[TUT] Guide To Creating A Good Fansite

The guide to making a good fansite - By Jack (Arsenal)

I've put this together to help people make thier site. I really hope this does help some people!

First Ideas

- Make sure you have a clear idea about what your going to base it on.
- Make sure you have enough money to set up your site.
- Make sure you have enough time (Dont start if you have things happening at school e.g GCSE's)
- Make sure you have the full knowledge to make and set up your site.

Helpful Tips

- Have another person to help you (Make sure you trust them!)
- Base it on a large audience (E.g dont aim it at people who play the recorder because it wont get poular)
- Have a friendly community (if its just started you cant be to strict because people will lose interest)
- If its a website add a forum or some sort of chatting program onto it (This will also make the site more active)

When starting to make the site

- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.
- Get a layout which is attractive and bright (makes you feel happy:p).
- Think of something to add onto your site which will make your site special with someone no-one else has.

Finishing your site

- Make sure it looks good and will bring alot of visitors.
- Make sure people are going to stick around by adding things like games, news etc.
- Offer jobs, so the staff can bring thier friends to the site, but not to many!! You dont want the only people to visit the site is the staff.

Security

- Make sure the passwords e.g hosting are hard to guess, include numbers and letters. You dont want the site to get popular and then get hacked!
- Dont give the passwords to anyone unless you trust them 100%

Increasing Popularity

- Tell everyone you know about the site.
- Advertise everywhere.
- Don't advertise to much in the same place, it will annoy people and give your site a bad name.


The End!


I hope this helped! Comments please?



bomb-head (forum moderator) - Moved to 'Tutorials', nice work :)

Wow you put alot of effor in that :D +REPUTE!

A lot of hard work gone into that, good guide:)

:o.. Alot of time and effort .. ty for sharing :p

Great! im so happy people like it :) yeah it took me quite long

Great guide will help lots!
+rep

Most, well nearly all is common sense really.

And - ich bin angry at mr.ironcat.

- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.

Might I suggest www.godaddy.com - Very cheap and very reliable.

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Originally Posted by Enum

- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.

Might I suggest www.godaddy.com - Very cheap and very reliable.

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- Don't order pizzas whilst on a forum
- Get a good colour scheme
- Don't be an abnouxious idiot.

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Originally Posted by Enum

- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.

Might I suggest www.godaddy.com - Very cheap and very reliable.

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Yes you could use godaddy

hmm.. Godaddy i heard wasn't that reliable..

Also it doesn't take cards, only paypal

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If its a website add a forum or some sort of chatting program onto it (This will also make the site more active)

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i dont agree with that, making a forum when you have only just opened a site is pointless and a waste of time. You should open a forum once you have know the site is getting people there, because if you open the forum the same time as a site, no one will post on it, then the guest will see no one posting on it, and the guests wont join

But other then that its an alright guide most of the stuff are no-brainers

People are more likely to hang around if there are 1 or 2 members on the forum than just a site with no1 djing and nothing going on if you know what i mean

Hey Nice Guide +rep

VERY good guide! You had to of put an aweful lot of effort into that. Congratulations!

Nice work, you should add something about Top Sites or something.

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Originally Posted by Hoax

Nice work, you should add something about Top Sites or something.

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Explain more and what you would actually like to know, and thanks btw

allow bumping your own thread....

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Originally Posted by Unpredictable

allow bumping your own thread....

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why bump? it's stickied...

vicar of dibley now <3

O rly..

I don't even go on this section lool my bad.

Vicar of dibley is rubbish.. even though im gonna watch it now. first time

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Originally Posted by Unpredictable

O rly..

I don't even go on this section lool my bad.

Vicar of dibley is rubbish.. even though im gonna watch it now. first time

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omg major off-topicness

And jack you done the same...

And you :p

Nice guide ♥

or try www.namecheap.com

look at my site

it's url is: http://wwwhabbotalk.forum5.com

it's a rubbish domain but it lloks good and needs a lot of staff and coders

i've posted somma about needing staff on website jobs so take a look

Really useful, i am going to make a fansysteem and i can use this information more then good xP

Nice Guide =D

Nice tutorial :P

Yayyy ;)
Nice tut tarrr

Really helpful, thanks for taking the time and doing this.


40 Posts!


Edited by Hayd93 (Forum Super Moderator): Please don't bump old threads.

Im bored so im commenting on whether i did this with my site or not :P
(habboplex.com)
MY COMMENTS ARE IN BLUE :D


First Ideas
- Make sure you have a clear idea about what your going to base it on.
(i had no idea when i started)
- Make sure you have enough money to set up your site.
(spose i did)
- Make sure you have enough time (Dont start if you have things happening at school e.g GCSE's)
(right in middle of GCSE's but i find the time :P)
- Make sure you have the full knowledge to make and set up your site.
(I had no knowledge at all when i started - now i have loads :P)

Helpful Tips
- Have another person to help you (Make sure you trust them!)
(did it by myself)
- Base it on a large audience (E.g dont aim it at people who play the recorder because it wont get poular)
(spose its a large audience
- Have a friendly community (if its just started you cant be to strict because people will lose interest)
(i try to be :P)
- If its a website add a forum or some sort of chatting program onto it (This will also make the site more active)
(im working on a forum :P)

When starting to make the site
- Get a domain that can be remembered, and not to long
(habboplex.com ?? dunno y i chose that :P)
- Get hosting thats been reccomended from a friend, or that you know are reliable and cheap.
(it was cheap :P £1 a month from tech-hosts :D and so far no problems :P)
- Get a layout which is attractive and bright (makes you feel happy:p)
(Still working on a decent layout - if any1 has 1 plz send :D)
- Think of something to add onto your site which will make your site special with someone no-one else has.
(im still thinking.....)

Finishing your site
- Make sure it looks good and will bring alot of visitors
(i try)
- Make sure people are going to stick around by adding things like games, news etc.
(working on it)
- Offer jobs, so the staff can bring thier friends to the site, but not to many!! You dont want the only people to visit the site is the staff.
(i had that problem - only ppl going on were staff :P)
Security
- Make sure the passwords e.g hosting are hard to guess, include numbers and letters. You dont want the site to get popular and then get hacked!
(new pass everytime :P)
- Dont give the passwords to anyone unless you trust them 100%
(never have never will :P)

Increasing Popularity
- Tell everyone you know about the site.
(i do)
- Advertise everywhere.
(i do)
- Don't advertise to much in the same place, it will annoy people and give your site a bad name.
(dont try to:P)

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