Free vs. Membership
We were (un)lucky enough to learn some very important information about our target market for the membership site we’re developing. Unfortunately, it seems like a very tough market to penetrate (not open to outsiders) and a group that really, really, really doesn’t like to pay for anything.
But that’s ok. We’re going to trim [...]
Back to The Forums
I think I jumped the gun a little bit selecting a forum. After a lot of research I’m now leaning towards vBulletin. I got caught up in the “freeness” of other boards and didn’t consider the fact that vBulletin is relatively cheap–a couple of hundred bucks is nothing compared to the time I’d [...]
Narrowed Down Forum Choices?
The two options I’ve been looking at today are phpBB3 and bbPress, which is supposed to integrate well with WordPress, but still seems a little shaky. My other big issue with bbPress is that I’m going to need to be able to handle several different account levels.
Here’s what we were thinking as far as memberships…
Admins–obviously, [...]
Getting Started With a Membership Site
We have a really good idea for a membership site, and I’ve spent a lot of time lately looking at the technical side. What CMS should I use, and what type of message board? Do they integrate well? How do I handle membership and payments?
Right now I’m leaning towards Wordpress as a CMS and phpBB [...]
Now What? Make a Squidoo Lens, and Hurry!!!
You’ve got your site up and running and are pretty happy with it, but the marketing job is just beginning. Here’s another tip that can get you a lot of mileage in making is making a “lens” at Squidoo.com. A lens is an easily configurable site that Squidoo hosts for you for free. [...]
Now What? Add Your Domain Name to Your Signatures!
Having a functional and attractive web site is just the beginning. You still have to find a way to get people to use it. One of the easiest ways to let folks know about your site is to leave a calling card for it everywhere you go on the web.
You probably already have your domain [...]
Squidoo The Next Big Thing in Web Marketing?
Squidoo provides users with lots of good information on how to promote and market their lenses to get people to use them. They give new users $5 just for signing up and creating a lens. I know you’re thinking, “okay, what’s the catch?”
The Basics of Blogs and Blogging
The word “blog” came from the combination of the words web and log — weBLOG. It is basically an online diary, and much, much more. People create blogs to record entries at their leisure, be it daily, weekly, or several times a day. The blogging software they use keeps track of all of their posts [...]
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