subject: How to Start a Successful Forum [print this page] Hopefully after a bit of perseverance , you now have a decent foundation of topics and visitors that are returning to your forums. If activity hits a lull, you might need to start up a few new topics to get things going again. Don't stop promoting your forum elsewhere. Eventually you'll have enough activity where it will sustain itself. Just make sure you pick out a few decent moderators to help you out and keep things running smoothly.