How to get a forum running from scratch?
 

Just post lots of content yourself, just as you would for a blog and then when traffic picks up people start signing up?

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Massive advertising campaign.

Make a content rich site with a lot of traffic, offer to discuss it on the forum.

Actually, (Being Serious) It's pretty easy... Just 2 steps...

1) Hire a bunch of GFY "Sig Whores" (Lets be honest - We all know who they are) and give them 10 nics each... Then have them post, argue & create drama, along your forums theme....

PAY THEM A SET AMOUNT - PER POST...

Then...

2) Offer OTHER 'real' POSTERS incentives to post - Such as prizes etc (Whatever)

Within a few months, your forum will be active, and in the engines... At the point YOU decide, sack the sig whores, and you are off and running...

Not rocket Science :)