That's a really good idea!
@Jeff Kershner check out the brains on Gregg (too bad you aren't a Brad for that Pulp Fiction quite).
We will be figuring this out.
Edit… Jeff already saw this. Duh to me.
I believe Parasite SEO will kill a forum!
Just look at Digg...
When people make a post or a comment only to drop a link or talk about their services, it will slowly kill the forum because the people who are smart enough to see the post for what it is will not post.
You want your forum to have
cutting edge information that a
dealership CAN NOT find anywhere else. Not self promotional content riddled with half truths and lies that are designed to blend in an hide the link, that is the very definition of
Parasite SEO.
If someone wants to promote their business let them buy a banner.
If you want a forum that standsout from all the AI slop and all the social media sites...push, write, and promote the type of content dealerships need.
And don't attack someone for having a debate!
You should encourage debates because...
1.) It is the only way to find the truth
2.) The more content the better the site will rank!
3.) If someone is searching Google for information on a topic their able to see both sides
Someone should build a test site...outside all the big platforms and noise with the intention of dominating one area and post their entire journey, real numbers, their marketing strategy (encourage people to critique and attack your methods, your design, layout) and you tweak, change and post again.
Each idea is a new thread, turn the forum into a testing ground, a place for dealerships to learn instead of a place for vendors to drop links and promote their own stuff.
Push the limits, get test sites banned, see what really works and doesn't work.
In my humble opinion the forum could be a gold mine, a place people talk about and link to from all the other social media sites or it could be a place where you go to drop a link and get a free backlink.
