@BenYeeHua: I agree with both your suggestions.
The Asian markets are certainly something I've given attention to in the past, and something I plan to cater to going forward.
Ya, but it is somehow very hard, they don't like very expensive price for software, and something like why use the free version, when you has cracked full version that you never use the full functions.
I will see if I can change the forum default to notify of new replies, with text embedded. It would increase engagement and return traffic.
Here it is.
In SMF 2.x, you can do this by clicking Admin and going to Configuration >> Themes and Layout >> Member Options >> then scroll down to find your current theme and click “Change current options for all members using this theme”
Then next to “Turn notification on when you post or reply to a topic” click the dropdown on the left and select “Change,” then click the box to the right to select it, then click “Save” at the bottom.
http://blog.onlineinstitute.com/forum-hosting/auto-notify-members-in-smf-when-theres-new-replies-to-topics/I guess the issues is can it send difference language of email notification based on their Language of not.
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I will also suggest that change this setting as well, so they can disable "Notify me of replies." as they want.
Enable collapsible additional Post options - This option controls showing extra options when posting such as notify me of replies, and attach. You may either always show those options on or hide them and use an arrow to display them.
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=489070.0 ---
Maybe you can just try the old ways, which using another forum system like Discuz! for China, and having another styles and functions that China love.
BTW, it is just hard, as this is still nearly a Bitsum's software forum, not Forum that talks anything....
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For the mobile market, it will gonna be hard. as there is nearly nothing it can do like Process Lasso.
And for creating more software, maintain will be also a issues, except it is the same product that also can be used for PC.