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  22 Free Forum Software To Build Online Communities

  10.03.07 | Permalink | 21 Comments

  One of the most powerful tools to run online communities is the onlne discussion forums. If you are a webmaster and you are struggling to interact with your visitors, or if you sell products online and want to provide online support in a free and open environment, or if you are a gaming enthusiast and want to host a gaming community, all you need is a web-based forum software to realize your ideas.

  There are a few paid forum packages you can use to run your online community, but why pay when you can get one for free? Yep, following is the list of 22 free forum software packages all equally robust, and each with its own unique features that give paid forum software a run for their money.

• Blogging Tips, Productivity

  Create a Blogging Plan by Breaking Down Objectives into Task List

  09.29.07 | Permalink | 9 Comments

  Do you know where you’re going with your blog? Do you have a plan or are you just making it up as you go? If you want your blog to be successful and make money, you must have a plan. If you don’t have any idea where you’re going, how will you get there? How will you know when you’ve arrived?

• Blogging Tips, General

  DMCA Guide For Bloggers: How To Give Sploggers A Run For Their Money

  09.22.07 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  If you’ve been online for any amount of time, odds are you’ve seen “DMCA” mentioned quite a few times. Maybe you’ve even done some research into it, but do you really know what the DMCA laws are and how they can help you? Here’s a quick’n'dirty DMCA guide for bloggers.

• Resources, WordPress Tips, Wordpress Plugins

  5 Odd And Unique Uses Of WordPress

  09.20.07 | Permalink | 16 Comments

  A customized WordPress installation can handle every kind of task it is given very comfortably. Thanks to its unmatched flexibility and an ever increasing repository of Plugins, we are able to set up WordPress to do things that it isn’t supposed to do.

  You may disagree with me and say that every use of WordPress other than as a blog is its misuse, but trust me, WordPress is more robust, intuitive, and flexible than many of the free services and CMS out there. We trust WordPress because we know it so well, and it has never let us down.

  The other day I was searching for a way to integrate Tumblr with WordPress, and came across some unique uses of WordPress. People have devised ingenious ways to turn WordPress into full-fledged CMS and whatnot. Here are some of the best ones.

• SEO Tips, Writing Tips

  A Crash Course On Writing Search Engine Optimized Posts

  09.18.07 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  Do you write Search Engine optimized posts? Can your posts be found by the Search Engine users searching for something you write about? You may not know the answer, and if so, you are probably not aware of the impact a good SEO strategy can have on your blog.

  You probably despise the idea of writing content for the Search Engines, it may seem dishonest to you because you may think of it as disloyalty to your readers, but do you know that good SEO practices have nothing to do with the search engines? Yes, you heard me right, good SEO practices to promote your blog are aimed at search engine users not the search engines themselves.

• Productivity, Writing Tips

  How To Write Web Content That Does Not Suck

  09.10.07 | Permalink | 9 Comments

  There is a difference between writing great content and writing content that does not suck. Admittedly, not everyone can write exceptional content, but almost anyone can learn how to write the content that, at least, does not suck.
  If you have been creating web content for many years, you must know the tricks of the trade, […]

• General, Link Love

  Link Love Episode 2

  08.28.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Wordpress 2.3 beta is out. Some of the features of 2.3 include plugin and core update notification, built-in tags support, faster javascript, and SEO-friendly URL redirection. A UTW importer is also included for easy conversion of tags.

  Check out Top 21 SEO Tips For 2007 ebook for a no-nonsense SEO guide.

  Wondering where your subscribers disappeared? Snoskred gives you 14 Reasons Why Readers Unsubscribe From Your Blog.

  Liz shares A Recipe to Be A Conversational Dynamo.

  Matthew Stibbe has compiled a great list of Ten essential reference sites for writers.

  See you next week with some more link love.

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