How Can I Improve This Board

[Admin]

Hello All,

As some of you know and maybe can tell this is my first forum. The goal is to make this is a fun, friendly, spam free, webmaster resource when you can feel comfortable asking questions and hopefully learn a lot.

I could use your help achieving that goal by listening to your feedback. So you guys/girls let me know what I can do if anything to make this a place you would want to visit on a regular basis.

Maybe you think I need to add some brightly colored Adsense in between every post? ( Just Kidding ) How about forums, do I need to add any other forums or does every topic seem to be covered?

I am open to any and all suggestions with in reason.

Thank You,
Daniel

[LinkBuildingBible]

I know that having Adsense revenue sharing can be a large draw for people... I don't know if phpBB has a mod for it, but i think they do... it basically allows people, at a certain level, to ad their adsense information in the profile, and be compensated if people click on the adsense links that are on threads that they posted on. I don't know TOO much about it, but it's something to maybe look into.

Also, you are saying "spam free"... I have posted a few posts that have linked to spots on my blog where I have explained concepts that were being talked about. Do you consider this spam? If so, I can remove them... I figured that they contributed to the discussion and were highly relevant, so I included them. I think that allowing this would be a great way for webmasters to do a little marketing of their own, while still contributing to the forum. But, i do know that spam is a huge issue...

Just my thoughts...

[Admin]

Yes I have been looking into revenue sharing but the mods are not stable enough for PHPBB3 yet. That will be one improvement that will take place when it's stable enough to use.

About the spam:
Your post are fine I have no problem with posting URL's to websites that give more information about the topic. When I talk about spam I mean a post that says buy the new Nokia phone in the SEO category.

I see so many forums out there that are not maintained and that really turns me off from participating in the community. So maybe a better use of words would have been a well maintained forum.

[LinkBuildingBible]

When I talk about spam I mean a post that says buy the new Nokia phone in the SEO category.

Are you telling me that you don't want to by a new Nokia phone from me? Let me guess, you don't want to buy Viagra or other prescription pill at a cheap price from me either?! I see how it is!

I will be sure to report any spam that i see.... you might want to make the "report" button icon red, so that people can see it easier and so it stands out....

[ddave]

I realized under the search engine category you only listed the "big three". How about a sub-category for "Other Search Engines" to cover up for those left out. No one likes to left out I guess

[ziya]

I realized under the search engine category you only listed the "big three". How about a sub-category for "Other Search Engines" to cover up for those left out. No one likes to left out I guess

I am pretty sure all search engines can be talked about in there Admin just listed the "big 3"

[Admin]

Yes the "Google Yahoo MSN" forum is for all search engines. I will edit that title to something more appropriate.

[LinkBuildingBible]

What about making a REQUEST section in the Services section.... or, should people just put: [REQ] Need someone to write 5 articles.

While the forum is still kinda small, maybe not having a separate section would be good, it was just something i thought of while browsing through the different sections.

[adda4u]

Hello

This is my personal opinion If i made any thing wrong please excuse me

See improving forum is not a big issue, already you are providing a good content with good and quality posters now target on different concept like provinding the suggestions from Seo Consultants to the members this was not yet available in any other website so plz try to make it ...

Any more i will let you know soon ...


Thanks and Regards
Sri

[Admin]

What about making a REQUEST section in the Services section.... or, should people just put: [REQ] Need someone to write 5 articles.

While the forum is still kinda small, maybe not having a separate section would be good, it was just something i thought of while browsing through the different sections.

You can use REQ or WTB if you are looking to purchase a service. I don't want to add to many forums to fast because it will look to empty but eventually we will get there.

[Admin]

Hello

This is my personal opinion If i made any thing wrong please excuse me

See improving forum is not a big issue, already you are providing a good content with good and quality posters now target on different concept like provinding the suggestions from Seo Consultants to the members this was not yet available in any other website so plz try to make it ...

Any more i will let you know soon ...


Thanks and Regards
Sri

Hi Sri,

That's actually a really good idea and I may do something like that. Once I catch up on some work over the next week or so I will see if I can have one or two of my employees and myself do some type of free SEO website reviews.

[adda4u]

Thanks for approving my idea ....

Please inform me so that i can have some discussions with consultants...

Hope u will do that ...

Regards
Sri

[indv8]

Maybe open a thread for free download, focusing on a video on how to make money online. Should be interesting because practical are more effective rather than theory......anyway,its just an opinion

[Admin]

Maybe open a thread for free download, focusing on a video on how to make money online. Should be interesting because practical are more effective rather than theory......anyway,its just an opinion

Another good idea and it will be taken into consideration, thank you.

[CPhil]

How about a chill out zone, or off topic area. I was just looking for one to see if anyone will be watching the formula 1 this weekend.

[mudit_bhargava]

ya cPhil is right make a genrel chit chat zone which would be great!!

[CPhil]

you can even not have it counting towards post count if that is your worry

I think sitepoint do that.

[BuckBuck]

There is a big contest going on right now. And there are not many members really excited about. A lot of time left till the end of the contest so why no try to bring some more active posters. You can make a quick campaign pay 4 blogger to post on their blogs about the contest. The total price is around 20$.

Basically i am trying to say that you need to create some buzz around the contest.

[BuckBuck]

One thing that is bothering me is the following. Why the logo at the top left is not a link to the index?

This is widely used techinque. I think it is pretty good indeed.

[EBittner]

I have been on forums for a long time now and I would have to say that I do not really like the layout of the different forums right now as they do not work well and I think that for a newer forum there are just want to many of them at this point in time. I think that if you made less forums total you would have much more activity becasue right now everything is spread out so much.