, 2009

    Good article. I feel the same way about pretty much everything you said. The forums have been very helpful for my blog as well.

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  6. Isaac Yassar

    23. Aug, 2009

    Thanks Jared and Kevin for your kind words. WP Forum is indeed a decent place to visit and it is useful. But it needs more volunteers as there are still so many unanswered threads.

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  7. Ridiculous blogger

    26. Aug, 2009

    To be honest, I never been there. maybe it is about time that I do take a look.

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  8. KPerrone

    27. Aug, 2009

    Very true Isaac, I normally try to visit the threads with no replies hoping I can answer the question being asked. Sometimes I can but I’m still fairly new with WP.

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  9. Isaac Yassar

    29. Aug, 2009

    Thank you for your kind words, RB and Kevin. WP forum is truly a nice place to visit. It also simple in appearance and loads fast.

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  10. David | ilcantone.com

    02. Sep, 2009

    Yes I like the wordpress forum too just for the same reasons you stated above.

    How many comments do you think is needed to get the link to your web?

    Hey great post and nice site.

    Congrats.

    David

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    • Isaac Yassar

      02. Sep, 2009

      Hi David, thanks and welcome to my blog.

      About WP forum, I guess about 70 of total comments plus threads. I got my link after I had posted about 50 comments and started about 20 threads. I don’t know the exact number though. But it really feels good to have our name as a link ;-)

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  11. crashxx

    17. Jan, 2010

    Grate post man, is there any specific rules about what you can link? I would really appreciate if you answer this!!

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    • Isaac Yassar

      17. Jan, 2010

      I guess you have to link to a site built with WordPress. It will be strange if you go there when you don’t use WP.

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  12. christy

    14. Feb, 2010

    Hmm… I sure your blog useful for us and for you too. That information is my needed. Thank you for your share.

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