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Author :: George Hubka  |
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| Article Title :: Building Web Communities With Free Forums |
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| Looking for somewhere online to meet new people, discuss hobbies, plan events, or just have fun chatting? Internet forums have been around for some time on the web and often are free and easy to setup. Forums are basically online discussion web sites where people share information and chat grouped around a set of topics. One example might be a local photography club. You could setup topics around types of cameras, locations for shooting, local events and meetings, printing tips, etc. Often there are administrators and moderators that help to keep the discussion orderly and on topic.
Some items to consider when starting an online forum includeÂ…
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Author :: Art Luff |
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| Article Title :: Web Site Promotion Secret Revealed |
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| You've finished building your web site. Now there's all that invaluable traffic, just waiting to beat a path to your site. You've dotted all your i's, crossed all your t's and followed the standard to get the word out. You wear a path out in your carpet pacing back and forth, In between your pacing you check your server logs, hoping for a sudden increase in visitors. The reality is, unless your corporate America with a huge advertising budget, the days of staggering increases in traffic are way down the road. Isn't there something I can be doing while I wait for the search engine traffic to come?
As a matter of fact there is. Yet this particular form of Free website promotion d (read full article) |
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Author :: styles98 |
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| Article Title :: Forums... What They Are And WHY They're Essential For Anyone 'Considering' An Online Business. |
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| Well... first off, let's define exactly what a Forum is so that you'll be able to relate to what I'm about to explain within this article.
The simple definition of a Forum is... it's a online community with a open discussion that allows you to 'Post' questions or queries related to a specific topic.
You can find Forums online related to any topic under the sun, so it doesn't matter what the question is that you might have because there's a Forum out there with hundreds, if not, thousands of members ready and willing to give you helpful Tips and Advice to the questions you have making your life and decision making that much easier.
I can't stress this en (read full article) |
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Author :: Matthew C. Keegan |
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| Article Title :: PHPBB: You Can Simplify the Set Up Process! |
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| In several previous articles I mentioned my having downloaded and installed the fantastic PHPBB open source forum. I shared with readers the lengthy and tedious process of selecting the right mirror, downloading the files to my computer, and following all the long, drawn out, and complicated set up steps. Fortunately, what was once a procedure that took the better part of a day can now take 30 minutes or less to complete! LetÂ’s take a look how you can shorten the entire set up process and start benefiting from this free, popular program.
When I set up my first two PHPBB forums in June 2005, I did so under duress. Just days earlier, my then message board host – EZBoard  (read full article) |
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| Category :: Forums Articles |
Author :: George Hubka |
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| Article Title :: Creating Online Communities |
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| Looking for somewhere online to meet new people, discuss hobbies, plan events, or just have fun chatting? Online forums have been around for some time on the internet and often free and easy to setup. Forums are basically online discussion web sites where people share information and chat grouped around a set of topics. One example might be a local photography club. You could setup topics around types of cameras, locations for shooting, local events and meetings, printing tips, etc. Often there are administrators and moderators that help to keep the discussion orderly and on topic.
Some items to consider when starting an online forum includeÂ…
Cost – Often yo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Forums Articles |
Author :: Martin Lemieux |
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| Article Title :: MSN & Yahoo Communities (The Basics) |
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| I'm sure at one time or another, we've all explored either an msn or yahoo community or both. Communities are a FREE service that allows us to build and manage, discussion groups, family sites, business communities etc.
These communities can be a powerful tool to promote your business only if you know how to use them effectively.
There are 100's of very popular communities that allow anyone to post as many "Classified Ads" as possible. Unless you to spend hours doing this, I suggest you leave if be for the time being.
What I'd like to focus more on is "WHY" you should create your own msn & yahoo community for yourself!
See, many of the best (read full article) |
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| Category :: Forums Articles |
Author :: Matthew C. Keegan |
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| Article Title :: Forum Essentials: Dress Up Your Site For The Holidays |
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| If you manage a message board community, a key to your site's success is the lively banter between members. Without conversation, your site will quickly die off. You can't police your forum and respond to every post, but there are a few things you can do as an administrator to get things moving again.
Hold a contest. Yes, who doesn't like to win something, anything? You don't have to spend a lot of money and the prize can be as simple as a magazine subscription, free membership for one year to your site, or an electronic gift card for the lucky winner. Want to go big time? Find a merchant to sponsor a gift; in exchange for their donation give them free advertising on your (read full article) |
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| Category :: Forums Articles |
Author :: Matthew C. Keegan |
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| Article Title :: The Demise of EZBoard |
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| For years, EZBoard was a community that offered relatively cheap and easy to maintain forums for managers. Virtually anyone could register, design, and layout a site and invite their friends to participate. Indeed, some of the largest forums on the internet are built upon EZBoard. Unfortunately, a recent system-wide hacking attack has destroyed the company's reputation and sent many managers packing. Let's look at the venerable community and the fatal flaw that has toppled the company from its perch.
At one time EZBoard boasted over 14,000 web communities. Many were started by individuals seeking a discussion forum for their favorite topics, while others were started by business (read full article) |
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Author :: Matthew C. Keegan |
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| Article Title :: PHPBB2: All It Can Be? |
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| Please allow me to start off and say that I am very happy to run PHP software on my computer. Specifically, the bulletin boards developed by PHPBB2 [an open source program] works head and shoulders above the EZBoard system I gave up on several months earlier. Still, it has its own special challenges that only a regular user or administrator can appreciate. If you are considering starting your own message board community please read on for some homespun advice on how to make PHPBB2 work best for you.
On Memorial Day 2005 I had a rude awakening. Although a national holiday here in the U.S. I was taking advantage of that day to catch up on some much needed behind the scenes work. Y (read full article) |
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| Category :: Forums Articles |
Author :: Matthew C. Keegan |
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| Article Title :: PHPBB2: My Favorite Mods |
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| I mentioned in a previous article about all the ins and outs of using PHPBB2, an open source forum. Although it does have some quirks about it, the program is free and with a little help from the PHPBB community, not impossible to install even for the novice. The program you will upload, however, is fairly basic in nature therefore modifications [or, mods as some prefer to call them] can be useful to install. I have found several favorites that have worked rather well for me. Now, I am plan on sharing that information with you!
Chat – What forum isn’t complete without a chat room. PHPBB2, for one. Yes, you have to install one yourself but the IRQ chat add-on is ce (read full article) |
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