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[tim2462]

I'm just curious as to why there are only a few states in this forum. I know the other states could support them.  I am most active in the Arkansas forum and we have a large forum with a subforum.  Almost all of the southern states have forums...why no Arizona or Colorado forum?

[monsoon]

We have not gotten there yet.   The forum started with just NC.

[Mith242]

tim2462, on Dec 24 2005, 07:29 PM, said:

I'm just curious as to why there are only a few states in this forum. I know the other states could support them.  I am most active in the Arkansas forum and we have a large forum with a subforum.  Almost all of the southern states have forums...why no Arizona or Colorado forum?

I think most of it is because there's just not enough interest or people for many of the western states.  It doesn't always equate into how populous a state is either.  There's more activity in the Arkansas forum than the Texas forum.  Despite there's a huge difference in populations between the two states.  I imagine if there is more activity in the western states there will be more individual state forums here.

[Boisefan]

I am the only member from Idaho, at all, on this forum (as far as i know..)

[Mith242]

I can't guarantee anything but I'd suggest that people keep posting.  I've seen a lot of people including myself that came across this site by accident.  I was doing a search on some development in Arkansas and this was one of the sites that popped up.  For a long time I was the only person from my metro in the state but I kept posting away.  Seemed futile and I felt I was the only person paying much attention to the NWA topics but it paid off and got some more people who came across the site by doing a search on some of the topics I had posted about.  You never know.  I certainly wouldn't have expected Arkansas to do so well compared to other highly populated southern states.

[mcheiss]

My advice is to hang in there, just continue to post on topics related to your area.

Eventually, someone will come across it.

Remember the Motto

"If you post it, they will come"

[cheeriokid61]

You know, I would at least expect there to be a Nevada forum, considering the fact that Las Vegas is the fastest growing cities in the country.

[Mith242]

cheeriokid61, on Dec 29 2005, 10:51 PM, said:

You know, I would at least expect there to be a Nevada forum, considering the fact that Las Vegas is the fastest growing cities in the country.

It could happen soon.  It wasn't too long ago I was hearing the same thing about New Orleans over in the Southern US forum.

[RestedTraveler]

I plan to stir up more interest from folks in Colorado once I move out there!    I may even borrow a trick from the folks down in Tallahassee and put up flyers all throughout Colorado Spings and Denver.  

[mcheiss]

RestedTraveler, on Jan 5 2006, 01:07 AM, said:

I plan to stir up more interest from folks in Colorado once I move out there!    I may even borrow a trick from the folks down in Tallahassee and put up flyers all throughout Colorado Spings and Denver.  

That's a good idea, infact, I'd like to do that in my town.

[MJLO]

If you want to grow interest for you state on UP I'd look at the success the forumers have had in the  Grand Rapids Michigan forum, Grand Rapids is a small to midsize city / Metro area, but it's one of the most viewed forums on the site.  I think a big part of the success, has to do with the posting of articles on new developements, or things of interest with in the given city or metro area.  Alot of people stumble accross UP looking for information on something else.  I just moved to the Phoenix area, and I fully intend on staying informed on what's happening in Phoenix, to see if I cant help Grow the Phoenix/ AZ part of the forum!

[Mith242]

MJLO, on Feb 13 2006, 09:04 PM, said:

If you want to grow interest for you state on UP I'd look at the success the forumers have had in the  Grand Rapids Michigan forum, Grand Rapids is a small to midsize city / Metro area, but it's one of the most viewed forums on the site.  I think a big part of the success, has to do with the posting of articles on new developements, or things of interest with in the given city or metro area.  Alot of people stumble accross UP looking for information on something else.  I just moved to the Phoenix area, and I fully intend on staying informed on what's happening in Phoenix, to see if I cant help Grow the Phoenix/ AZ part of the forum!

Exactly.  I stumbled across this site because I was searching for something Arkansas related and found a topic here even before there was an Arkansas forum.  A few of us started posting Arkansas topics and eventually got a forum.  I at the time was the only person from northwest Arkansas and kept posting info and develop news even though I seemed to be the only one mainly participating in those topics.  But others stumbled across them and we have a pretty good active small group of forumers for the northwest Arkansas forum.  We don't have the numbers that other forums have but I think we're doing pretty good.  It's not a lot of fun but if you keep posting I think people will start coming across your info when they are searching.

