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Discuss creating, managing, promoting, and making money with your own Forum Spark community here at Spark Admins.

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S Shawn Gossman ·Off Topic Lounge ·2 hours ago
Hobbies

Aside from forums, what other hobbies do you all have?

What do you enjoy doing the most?

S Shawn Gossman ·Discuss Forum Spark ·17 hours ago
Forum Spark Feature Wishlist

What is your wishlist for new features on Forum Spark?

Who know’s, maybe the lead developer in watching 😛

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S Shawn Gossman ·Forum Promotion and Revenue ·2 hours ago
Marketing Goals

Do you have any marketing goals for your forum?

As in, do you want to reach a certain number of members or posts at a certain time or something like that?

What are your marketing or forum goals?

Daedalus ·New Member Introductions ·14 hours ago
Howdy.

Long time listener, first time caller.

Just figured I would stop in and say hello, check this place out.

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S Shawn Gossman ·Forum Creation and Management ·17 hours ago
How many forums do you have?

How many Forum Spark forums do you currently have?

I have 3, but I’m thinking about moving a XenForo forum over and merging two of them into it.

Then I’ll have two: this one and one about hiking, with trail running and cycling integrated into it.

How about you all?

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S Shawn Gossman ·Forum Promotion and Revenue ·17 hours ago
Forum SEO

Forum Spark does give us some SEO features, including the ability to name your sections, description info, and URL slugs. It also includes a meta description and a sitemap.

Do you try to practice SEO on your forum in some ways? If so, in what ways?

Forums aren’t easy in terms of SEO because most content is user-generated, and we can’t make users do SEO-friendly posts.

However, you can do some things to make it work a little better than not. Are you taking advantage of these things?

More importantly, are you doing any keyword integration into your forum and sections at all?

S Shawn Gossman ·Forum Promotion and Revenue ·1 day ago
Social media marketing

Do you promote your forum on social media?

How do you do it? Does it work? Are you getting good conversion rates?

I will occasionally promote my forum on social media using the link in comments method.

I’ve noticed a few new members from it, but not as many as I’d like.

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S Shawn Gossman ·New Member Introductions ·1 day ago
Howdy Folks!

Shawn Gossman here.

I’m the owner of Spark Admins. I made this forum to give Forum Spark forum owners their very own admin forum dedicated to Forum Spark.

I’ve been into forum administrator since the late 90s. II started out using the first version of phpBB. I’ve used other software too such as UseNet, WWWBoard, UBB, Ikonboard, Proboards, SMF, Mybb, Woltlab Burning Board, vBulletin, Invision, and XenForo. I’ve used some pearl forum platforms as well.

I also use to run Another Admin Forum.

I’m also into blogging, outdoor recreation, marketing, podcasting, and YouTube.

I’m 42, male, married, and I live in Southern Illinois - USA.

I look forward to meeting you all!

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Gizmo ·Forum Directory ·18 hours ago
PopFuse – Where Entertainment Comes Together!

PopFuse – Where Entertainment Comes Together!

PopFuse – Where Entertainment Comes Together!

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Love movies, TV shows, music, gaming, and all things pop culture? PopFuse is your place to connect with fellow entertainment fans and chat about everything you love! From the latest movie releases and must-watch television to music, gaming, celebrities, and trending pop culture, there's always something to talk about. Join the conversation, share your opinions, discover new favourites, and become part of our growing entertainment community. 🎬🎵🎮

Gizmo ·Forum Directory ·18 hours ago
Spark Promotion – Your Community's Next Big Spark!

Spark Promotion – Your Community's Next Big Spark!

Spark Promotion – Your Community's Next Big Spark!

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Looking to give your forum, website, or online community a boost? Spark Promotion is a friendly community dedicated to helping online communities grow and thrive! Whether you're running a ForumSpark board, an independent forum, or a social media community, we've got a place for you. Promote your site, connect with other community owners, take part in discussions, and discover new ways to get your community noticed. Join Spark Promotion today and let your community shine! ✨

Gizmo ·Off Topic Lounge ·20 hours ago
Politics

New Zealand has their election tonight and I'm excited that we are going to hopefully no longer have the three headed snake (we've had three parties in coalition for the past three years). Our election system is extremely different to the US and instead of one big party in control a government can consist of multiple political parties.

Do you follow politics?

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S Shawn Gossman ·Forum Creation and Management ·1 day ago
Staff Titles

Do you use the basic staff titles (administrator and moderator)?

Or do you use custom titles for your staff and additional staff groups at all?

I typically stick with administrator (only me) and moderator. If the forum gets big enough, I might add Community Manager to is and they would lead the moderation team.

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S Shawn Gossman ·Spark Admins News and Information ·20 hours ago
Spark Admins Updates 11-6-2026

Howdy Members,

Today’s news and updates around Spark Admins are as follows:

  • Spark Admins launches!

  • Reactions added to posts

  • SparkAdmins.net domain name acquired for community

Thanks for watching and expect more to come soon!

Gizmo ·New Member Introductions ·21 hours ago
Gizmo

@Shawn Gossman soon you will be called the man of many forums 😮

Its Gizmo. Everyone knows me. Blah blah.

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S Shawn Gossman ·Forum Creation and Management ·1 day ago
You Forum's Niche

What is your forum about?

What niche did you make your forum about?

This forum is about running a Forum Spark forum obviously, and my other forum is about trail running.

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S Shawn Gossman ·Forum Admin Cooperative ·1 day ago
Forum Admin Cooperative - Guidelines

Welcome to Forum Admin Cooperative,

You can use this section for the following:

  • Post exchanges

  • Link/banner exchanges

  • Membership exchanges

  • Help wanted ads

  • Forum collaboration requests

You may not use this section for advertising paid services or commercial activity.

S Shawn Gossman ·Spark Admins Help and Feedback ·1 day ago
How to use Help and Feedback

Welcome to Spark Admins Help and Feedback,

In this section, you can create new topics to seek forum support or give your feedback about the forum.

When creating a new post, please make the title as descriptive as possible and include any many details as you can in the main post including any error messages, screenshots, and other details to ensure you can get the best support or assistance possible.

Please allow forum staff time to respond - it could take 24 hours.

S Shawn Gossman ·Spark Admins News and Information ·1 day ago
Spark Admins Community Guidelines

Welcome to Spark Admins!

In order for everyone to be able to enjoy this community, we’ve created the following Community Guidelines that all members much follow at all times. These guidelines are common sense and expected on most forums that you join.

You must be at least 18 years of age or older to use this forum.

  1. Absolutely no abuse, racism, hate, discrimination, harassment, stalking, or extreme profanity is allowed on this forum.

  2. Spam is prohibited. You may only advertise where it is allowed such as in the Forum Directory and your signature.

  3. Respect the privacy of all members, non-members, and entities at all times.

  4. You’re allowed to have one account and one account only.

  5. Impersonation of any kind is prohibited.

  6. You may not use this forum to link to or otherwise transmit anything that could harm, take control of, or disrupt someone else’s device or internet service.

  7. Please stay on topic.

  8. Please use the search function before creating a new topic just in case it already exists.

  9. Debate is fine, toxic arguments and name calling is not fine.

  10. Illegal activity of any kind is not allowed including the promotion of such activity.

Please understand that if you violate any of these guides, you may be subject to warnings, feature restrictions, suspensions, and even permanent bans.

We enough members to report violations when they see them.

Thank you for abiding by these guidelines and remember to have fun!

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