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Let me Google that for you…
Written on 28 Dec, 2009 at 15:56 in Whatever | viewed 1,160 views times | 0 Comments
Ever get frustrated when a thread is started on the simplest or dumbest question that a quick Google (or another search engine) search would provide the answer? I do…but I am also torn between the frustration and the principle of... (Continue reading)
Are links from .edu & .gov sites worth more?
Written on 28 Dec, 2009 at 15:32 in SEO | viewed 1,395 views times | 0 Comments
The simple answer is NO. There are many SEO myths out there and this is one of them. There is a popular belief that backlinks from .gov and .edu sites carry more weight than other top level domains. Google have... (Continue reading)
Optimize the welcome message for the visitor and the search engine
Written on 23 Dec, 2009 at 23:36 in SEO | viewed 1,018 views times | 0 Comments
It is always a good idea to optimize a site primarily for a few main keywords that you are targeted for a search engine ranking, but at the same time implement strategies to get all your threads indexed so you... (Continue reading)
Monetize your forum with Amazon
Written on 22 Dec, 2009 at 16:38 in Forum Monetization | viewed 2,168 views times | 2 Comments
Amazon.com offers an associate (affiliate) program that can be used by forum owners to monetize their forum. Reports I have read from forum owners on this are mixed. It will work on some forums and not on others. In some... (Continue reading)
Beware of the dog!
Written on 21 Dec, 2009 at 19:09 in 101 Tips and Ideas, Security and Spam | viewed 7,417 views times | 0 Comments
In my RSS reader this morning was a blog post: My “Beware Of Dog” Don’t Spam Me Sign from Danny Sullivan. He was getting frustrated about the idiocy of the spam attempts on his blog. It struck a chord with... (Continue reading)
Twitter Analytics
Written on 20 Dec, 2009 at 14:13 in 101 Tips and Ideas | viewed 572 views times | 0 Comments
For those who use Twitter to promote your forum might be interested in a new service from Ad.ly who provide some metrics data on your twitter account and your followers. Some data is free. More comprehensive data can be purchased.... (Continue reading)
Who wants what from web directories
Written on 20 Dec, 2009 at 2:11 in SEO | viewed 969 views times | 0 Comments
Is the web directory industry out of control? (many commentators think it has been for a while). Just look at all the new directories being announced by the SEO Kiddies at webmaster forums like Digitalpoint and on sites like Directory... (Continue reading)
Should a visitor always need to register to post on a forum?
Written on 19 Dec, 2009 at 4:29 in 101 Tips and Ideas, Member Management | viewed 41,974 views times | 0 Comments
Is it always desirable that you have to be a registered member of a forum to post a message? In most circumstances we want visitors to join as members (see converting the visitor into a member); we want them to... (Continue reading)
Bounce Rates and Forums
The bounce rate is one metric that can be used to analyze what is happening on your forum. It is defined as the percentage of visits to a single page on your site and they leave your site from that... (Continue reading)
Books as a competition prize and revenue generator
Written on 13 Dec, 2009 at 22:20 in 101 Tips and Ideas | viewed 840 views times | 0 Comments
Do you run competitions on your forum? (its all part of the convert members to posters plan). What do you offer as a prize? Try this as an idea: Keep an eye out for any new books that are published relevant to your... (Continue reading)
The curse of the profile spammer
Written on 13 Dec, 2009 at 0:37 in Security and Spam | viewed 2,048 views times | 2 Comments
Spam and fluff posting on forums are as old as forums. What is getting worse lately is profile spam, mainly because the SEO Kiddies think that forums links are worth it. This is done by those who join forums or social... (Continue reading)
mozRank and mozTrust
Written on 10 Dec, 2009 at 7:26 in SEO | viewed 2,033 views times | 0 Comments
Google’s Page Rank is updated on a daily basis internally and a snapshot is exported to the Google Toolbar for us to see on a somewhat irregular scale (see the dates). What we get in the toolbar is a historical... (Continue reading)
How much does it cost to run a forum?
Written on 8 Dec, 2009 at 19:48 in Forum Monetization | viewed 5,252 views times | 0 Comments
The costs to run a forum can vary substantially. What the actual costs of running a forum will depend on how much you do yourself; how much you want done; and how much you pay for other services. The costs... (Continue reading)
Converting the member into a poster
Written on 5 Dec, 2009 at 6:41 in 101 Tips and Ideas | viewed 1,273 views times | 0 Comments
As part of the 90 9 1 theory of forum participation, getting visitors to convert to being a registered member (the 90) is one thing; once a visitor has registered then the challenge is to convert them from being a... (Continue reading)
Do forum signature links help a sites ranking?
Listening to the SEO kiddies on some SEO forums, you can’t help but notice how they heavily promote posting in forums to link drop signatures and profile spam as a way to help build backlinks to a web site to... (Continue reading)
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