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Free Forum Hosting vs. Custom Hosting
This article was first posted on our blog on 14/01/2011. For this reason, the information may be outdated and no longer reliable/correct. We've all heard of free forum hosts, the most notable being perhaps ForuMotion or Zetaboards. How do they live up to the standards of custom forum hosting, though? In my opinion, free forum hosts don't live up to the standards of custom forum hosting. This article will list some pros and cons of both free forum hosts and custom hosts so that you can make your own decision. This post should help you make a judgment on how...
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