Hiring a paid forum posting service has become an extremely popular way of getting users to begin becoming active members of a forum. A paid posting service would provide a new forum owner with the appearance of an active forum right from the start and paid forum posters would engage new members in interesting conversation making them want to keep returning to the forum.

Networking is an excellent way to advertise your forum. Post on message boards where you might find the kind of people you believe would be interested in what your forum has to offer. Add your web site address to your signature line or in your membership profile. Just be sure that you are well aware of the communities advertising rules so you are not caught unintentionally spamming the boards with an advertisement for you forum.

Creating a newsletter that active forum participants can subscribe to for free is another way to advertise your forum. Each time users receive their newsletter it will be a reminder to participate in the forum and many could recommend the forum to friends and family which would create the potential for many new users.

You could add a "Recommend this site" feature to your forums so people who enjoy visiting your forums can easily let others know they should come and check the site out too.

These are just a few of the ways to advertise your web site to help get new users to begin using your forums. Through a little research and some trial and error you should have no problems finding the idea or combination of ideas that will work the best for you.