[RestedTraveler]

MJLO, on Feb 13 2006, 10:04 PM, said:

If you want to grow interest for you state on UP I'd look at the success the forumers have had in the  Grand Rapids Michigan forum, Grand Rapids is a small to midsize city / Metro area, but it's one of the most viewed forums on the site.  I think a big part of the success, has to do with the posting of articles on new developements, or things of interest with in the given city or metro area.  Alot of people stumble accross UP looking for information on something else.  I just moved to the Phoenix area, and I fully intend on staying informed on what's happening in Phoenix, to see if I cant help Grow the Phoenix/ AZ part of the forum!

I have to chime in and say that I agree with this 100%.  The same thing has happened here in Greenville and Upstate South Carolina.  Just take a look at THIS THREAD for evidence to support this.  The best way to get people involved seems to be consistantly posting threads commenting on development projects, news, etc. for your area.  Other people interested in these developments will be able to find your posts and will join in the discussion just as I did.

Get the content in and get the word out!  That's my philosophy.  

Edited by RestedTraveler, 26 February 2006 - 03:22 AM.

[UrbaniDesDev]

Just keep posting. I'd love to see more cities on here. I always pass through the new posts section and add my 2 cents. You should post pics of your cities. Existing buildings as well as new and propsed. it would help to orient folks who have not been there. A skyline shot is always good to see, or just a particularly handsome part of town.

[DenverInfill]

Keep in mind too that there are other sites out there that focus on urban development projects with message forums with a regional focus that get a ton of action.  One, for example, has a very active Denver crowd with 30 or so regulars that make hundreds of posts a week.

[JackieO!]

  Yeah, I was wondering that, too.

  Ahoy, maties.

  This is my first trip since you all changed servers and spruced up.  I believe last time I was here I was twittering about Nashville areas, trying to decide whether to go there or to Colorado...?

  Anyway, we've been out here in Tucson for about four months.

  REALLY surprised to not see Arizona, at least Phoenix represented as Maricopa county is supposed to be the third largest population-wise in the country now with 75 people per day entering in.

[SBCmetroguy]

Mith242, on Dec 29 2005, 04:44 PM, said:

I can't guarantee anything but I'd suggest that people keep posting.  I've seen a lot of people including myself that came across this site by accident.  I was doing a search on some development in Arkansas and this was one of the sites that popped up.  For a long time I was the only person from my metro in the state but I kept posting away.  Seemed futile and I felt I was the only person paying much attention to the NWA topics but it paid off and got some more people who came across the site by doing a search on some of the topics I had posted about.  You never know.  I certainly wouldn't have expected Arkansas to do so well compared to other highly populated southern states.

I came across this site by accident as well, searching for things related to Shreveport... and NCB just happened to have a thread going on Shreveport so I ended up here.

[monsoon]

JackieO!, on Mar 19 2006, 01:50 PM, said:

  Yeah, I was wondering that, too.

  Ahoy, maties.

  This is my first trip since you all changed servers and spruced up.  I believe last time I was here I was twittering about Nashville areas, trying to decide whether to go there or to Colorado...?

  Anyway, we've been out here in Tucson for about four months.

  REALLY surprised to not see Arizona, at least Phoenix represented as Maricopa county is supposed to be the third largest population-wise in the country now with 75 people per day entering in.

JackieO if you are interested in helping to get it off the ground, we will setup Arizona.

[JackieO!]

  My pleasure.  I'd love to.....bear in mind though, that I've yet to experience Phoenix and we've only been here in Tucson since November.

  With that understood, I'd be happy to.

[Up-not-out]

I stummbled on the site as well doing research on the Boise Idaho area.  I am originally from MI but now live and work in the real estate industry in the Scottsdale/Phoenix market.  Interesting site and could lead to good contacts.  I develop and broker commercial property here and am looking for opportunities to develop small infill live/work units in downtown area.  Working well in both Phoenix and Scottsdale and there finally appears to be some decent architecture and planning on some of the projects.