BusinessForums.com - What do you think?

[BusinessForums]

Hello! I just finished setting up my forum ( BusinessForums.com ) and would like to get some feedback from you guys in terms of:

- Layout/design
- Functionality
- Discussion topics

Feel free to comment on other aspects of the forum as well.
Your input is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[temi]

Welcome to UK WW, don't forget to introduce yourself first, your can find the intro thread here: http://forums.ukwebmasterworld.com/n...roduction.html

[BusinessForums]

Thanks!

I just introduced myself. Looking forward to sharing my knowledge and learning from other members!

[temi]

You forum layout is nice, I like the colour scheme too. I think you can make your logo bigger though, I mean the round BF icon. I did not notice a thread for beginners/start up, I think beginners are the one that are most likely to search for information as they are complete novice to business.

Also knowing where your forum or most of your members are based may be helpful to new members. I noticed this on your forum footer: Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v2.2.1 , does it mean your forum has additional functionalities from the standard VB ?

[BusinessForums]

You forum layout is nice, I like the colour scheme too. I think you can make your logo bigger though, I mean the round BF icon. I did not notice a thread for beginners/start up, I think beginners are the one that are most likely to search for information as they are complete novice to business.

Hi Temi, thanks for your response. I plan on starting a new category for entrepreneurs after I get more members. I learned from another forum that starting too many categories at the begining is not good as they probably will be empty. For now, I'm hoping beginners/start ups will post under the "General" forum.

Also knowing where your forum or most of your members are based may be helpful to new members. I noticed this on your forum footer: Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v2.2.1 , does it mean your forum has additional functionalities from the standard VB ?

Yes, I have installed the CMPS plugin developed by vBadvanced. Its basically the first page that you see when you go to BusinessForums.com which shows the most recent threads, calendar, poll etc.

[temi]

Yes, you are right about starting too any forums at the beginning so perhaps you should add new forums as members request it.
If you are looking for ways of populating your forum with post quickly, you may want to consider our post exchange http://forums.ukwebmasterworld.com/forum-exchange.html
Good luck.