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Happy New Year to YOU!

We want to wish you a special, happy new year moving forward in 2021! The last year has brought many changes for every country – as we’re sure you know, there has been the coronavirus / COVID-19, controversial elections, Brexit, and more. However, many great things have happened both offline and online too! We have …

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Reasonable Expectations for Starting Any Project

Starting a project of any sort may be difficult for some, and easier for others. However, you should have reasonable expectations and a proper plan no matter how much effort or time you intend to pour into a website, app, business, art, writing, or any other project. More importantly, you should always be okay with …

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What is Cyber Monday? 2020 Online Sales & Discounts

This upcoming Monday on November 30, 2020 it is Cyber Monday! If you are unfamiliar with the all day event, it is the internet’s version of Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving in the United States is called Black Friday and many retailers and companies offer significant discounts to drive sales. Customers flock to stores …

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Online Advertising Guide for Beginners – PPC, CPM, Fixed Cost

Showing ads on your site is a very common way to make money online, but if you’re reading this then it might be new to you. If you are wanting to buy ad space on other sites, then this article will be very useful to you as well! Whether you’re buying or selling ads, you …

Forum Administration Moderation

Moderating Political Posts in Online Communities?

Forum administrators and site owners should be careful when publishing any sort of public political statement. It is all too easy to get invested in politics to the point of debating, or even arguing. There are times when one side of any issue can be considered factual, with opposing arguments perhaps lacking any facts, evidence, …

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A Successful Forum Has Purpose, Community, and Usability

Creating a community website or discussion forum can be incredible, and there’s nothing better than embracing a community that you yourself started from scratch. However, there are many reasons why community forums are failing – especially in 2020. That’s why we would like to share 3 golden rules to follow as a webmaster to manage …

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Instant Online Success Is Rare

Many new webmasters start a forum, blog, or another website hoping to achieve instant fame, success, and fortune. Whether they’re attempting to earn money or just bring in new community members or subscribers, some web administrators make the mistake of thinking they will be successful quickly. That is not the case, at least not for …

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Forums and Social Networks in 2020

I was a long time forum user and owner who never wanted to acknowledge that the peaks of forums were long past. In the 90’s and early 2000’s, the forum community as a whole was much different. Not only that, the software we used was too. While live chat messengers did impact or help stunt …

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SEO Backlinks On Your Own Site

SEO backlinks on your own website are crucial to improving Google page rank, or search position on other networks. Your main pages need supporting content that links back to your core content. This helps visitors on "sub pages" find your main pages quickly. Additionally, major search engines will rank your main pages higher when there …

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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 …

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