Online forums and discussion boards are becoming increasingly popular, which is why new forums are being made constantly. But popularity and participation don’t come right away. It takes work, time and in some cases money! We are social animals and an empty forum isn’t going to be very tempting, but when you see discussions already taking place, you are more likely to join and get in on the action. Which is why some forum owners found an ingenious way to speed up this process. They pay new members to post on their forums so that it can look busy, thus attracting other people to join.