What to Expect as a Website Administrator & Creator
A lot of future webmasters know they want a...
Forum Theme Designs Ruin Online Communities
Web designs for online communities, forums, and blogs can come in all shapes and sizes. However, even the best theme designers have been getting it wrong since the first forums came online. The templates most forums use may look flashy, but they’re not helping communities grow – they are not designed for that. Once upon …
How to Properly Sell VIP Memberships on Your Website
Selling access to hidden content or exclusive sections on your website is a great way to reward members for donations, paid subscriptions, or a one time sale of a VIP membership. However, this exclusive access must be worth it to your users if you expect to earn money long-term, and not leave a foul taste …
Free Premium Icons For Your Website
These incredible free icon sets are perfect for forum sections, blog categories, buttons, and other website elements. While you may be tempted to purchase a membership to a private graphics service, we highly recommend checking out these free resources if you need icons or graphics for your logo.
How Your Small Business Can Become Financially Fit
As a small business owner, every choice that you make, be it the amount of money that you spend or how much you charge for a particular service, everything has an impact. Small business is naturally required to take many efforts if it has to stay afloat amidst the stiff competition. There are more and …
4 Reasons Why Businesses Are Scared To Turn Into A Brand
From small-scale firms to already established businesses, the process of functioning is never the same. However, the one thing that is common between the two of them is “fear” – the fear of being a brand! Brand renewal or branding, as we all call it, is an amazing opportunity which takes businesses towards innovation and …
Stop Hiding Your Website From Family & Friends
It only takes a quick glance at the histories of the most famous companies and internet giants to see the benefits of sharing websites with family, friends, school peers, and local businesses. It wasn’t too long ago that Facebook began as a poorly written social network in the dorms of Harvard and quickly spread through …
5 PHP Skills to Create Custom Websites & Plugins
These 5 PHP challenges cover many critical aspects of web development. If you are struggling to progress with your learning, want to refresh your skills, or want some guidance, this is the perfect list for you. After completing these projects you can create almost anything you want online, including social networks, custom forum and blog …
5 Forum Software Alternatives in 2019
Between all of the paid forum software options like XenForo and IPB, and all of the free options such as MyBB, it’s no wonder you are confused about what the best forum software is for your new community. However, even in my own research I noticed an abundance of recommendations for the same 3-4 solutions …
“Dreaded Upgrades” in Online Software
As a fellow webmaster, I probably do not need to explain the possible horrors and implications of upgrading your favorite web software to a newer version. There are plugin updates to worry about, designs and templates that might become unusable, and if you hired a cheap web developer it’s always possible they didn’t follow the …
Why Your Website Needs Social Plugins in 2019
Let’s face it, websites are sprouting up faster than spring flowers and being a webmaster is more difficult than ever. We all wish we could return to the days of the 1990’s and early 2000’s, when a nerdy enthusiast child could end up creating a popular forum community or well-visited website. From GeoCities to self-hosting …