If you want to build quality readers list than interaction with them is must. To fulfill their desires and to help them first you need to know what they need actually. The very first thing a webmaster must know is where the visitors are facing problems. One solution to such issue is Forums. It's a way through which people can interact between themselves and even a blog owner can find out the big issues faced by many people.
Forum is a platform where visitors can start new threads or topic based on their query. This would generate comments and thus results in a discussion with solution to your question. Anyone registered with forum can make a question that can be resolved or answered by others.
If you can't afford a new domain and hosting then here's a free alternative. Simply follow the steps given below to create free forum in blogspot.
How To Add Forum In Blogger Using Nabble
In this method we're going to use an online third-party website. Go through step by step tutorial given below.
- Click Create Free Forum on the home page.
- Fill the required details such as user name, email address, password, forum name and description (Remember that this account will be the moderator of the forum).
- Click on Create Account and check you mail to activate nabble account (keep in mind that you must activate your account in order to have access to all features).
- Navigate to Options>>Application>>Change Appearance. Here you can edit several things such as font, color, preferences and CSS. Add your own CSS to provide it look.
- Navigate to Google Groups and fill required details then click on Create.
- Click on Invite people to join group to build some strength.
- Then go to Customize your group's setting. On the next page you will see an option to embedding your group.
- Just copy the code next to it and save it temporary anywhere.
- Go to blogger and create a new blank page. Paste the code in the HTML section and publish page.
- Open this page and there you can see your forum.