Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4705324-20130908152119

Hi all!

Sorry for the lateness of my report, but I started college a few days ago so have been tied up with work. Now let's round up what we've discussed:

You know to improve SEO it is good to:
 * SEO
 * have text on category and file pages;
 * include links to high quality sites on pages - I believe you have chosen the Bloons website;
 * have rich content! include plenty of key words so the Google Bot can identify your wiki.

You know to attract contributors you should:
 * Attracting contributors
 * advertise your wiki on high quality sites (with their consent);
 * use Special:Promote and acquire a Spotlight.

We did discuss Social Media but you guys decided against it. It is not a must to have it, just an idea. It is always open for you to try. :)

You have already set up a Wiki Union which is certainly a great move. I've seen loads of people ask for their wiki to be apart of it! Your viewing figures have risen due to this. Keep up the good work with that - I really like this idea. Once you get well recognised and stable, I would certainly approach Angry Birds Fanon or alike.

You have learned the best uses of userboxes and have already started using them to great effect. Userboxes help user interaction and enables users to show off their achievements.
 * Userboxes

You have activated the forums and understand that they're a really easy medium for users to ask questions etc. You already have well over 700 forum posts and 10 active discussions. I think those stats speak for themselves.
 * Forums

You guys are already providing:
 * What have you already done?
 * great community interaction;
 * great Admin interaction;
 * a great place for users to come and chat about Bloons and the exciting conceptions created;
 * applied for a spotlight! You have been accepted so that proves this wiki is already rising and improving, doesn't it? :)

You guys have been empowered with the knowledge to help this wiki succeed. You know that you should never give up! This wiki is constantly improving day by day, so this wiki could be sky-high by next year!
 * Last but not least...

I am delighted with the way you guys accepted my guidance with open arms. I have really enjoyed working with you guys, and I wish you the best of luck for the future.

I apologise for Food's absence, but I hope I have compensated for the time lost.

Good luck all! :) 