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The Problem with Cloud-service Dependency

April 21, 2011

One major problem I’ve witnessed the past year is the growing dependency on cloud computing services–specifically AWS, a cheap and popular choice of many large social networks. When the service goes down, sites like Reddit and Formspring essentially have almost power to perform on both the frontend and the backend. As Amazon works to fix the [...]

10 (Awesome) TEDTalk Segments for Entrepreneurs

February 1, 2011

A fellow entrepreneur gave me a slight nudge today that motivated me to post today’s blog.  I think you will certainly find value in it as it incorporates some of the best minds of the 21st century. Remember…..    The secret to learning as an entrepreneur is to mix equal parts of inspiration and perspiration. Hard [...]

Part 2: Tips on Starting a Successful Forum

September 11, 2010

Make sure to read Part 1 before starting. Forum Software – Choosing the right forum software can be a great time and money saver in the long run. I can testify from personal experience. It’s really a pain in the ass for you AND the members to go through a forum software switch. It screws [...]

Page Titles Are Important to Forums

June 20, 2010

Page titles, most importantly the index page title, are crucial to how your website will rank in the search engines. Poor page titles can also turn away potential visitors. When a person is searching in Google for a ‘computer help forum’, they may find that the first 4 results have the following page titles: Computer [...]

Part 1: Tips on Starting a Successful Forum

May 14, 2008

In this post, I will explain exactly what I did to establish a successful forum. If you are lazy, have little or no motivation, and/or have no time, you are not fit for a forum. Out of all type of sites you can start, forums are widely accepted by many web masters as ‘the hardest’ [...]

Top 10 vBulletin Mods and Plugins

January 14, 2008

One of the reasons I love vBulletin so much is the massive library of mods (plugins and products) available for free download. By adding mods to your forum, you can transform a boring default forum into an interactive and evolved communication machine. Every forum must install mods. In today’s post I will go over my [...]

Basic Traffic Building Tips for Forums

December 31, 2007

Forums, just like all other websites, thrive on new traffic to survive. You must drive visitors to your forum is you want to be successful. There are many ways to increase traffic to your forum. Some are free, and some require money. Below are a few basic tips for driving traffic to your forum. Note [...]

1 Awesome Gmail Tip You Don’t Know about. Seriously.

November 16, 2007

Just about when I thought I got everything out of Gmail, I discovered my top favorite feature.Let’s say that your email address is ‘GeorgeBush@gmail.com’, basically everything sent to any of the following email addresses will be forwarded to your primary email. GeorgeBush@gmail.com G.eorgeBush@gmail.com Ge.orgeBush@gmail.com … … GeorgeBus.h@gmail.com GeorgeBush@googlemail.com G.eorgeBush@googlemail.com Ge.orgeBush@googlemail.com … … GeorgeBus.h@googlemail.com And that’s [...]

Get Members From MySpace – Part 2

October 21, 2007

In Part I we discussed the beginning process of how to get members from MySpace. We talked about the importance of not targetting just any Joe on MySpace. It’s important to find a niche group of people. Converting them will be much easier. In Part II, I will go over several methods on how to [...]

Why Own a Forum?

October 8, 2007

Forums provide something special that a normal content driven site does not. Interaction. Forums offer visitors and members on a website a place to communicate, share ideas, and get help from other members. Whether you forum stands alone, or is an addition to a website, it is a valuable asset. Forums Are Fun If you [...]