What are some of the signs that a forum member is only interested in leaving a signature link and not really concerned with contributing good content to the forum?
I'm wondering why Gmail or Yahoo mail doesn't automatically lock if someone tries to access your account illegally and enters the wrong password more than a few times or accesses the email from an untrusted/unfamiliar co...
When you go to the Yahoo.com homepage there is a lot of really good content, not just the search box; including news, weather, links to interesting sites (from Yahoo) as well as horoscope. But I don't see any of that on...
To start a site,I own a five letter domain that can be easily pronounced and also a full keyword domain (Above 49,500 exact global searches ) but it is 3 words (18 letters) ! Is the keyword rich domain really helpful o...
Did you ever want to start a local forum for your hometown; a place where locals could find out news of upcoming town events and share views on the community?
What's your best technique for finding forums for backlinking? Do you use a specific set of words on Google to find forums which allow signature links?
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Can a banned or penalized sub-domain affect the top-level domain name?
For instance, let's say you search for a keyword on Google, should they try to guess whether or not it's best to show videos or text or images search? Rather than letting the default search be just text and making you s...
At what point would you lock a thread? For instance, do you lock a thread after a certain number of responses or leave it open infinitely?
How can you go about changing your forum name? Do you change the domain name or keep it the same?
Is it necessary to have a general chat or off topic subforum on every forum? Most forums that I've posted on have an off topic section and this lets the members have a place to relax and talk about other things. What a...
How many subforums are needed for a forum? For instance, how many would you have on a general chat forum? What about an SEO forum? What names do you give to your subforums?
If a problem member asks for a second chance on your forum and promises to behave, should you give them a second chance? Or, are you asking for trouble?
For instance, have you ever been away from your forum on sick leave or vacation for an extended time? And, if so, who did you leave in charge of your forum to ensure that it kept running?
The idea of building a forum is to have a place for like minded people to meet and talk. And, hopefully the community that you've built would stay together after you sell your forum. But what happens if many long time ...
For instance, would you consider a one word post to be a spam? Or, do you only see blatant advertising as spam?
What's the best way to announce change of ownership with a forum? Also, how do you prepare forum members for the new management (which might include different admins/mods too or other changes on site)?
For instance, let's say you want to install a blog on your home page (of your forum). How do you go about such a big change? For instance, do you shut your forum down for a day or try to get the work done at night? Als...
Do you spend at least an hour on your forum daily, either on the threads reading/responding or behind the scenes tweaking the software, etc? Or, do you take a more laid back hands off approach to forum management?
What type of incentives or prizes do you offer admins or mods to reward them for good work done on your forum?
Does your forum host have daily down time, meaning your forum server is not up and can't be accessed by forum members/guests? If so, does this affect the number of posts you have on forum daily or do forum members just ...
Does your staff (admins/mods) ever argue on forum or behind the scenes? What are some of the reasons for staff disagreements or strife? How do you deal with those situations? For instance, do you always favor your admi...
Did you consult with friends and family or other forum owners before opening your current forum? Did you take their advice?
What would you do differently? Would you make the same decisions? Do you think a fresh start would lead to a better result? Or, are you happy with the current state of your forum?
Are there any warning signs that a forum might be sliding in popularity or have an underlying problem such as spammers or trolls?
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Do the SEO made in Google affect SEO on other search engines?
In honor of Mother's day (which has just passed), i'd like to post this video about the best advice from mothers. Please watch and then comment on the best advice your mom ever gave you. Or, if you would prefer,, talk...
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For me, a forum is just a hobby, and there is no money in my personal budget to promote the forum. That means, I'm not buying ad space or paying for backlinking services. It's always been this way. I like promoting m...
The most money that I've ever paid for hosting was $85, for a yearly hosting contract. But, that actually included one year of free hosting. It seemed like a pretty good deal, considering all the extras they included. ...
Can you get high quality backlinks from Yahoo Answers? Do these provide traffic or SEO benefit?
Have you ever been so desperate for new posts on your forum (as forum owner) that you opened fake accounts and posted discussions/responses just to stimulate forum activity and get forum members involved? Did this idea ...
Do you put the advertising on the home page, above the menu links? Or, do you place ads in the footer? Where do ads go on your forum? And, which place works best for ad placement?
Some forum members rush around posting one or two word responses to boost their post count so they can earn signature line privileges. Do you you tolerate this type of activity on your forum? How do you deal with low q...
Whenever I go to Bing, they try to include Social Search results. Can someone please explain what Social search is and how it affects my search results from Bing?
Bing News provides a comprehensive over view of breaking news from around the world. And, unlike Google News, which is more like search results of random stories appearing (based on keywords); Bing news results have the...
