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I like the way the services section looks on profile page but just wish it were in a more easily accessible spot to first time visitors. I have to scroll to the bottom of my profile page to see any of my services. And,...
I will go over my Facebook friends list once every few months to delete any very inactive friends or people that I am no longer friends with. Most times, the people deleted will only have started out as a friend of a fr...
Two struggling university students came up with an innovative way to pay off staggering student loan debts while helping out advertisers. These two young enterprisers paint their faces with a company logo and wear for th...
A few months ago, Federico Bosch, a creative at Leo Burnett, Iberia, got a tattoo of a QR code on his arm. Now, that QR code is up for sale as a media buy, through an auction on eBay. The winner of the first auction gets...
The Supra brand shoe has a sole that can double as available ad space, a novel idea from Horizon media. Every time the shoe hits the dirt, it leaves an imprint of the ad for others to see. Would you try this novel adve...
What type of publicity stunts or events have you arranged to advertise your offline or online business?
Hire someone to be your walking advertisement, to walk up and down in front of your store or near the road to attract attention. This person could ride up and down in the elevators of tall buildings, stand at bus stops,...
When you think of advertising, you might only consider TV or magazine ads. But there are many other places offline to advertise. Here are two images of most unusual offline advertisements. As you can see, the produc...
Matt Cutts is the head of search spam at google. He has some pretty interesting things to say about duplicate content. We have all heard that content is king and should always be unique and fresh. But did you know tha...
Ever wonder what the top searches for google were for 2013? They have been released and here they are: 1. Paul Walker 2. Vendée Globe 3. Kate Middleton 4. Secret Story 7 5. iPhone 5S 6. Valérie Benguigui 7. Star Aca...
If you are a freelancer, you know that it is important to have return customers. That means that they are happy with your work that you have provided them, and chances are, they may be recommending you to others. There...
Google Glass now has a wink feature. This feature was added recently, and all you have to do is blink an eye. The glass wearers will be able to take photos hands free. Simple to use, the device will work when the user...
If you have a small site and you are competing with a big brand (IE: Wikipedia, Amazon, etc), can you ever out rank them or get search results? Is it worth the time? Google says "no, you can't" so does that mean we shou...
Would you lose access to your Facebook page or group if your account was banned and you didn't have the login for that account anymore? What would you do?
Google+ has been available for at least two years now, starting out in beta version for selected users. Now it's open to anyone who wants to sign up. The advantage of having a Google+ account is how you can also have a...
If you find a Twitter username that you really like or which fits your industry, can you simply make an offer to the account owner to buy it? This might be a keyword specific username, which would match your site or for...
What will you do when you have worked a significant amount of time on a project and come upon an insurmountable situation where you know you won't be able to complete the job or provide the results the client is looking ...
Do you periodically archive old threads and place them in a read only forum (where threads can be read but not responded to)? Do you think this is good for SEO? What are the benefits or disadvantages of archiving threa...
One of the worst reasons I've seen for closing a discussion is when the admin poses a topic or question and others don't seem to agree with his point of view. Have you seen this happening on other forums? And, what do ...
Do you think it's possible to have both high quality content and a good user/member experience on your forum? Or, do you have to sacrifice high quality discussions/posts just to maintain a harmonious member experience?
Do you have any special techniques or tricks for buildnig forum/community spirit, so that everyone feels as if they are part of a team and work together for the success of the forum?
Let's say you have decided to sell ad space on your forum. How do you go about ensuring you can find buyers for your ad space on your forum? What's the best place to sell ad space to ensure profit and payment?
On some forums, you will see how pages/posts are limited to guests, meaning you have to sign in after five posts. Other times, forums require login of forum members before any threads are viewable. So how do these for...
On many forums I have joined, it's customary for a new welcome message to automatically be sent to the member inbox. Is this something you practice on your forum, offering a new member welcome message? And, do you thin...
Running a forum can take a lot of work and often be stressful. Add to that, stress which can happen when forum members show up and start posting in a bad attitude and it might be enough to put you in a bad mood. So how ...
Do you have a comfort zone of topics on your forum where you feel comfortable? For instance, maybe there are some subjects you know a lot about and post often or participate in. Or, other topics and subjects which are ...
What role does a firewall play for your forum? And, is a firewall always necessary?
When selling a forum, there could be many factors to consider. For instance, you would want to include the cost of your license, as well as any custom themes. What are some other important factors to consider when pric...
Is there a magic number for forum members that you need to make your forum a success? Such as how many actively posting members do you need on site daily posting to keep your forum going?
Most successful forum owners, have a string of failed (or moderately successful) forums behind them. Each forum played a role in the current forum success. Yet, many of these starter forums got shut down. So how many ...
On a blog post, you have the option to tag it with relevant keywords that could help with forum SEO and ranking your forum on Google Search. But, how can you tag a forum discussion in the same way?
Do you think it helps your forum SEO to include keywords (relevant to the post) in your title? Do you always include keywords for forum discussions or edit forum threads to include keywords?
What are some of the early signs a new forum member might be a spammer? And, this is just referring to actual forum members (such as human, not bot created accounts). How can you know if that member is planning to post...
What if your forum is not the huge success you want it to be? Do you have a back up plan for getting new members, stimulating your forum growth or simply getting rid of the site? What's your back up plan?
Did you ever come across the situation where a very good, productive discussion (which contained many valuable posts) turned bad or degenerated into a troll war?
Which would you rather own, one huge community (such as a general webmaster forum) or many tiny micro communities, (such as individual forums each covering unique webmaster related topics, such as coding, content creatio...
It's easy enough to get visitors to a forum. Simply invite people from other related forums to come by. But, how can you turn those drop in guests (who might register and post a comment or introduction) into long time ...
What's your policy for handling abusive or obscene comments made on your forum? Do you just remove the comments? Do you give any type of forum penalty to the person making the comments?
Admin forums are filled with experienced and new admins; people who should know how to conduct themselves on a forum. These people shouldn't have to be told how to act as they own forums and know what behavior is expect...
